![]() Only plants of a tropical nature can be safely planted out now. Cut out all weeds, and stir between growing plants. Attention should be concentrated on the flower beds and borders. weather obtain, give all crops, where prac ticable, a good soaking with water and taaulch. All garden refuse should be picked up and stored in a heap, or in a pit it makes real good manure, and should never be wasted. 'John's Day cabbage, which stands the heat best, may still be planted. A - fqw/ water and rock melons, cucumber, tomato, rosella, okra, carrot, parsnip,' marrow, â– quash, parsley, lettuce, and a few St. ![]() Sow"- Leave the surface of the ground as rough as possible, it will absorb more oxygen and carbonic acid from the at mosphere in this state-a fine surface- ex-*i eludes and a rough surface absorbs. Throw the rake over the fence, except you want it to gather up rubbish. Keep the spade, hoe, and digging fork at work : nothing like knocking the soil about and stirring the surface to make the soil fertile. A crop of cow pea would be a great benefit to the land, enriching it and improving its texture. If it is intended to plant fruit trees next winter no time should be lost in preparing the ground, the summer sun and rains will improve the land immensely. Plantations of bananas and pineapples may be begun and continued. Should mildew appear, use the sulphur bellows, or if you have no bellows put the sulphur into a muslin bag and shake it among the foliage. If tbe vines are trellised, see that the foli age is so arranged as to afford the neces sary shade for the fruit. Avoid damaging the foli age in tying up, as the leaves play an im portant part in the development of both the structure of the plant and the fruit. Malformed bunches of grapes will be the result unless room is given lor them to develop. See that the shoots of grape vines, as they develop, do not overcrowd or interlock. If any have weak stems, use stout stakes. Young trees should not be allowed to carry too heavy a crop of fruit. the ap pliances are both too costly aiid cumber some to become the popular method of. Should either of the two former appear, kerosene emulsion or London purple is the remedy if mildew, a liberal dusting with flour sulphur will keep it in check.The â– hydrocyanic acid gas treatment Will of course kill insects of all kinds, but. Keep a sharp lookout for aphis, thrip, and mildew. Never allow water shoots to develop, either cut or wrench them off at first sight. Early peaches will be rapidly swel ling, if quality and size is desired judici ous thinning will tend to this end. Diverts its energies into fruit develop ment.
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