The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-02 00:00:00

EXTRAcrEI) FRoM "SUTTON'S AMATEURS'
GUIDE IS IioRTICULTEItE," 1879.

The weals will be • plague to the overworked and the
idle gardener, whi e the best-kept land will be full of seeds
bloom upon it from the slugiard's garden, and the Mat
shower will bring them up in terrific force. All that we
have to say about them is that they lutist be kept down,
for they wi I not only choke the riding crop. in seedheds
and spud the look of everything, but they very much
tend to keep the ground damp and cold, when, if they
were away, it would get dry and warm for the benefit of
all the proper crops upon it As there are now many used-
up crops th may he cleared away, large quantities of
cabbage, endive, lettuce, &tot even thinnings of spinack
Duly lei planted units, stand the winter.
Alt RAI:E.—We olvocate crowding the land now with
cabbage plant., for growth will be slow and the demands
of the kichen constant, Crowding, however, is not quite
the name thing as overcrowding, anal it I. only • waste of
labour, land, anal crop to put the plant. eo close together
that they have nut space for full development. The usual
rule in planting out the larger torts of cabbage at this time
of year I. to allow a distance every way of two feet
between the plants. But we carry the crowding principle
so far as to put the small growing coleworts and other
miniature cabbages in the interspacea
CACLIFLOWERN. Plant out for the winter as
directed last month, anal sow another small pincii of seed
in • frame or in • pan in the greenhouse.
CELERY. Continue to earth up when the soil is
dry.
ENDIVE to be planted out 1.4 directed lint month.
Plant • few on the border of an orchard-house, or in •
ground vinery, or in old frames for which some sort of
lights, however crazy, can be found.
LETTUCE—DeaI with these precisely as directed fur
endive.

--I'AESLEY.—The latest sown will require thinning, but
this must not be too strictly carried out, for between this
and spring there will be many opportunities. We thin the
plot by drawing out complete plants as parsley is demanded
for the kitchen. Therefore, though moderate thinning
may be required, it may for the present he left rather
thick. If no late sowing was made, or if made has failed.
cut down to the ground the strongest plants you have,
that a new growth may be secured quickly.
POTATOES to be taken up m soon as ripe, or indeed
before they are riPe, if there is any prospect of cold wet
weather.
SPINACH. —ln favourable seasons and forward
localities winter spinach eovrn in the first half of this
mouth will make a good plant before winter. Thin to
six inches apart that already up, and plant out the thin-
ning' if another plantation Is required

FACTS AND FANCIES.
From Pus.
80a• OF TIM NIGHT-IN-GA.LI.—SLAWArd !
SOLD.— lAtito 1/^041.1b1 (+be is showing his nieces the
bone in Paris): " Ah, In, (loam that A. Loo-er must have
• large business. Why, I've noticed his name everywhere;
In fact, Its all over the .bop. " " Why, Uncle, are you not
aware that A Limo,. mean. 'l'. Lot 'f—eollapee of LB.
Kamm° TZ NATUILIL OV AN OATIL—(A. FACT )—Little
Billy: "Ain't shill priiue pipe I've bought, Jemimer r
—Jenaini• " Fine ! Which do yet Ilk. hest. Billy—
'motile or swearin r—ldi tie Billy: "I donna. I opecta
I like sweetie beat though: thY krone it do seem easier."

RULES FOR LORD 31AYORS.
DT ONZ WHO IS IS SHE BUSINZS&
The great ollect of • Lird Mayor a to be disagreeable
t 3 every one. Ilearirse tbic lien in mind. the following
gokien rules will be found extremely uselui to &animate :
1. Utr.ll suuming °Rice an official banquet hm to he
given. Strike out of the invitation list all those pumas
usually invited. and RH up the It.; with thou, people who
have no earthly right to be there. This will show your
independence.
_ _

If Snub the props of course. Writing people must be
mule to know their places. whirls are certainly not at the
dinesr table of a Lard Mayor.
I. Torn not of the Mansion If lase all offices of charit-
able coniniittess thst may bare been there in Ike time of
our proie lessor. Charity may beitin e hams, but that
is no re MOD why it should laws,. i.top thee*.
I. In nominating the sheriffs carefully reject the names
of persons willing to serve and select those who are un-
willing. If they positively refuse the atom than indict
upon them the full fine. ay this means you can pay off
any old scores that may he outstaading. and still be acting
in a peeled ly leael weeper.
Depart as mach as poioibla from all recognised civic
manners and customs. This Is an age of progress, and
the car of advancement is apt to go over the toes of those
who eel in it.. way.
the really goad Lard Mayor should snake
himself so offensive to everybody daring his term of
office. that when it Is conolnded all rejoice. and a general
happiness pervade* the oleic atmosphere.