September 1, 1904 THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. _ [3a 
There will be a deal of planting and sow- 
ing to carry out from time to time during 
the month, both in the vegetable and 
flower gardens. 
Asparagus.—Directions were given to 
prepare for planting in the early spring, 
and if those directions have been attendea 
to, there will be but little difficulty in 
carrying out the planting at convenience 
during the month. When 
young plants, if they have been raised 
from seed, endeavor to avoid, as much as 
possible, breaking or injuring the roots. 
Should plants be purchased, a good many 
roots will probably be found broken and 
injured. Remove all halftbroken roots 
and trim the ends of those that are broken. 
Dig out a wide, shallow trench, sufficiently 
wide to allow of the roots being spread 
out, and make the bottom of the trench 
concave, so that the crown of the plant may 
be set higher—2 or 3 in.—than the ends 
of the roots. Set the plants about 2 ft. 
to 3 ft. apart. Sometimes they are plant- 
ed closer together, but a good distance 
apart is advisable, especially if the soil is 
rich. Old asparagus plantations may be 
cleaned up, and dressed with a good dress- 
ing of manure. A little nitrate of soda, 
say at the rate of 1 cwt. to the acre, will 
be found advantageous with the farmyard 
manure. 
Artichoke, Jerusalem—At any time 
during the month some tubers may be 
planted in trenches 6 in. deep and 3 ft. 
apart, and set the tubers about 1 ft. from 
each other. This is an excellent vege- 
table, and should be grown in every garden. 
t is valuable for stock, particularly for 
pigs, and is well worth growing on a large 
scale where any may be kept. 
Artichoke, Globe—Suckers or rooted 
plants may be planted at any time, but 
it is not a vegetable that can be highly 
recommended. ; 
Beans, French, or Kidney, Scarlet Run- | 
ners, and Snake Beans.—May be sown 
from time to time in gardens where frosts 
are not likely to appear. The French 
bean is well known to almost every one, 
and its cultivation is about as easy as any- 
thing could possibly be. Sow in rows 2 
ft. 6 in. to 3 ft. apart, making trenches or 
drills 3 or 4 in. deep, then drop the seed 
into these drills about from 4 to 8 in. apart, 
and cover with soil. The Scarlet Runner 
is not frequently to be seen now. Some 
years ago it was extensively grown, and 
notwithstanding improvements in other 
beans, this one time favorite is worth grow- 
ing. It is a handsome creeper, and may 
be made use of for a quick-growing shade, 
for verandah or trellis. The Snake bean 
bears very long thin rounded pcds, excel- 
lent when used young, and worth growing. 
This is a climber. Other beans are the 
Limas, dwarf and tall, both being most 
useful vegetables, the variety known: as 
King of the Garden being about the best 
of the Limas. One of the best of the 
dwarf French beans is the Canadian. Won- 
der. <A very good variety is Carter’s Jubi- 
lee, which was tested last season, and 
which gave satisfactory results. The 
lifting the - 
varieties known as Butter or Wax beans 
are stringless, and well worth growing. 
Golden Wax is one of the best to try. In 
the coldest districts of the State Broad 
beans may be sown, but in warmer districts 
this bean is not likely to thrive during 
the summer. 
Beet, Red—A short row or two should 
be sown two or three times during the 
month. An endeavor should be made to 
keep up a supply of this useful salad-vege- 
table during the summer months. The 
Globe varieties will be found the most 
satisfactory to grow. When the seedlings 
are an inch or so in height, thin them out 
well. The seed sometimes comes up much 
thicker than may be expected, and the 
sooner the young plants are separated the 
better. vs 
Beet, Silver, or Spinach—This is one of 
the most useful and reliable of vegetables 
to grow for summer. If the soil is well 
prepared and heavily manured, this beet 
should grow to perfection, and will last for 
months, if not for years, if the leaves are 
carefully gathered, and not too many are 
taken from a plant at a time. Seed may 
be sown in rows, or in a seed-bed, whence 
they can be transplanted when large 
enough. The plants should stand about 
18 in. to 2 ft. apart, the richer the soil 
the wider apart. 
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, 
Cauliflower, Savoy.—Sow a little seed of 
any of these members of the Cabbage 
family, from time to time during the 
month. Plant out any well-matured seed- 
lings, about 4 to 6 in. apart, and when these 
have grown into strong plants transfer 
them to the permanent quarters. Make 
the soil of the permanent beds rich with, 
well-rotted, not fresh, manure. Use care 
in transplanfing, and injure as few roots 
as possible. 
Celery.—Some plants should be raised 
from seed for planting out in trenches, 
when they are large enough to move. Very 
little seed may be sown occasionally, for 
this vegetable is not likely to be required 
in any great abundance. The soil in the 
trenches should be made as rich og possible, 
for celery is a greedy feeder. The trenches 
need not be deep, for the celery can be 
best and most easily blanched by means of 
boards, bark, haulm, &e., and the plants 
will be blanched just as effectually as if 
they were earthed up in the common man- 
ner. The earthing up system can, of 
course, be adopted if moet convenient. 
Celeriac or Turnip-rooted Celery—A 
useful variety of celery and much easier to 
manage than ordinary celery. Sow a little 
seed occasionally in drills. The soil 
should be rich, or made rich for this vege- 
table. 
Carrot.—Seed may he sown as exten- 
sively as may be required, from time to 
time during the month, in drills about 1 
foct apart. Rub-the seed well before sow- 
ing; unless this be done to break “he little 
heoks it is lable to stick together and 
come up irregularly and in clumps. 
Cucumber.—-Plants which 
raised under protection may be planted 
have been — 
out wherever late frosts are not likely 
to destroy them. Seed may be sown in the 
garden as largely as may be required in all 
warm climate districts. aS 
Leek.—This is a useful vegetable, which 
should be grown in all gardens. It needs 
abundance of good manure and a, good deal 
of moisture. Sow in seed bed, and when 
the seedlings are large enough to shift 
transfer to shallow trenches. Trim the 
roots when planting. The seed should not, 
be covered deep when it is sown. , 
Lettuce-—Seed should be sown early im 
the month in seed bed, but after the young 
lettuces have been planted out, any further 
sowing should be made in drills where the 
lettuces are to grow, for during the warnt 
weather lettuces transplanted from a seed- 
bed are more liable to bolt to seed than 
those which are not transplanted. The let- 
tuce deserves attention, for it is a useful 
salad-vegetable and one of the best that 
can be grown. . 
Melons.—Seed may be sown from time 
to time; during the end of the month 
would be the safest time to sow, for there 
is always a risk from late frosts. __ 
Onion.—It would be well to sow exten- 
sively during the month, and raise enough 
onions for home use, for if they be carefully 
raised without bruising, and strung, thcy 
~ should keep good for a long time. Sow the 
seed-drills in well-manured land, atic 
making the surface as fine as possible. EB 
careful not to sow the seed deep. Mercty 
cover lightly with fine soil. ; 
Parsnip.—Sow from time to time during 
the month as extensively as may be re- 
Tanah a few drills occasionally dur— 
ing the month, and endeavor to heep up & 
continuous supply for the table. __ ; 
Potato.—Plant some early varieties, such 
as the Kidneys or Early Rose, or, indeed, 
almost any kind should grow well during — 
the month, in most gardens in the State. 
The ground should be well drained, heavily 
manured, and well dug up. Plant in rows 
about 3 ft. apart, and set the potatoes about 
1 foot apart, about 5 or 6 in. deep. : 
Radish—Try several varieties, Globe as 
well as long rooted, making several sowings 
ping month. 
Sea SBI towards the end of the 
month, as many roots as may be required, 
of two or three varieties, including that 
known as Tops Winter. - The soil aueale 
bo well manured before planting. Set the 
rhubarb 3 or 4 in. apart, keeping the 
crowns about 3 or 4 in. below the surface 
he ground. , 
z ee Ra occasionally seed in drills 
about 1 foot or 15 in. apart. A few Swede 
should be grown for the table- 
turnips also 
raised in a seed bed and trans- 
These can be \ . 
d like the cabbage, if this method 
plante : he 
of growing should be the most convenzen i 
Tomato, Egg-plant, Capsicums, an 
other tender vezctables may be planted 
out in warm climate districts, and seed 
may be sown either in the garden or in seed 
beds under some protection for later plant- 
ing purposes. : 
palma N.S.W. Agricultural Gazette. 
