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to destroy the larve of all fruit flies, whenever and wh 
curse of the fruiterower would be greatly reduced, 
destruction of the earlier broods of flies that the say 
fruit will principally depend. Though the first dame 
comparatively insignificant, th 
mature insects in the beginni 
it closes. 
ereyer found, this great 
as it is on the careful 
ing of the main crop of 
ve caused by the flies is 
ey reproduce themselves so rapidly that a few 
ig of the season become many thousands before 
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Harm and Garden Notes for September. 
Harm Notes.—Keep the hoes, hand and horse, vigorously going. It will 
save much labour as spring merges into summer and the customary wealth of 
weeds makes its unwelcome appearance. Earth up potatoes already growing, 
and finish planting this crop during the month. Sow maize, sorghum, broom 
millet, imphee, panicum, prairie-grass, tobacco, and pumpkins. Plant sweet 
potato vines; make the cuttings from 8 to 12 inches long; plant in ridges with 
a dibble, and press the soil firmly round the plant. Carry on cane planting. 
Plant out coffee, ginger, arrowroot, and yams. 
Kitchen Garden.—The ground is now war 
summer vegetables, and as many suitable va 
planted. Do not stick to the everlasting ¢ : 
other good vegetables will thrive during the hot weather with a little care. 
Beans: Lima beans should now be sown in rows 23 or 8 feet apart for the 
dwarf kinds, and 6 feet apart for the climbers, This is an excellent summer 
vegetable; and the warmer the’ weather, the better the Lima bean likes it. 
Kadney or French beans, and runner beans, such as Madagascar, ean also now 
be sown. Beet: A few rows may be sown. Cabbages: Sow a little St. John’s 
Day or Early Jersey Wakefield, and put out any plants that may be ready, 
Carrots: Sow a few rows. Celery: A little seed may be sown in a box in very 
fine soil. Cucumbers, marrows, squashes, rockmelons, watermelons, and 
umpkins should be sown without delay. Onions: A few drills for salad should 
i sown. Peas: These may still be sown, except in the very hot districts 
Capsicums and tomatoes should be sown, and if any plants are available set 
them out in showery weather. Turnips: Sow afew drills ; turnips, especially 
insummer, should not be sown broadcast. This is a system which is a century 
out of date. Rhubarb: Seed may now be sown in a box to furnish plants for 
next winter, 
m enough to sow most of the 
rieties as can be grown should be 
abbage and pumpkin, because many 
TRANSPLANTING. 
TRaNspnantine is checked in periods of drought, and 
has to be followed by the waterpot. Yet seed-bed pla 
they have attained a suitable size, or they soon become coarse and unwieldy. 
If the root is too long, it is difficult to adjust it properly, and a plant stuck in 
the ground with the root doubled up at the end has not a fair chance. In 
planting cabbage, or any member of the Brassica family, three points are of 
vital importance: There should be a fair-sized hole made with the dibber; the 
toot should be dropped straight down in the hole; and then the earth should be 
closed around the root firmly. When the ground is very wet, planting is 
impracticable, as the labourer treads the surface of the ground, the top becomes 
poached, the dibber squeezes the soil and compresses the particles together, and, 
proceeds slowly when it 
nts must be put out when 
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