A dictionary of modern gardening - University Library

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Herbs may still be planted;
Artifeeding,
and are stretched out at full chokes, break down, &c. Aspara^uslengtli
in reposn, or lie sleeping coiled
up on the leaf; they are feeding about
beds, weed. Balm, plant gather ; for
drying. Borage,sow.— floreco/e, plant,
three weeks, after which they descend Brocoli, plant,
to the ground, and enter the earth, out. — Cardoons,
b. Cabbages, plant
earth up. — Cauli-
• Aromatic neath their skins, being very much
wrinkled ; they erect their tails whilst gather for drying and distilling.
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where they form a cocoon, silvery in- /lowers, late, plant.— CcZ^r/ac, earth up.
side, in which the larva eventually be- Celery, plant. Chervil, sow. Cole-
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comes a pupa. In summer they remain worts, sow for, b. plant.— Corn Salad,
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only three weeks in this quiescent state, sow. Cress, sow. Cucumbers, plant
or sow, b. Dill is fit for gathering.
but the autumnal ones lie buried through
the winter." Gard. Chron. Hand- Earthing-up, attend to. Endive, plant
picking is the only mode of removing
the caterpillars.
blanch,
Fennel,
&c.,
sow
the advancing crops.
and plant. — Finochio,
ATHAN'ASIA. Seventeen species. earth up. Garlic, take up. Hoeing,
Green-house evergreen shrubs. Cut- attend to. Kidney Beans, sow, b.
tings. Sandy loam.
ATH EROSPERMA MOScAa/a. Greenhouse
evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam
Leeks, plant, b. Lettuces, sow, plant
out. Melons, attend to. Mint, gather
for drying. Mushroom-beds, make ; at-
and peat.
ATHRIXIA capensis. Green-house
tend to.
Onions,
Nasturtium Berries, gather.
gather. Parsley, sow, b.
evergreen shrub. Cuttings.
loam.
ATRAGENE. Five species.
Light
Hardy
Peas, sow, b. Radishes, sow gather
;
pods for pickling. Rape (edible rooted),
sow. — Rochambole, take up. Seeds,
deciduous climbers. Cuttings. Com- gather as ripe. Shallots, take up.
mon soil.
ATRIPLEX. Three species. See
Small Salading, sow.
Stir between plants
Spinach, sow.
in rows, &c.
Orach
ATTALEA. Seven species, Palms.
Stove. Seed. Rich loam.
AUBRIETIA. Three species. Hardy
Turnips, sow at intervals, throughout
the month, &c. Turnip- Cabbage,
plant.— Weeding and Watering, attend
to.— Wormwood, plant, b. To-
evergreen trailers. Division and cutmatos, plant for late crop.
tings. Light soil.
AUCUBA japonica. Evergreen
shrub, hardy in the middle states on
light dry soil. The leaves, if exposed
to the sun during winter, are liable to
injury. Cuttings. Common soil.
AUDISERTIA incana. Hardy evergreen
shrub. Seed. Common soil.
AUDOUINIA capitata. Green-house
evergreen
peat.
shrub. Cuttings. Sandy
AUGUST. This is a glorious month
in the middle states ; towards its close
the extreme heat of summer has subsided,
the mornings and evenings are
cool and pleasant; the luscious peach,
and pears, and plums are in full season,
and one really feels as if he could
compromise for August the year round.
The various departments now require
the following work to be attended
to :—the directions for the
kitchen garden are specially intended
for the middle portion of the Union.
KITCHEN GARDEN.
Alexanders^ sow.
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Angelica, sow.
ORCHARD.
Budding, done in July ; loosen the
bandages, if on more than three weeks ;
remove shoots from stocks ; budding
may be done in most fruit, b.
Fig
Trees, train in closely to let the fruit
have the full benefit of the sun ; but do
not prune. Nectarines, look over ; remove
useless shoots; train in close;
water plentifully or the fruit will drop.
Nets, spread over fruit to protect it
from birds. Peaches.— Vines, look over
again and clear from useless shoots, &c.
Wasps, destroy by luring them into
bottles.
FLOWER GARDEN.
Anemones, SOW.—^nnua/s, stick ; water
; clear from decayed leaves, &c.
Auriculas, shift into fresh earth ; water;
keep in the shade; seedlings prick out;
sow. — Biennial seedlings, transplant.
Bu/6ows-rooted flower-seeds, to obtain
varieties, sow. Bulbotis roots, remove
or transplant ; remove and plant offsets;
(Autumn flowering), plant.
CarTiation,