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ASPARAGUS. 
We went fully into the cultivation of 
Asparagus in our last issue, so ’tis suf- 
ffcient to say that roots may still be 
planted. 
Sitnver Bzer. 
Sow a little seed in rows, and after- 
wards thin out the seedlings when they 
have attuined a height of about 2 or 3 
inches. 
CaBBacE, 
, Sow late variety seed, and plant out 
cabbages that may be available. 
Carrot, 
More seed may be sown if needed. Sow 
in rows two feet apart; make several 
successive thinnings, until the young 
plants stand from 4 to 7 inches apart, 
according to the variety. Before sowing 
the soil should be deeply pulverised, and 
no manure should be used but which is 
thoroughly decomposed. 
_ Cress and Mustarp. 
Sow for succession about once a fort- 
night in light rich soil in drills half an 
inch deep and 8 inches apart, and sow 
thickly. 
CucuMBER. 
In order to get early cucumbers it is 
advisable to sow a few seeds in upturned 
sods or paper pots in the hotbed, and 
transplanting without disturbing the 
roots as soon as the soil gets warm and 
the danger from frost is over. 
Eaa Pant, 
This excellent vegetable, called 
indifferently Ege Fruit, Bringal, and 
Aubergine is not grown in this to the 
extent it should. It is as hardy and as 
easy to grow as the Tomato, to which it 
is allied. This plant is a native of South 
America, and is susceptible to frosts, so 
it is too early to sow the seed in the open 
—the end of August or September will 
be early enough for that. 
prepared a hotbed, however, it is a good 
plan to throw a few seeds in, and then 
you will have plants to put out as soon 
as the frosts have gone. Transplant 
in good rich soil in rows about three feet 
apart each way. Egg Plants appreciate 
a good root mulch, and should be kept 
well watered. 
The purple variety is the kind usually 
If you have 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
grown for the table, The fruit should 
be picked before it loses its brilliant 
hue. 
The nicest way to cook the Egg Fruit 
is to boil it for 20 minutes, then to slice 
and fry it, adding pepper and salt. 
Heres. 
The various kinds may still be lifted, 
divided, and replanted. We went fully 
into the subject of herbs in our last 
issue. 
Lerx. 
Plants from previous sowings that are 
large enough, say six inches high, may be 
planted out. 
our April issue. 
Directions were given in 
> Letrvce. 
If plants are ayailable, say three 
or four inches high, plant out in good 
tich soil, which has been trenched and 
well manured, in rows a foot apart each 
way. 
Onion (for Pickling). 
Sow in shallow drills about a foot apart 
and do not cover deeply. When large 
enough transplant in rows a foot apart 
and about six inches apirt in the rows, 
‘and apply liquid manure occasionally. 
Poratoxs. : 
Plant for late crop in rows 2 feet apart 
and 1 foot in the rows; we would advise 
planting in trenches 6 inches deep with a 
good coating of manure on top of the 
sets, 
In cutting Potatoes, two eyes are 
sufficient. for each set; they should be 
sprinkled with lime or wood ashes, and 
be allowed to dry in the shade a few days 
before planting. 
Ravisu. 
Sow either in drills or broadcast, and 
when the plants are fit thin out to about 
two inches apart. 
Rare. : 
Make a small sowing of Broad-Leaf 
Essex Rape in the same manner as 
Mustard and Cress, It is a very whole- 
some vegetable; the leaves are used as 
Spinach, and also as a salad. 
RHUBARB, 
Plant seedlings in rows 3 feet apart 
and 2 feet in the rcws, The crown 
should be 2 inches below the surface. _ 
July 1, 1909 
Ed 
Sra Katz. 
Sow the seed in rich soil, in drills a 
foot apart, and thin out to § inches in 
the rows. If you have plants available 
transplant in rows 3 feet apart and 18 
inches in the rows, covering the crowus 2 
inches. 
Prickty Sprnacu, 
It is advisable to make another sowing 
When the young 
plants have made four or six leaves, thin 
in rows 1 foot apart. 
them out to from 9 to 12 inches apart. 
plenty of 
required to bring the crop to perfectivi, 
and the ground must be kept free from! 
weeds. The leaves will be ready in from — 
80 to 100 days from sowing. 
While growing, water 18 
Tomato, 
Those who desire early Tomatoes, and 
have a hotbed at their disposal, should 
make a sowiug of some good variety, such 
as Atlantic Prize, EHarliana, or Larg® 
Early Red. By rearing the young plants 
at as early a date as possible, and by 
growing them on in pots, good sturdy 
plants should be ready to plant out when 
the weather becomes warmer—say, 1 
September—and, if the season be fayol- 
able, ripe fruit should be ready before 
Christmas. As a rule, Tomatoes only 
become plentiful towards the end of 
summer, when they are of less value tha? 
If no artificial heat 
be available, but only a glass frame, the 
sowing should be postponed for a month 
or 50, and not until the end of nex? 
month or September should the seed b@ 
sown in the open. 
early in the season. 
TURNIP. 
Sow more seed for succession. 
Set the seed in light, rich soil, 1 
shallow drills 15 inches apart; sow the 
seed thinly, and when they come ap thi? 
out to 8 to 10 inches in the rows. 
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