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AUGUST,

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information, such as is Immediately
adapted to our latitude, clipped from
that valuable scm--weckly, the Farmer
and Gurdner, published. in Augusta, by
E. II. Gray, Esq, the Secretary Of
the Cotton States Mechanical and
Agricultural Association, and edited
by the well-known Horticulturist and
Pomologist 2. 7. Berkmans, Esq, un-
der the head Of "Work for the
month:
Usually tho month of August
brings with it refreshing showers
which seem to be tho opening of a
second spring for vegetable life. We
should avail ourselves Of this and re-
plenish our vegetable gardens with
another crop of escnlonts of various
kinds. Rutabaga turnips, if not
sown by the end Of July, should be
put in the ground during the first
part of this month. For winter keep
ing the middle of the month is prof:
cradle: Sow turnips for fall and ear
ly winter use. Early horn car
rots, beets, satisfy, kohl rabi, (whcn
properly cooked tho best substitute
for cauliflower,) snap beans of which
the early China is the best, German
wax beans, Dutch case knife, both
being pole beans of great fertility and
fine quality. The latter most desira-
bic for sailing for winter use. Irish
potatoes for second crop can be plan
led as late as tho 18th. If tomato
plants sccmss through bearing, make
cuttings Of young shoots, and cut a
foot long, remove leaves except ter
miral and plant upto the last bud.
This will give plants which will COM
mence bearing in a month or six
weeks. Winter cabbages must bo set
out. Plant cucumbcrs for picking,
the long green is preferred for this
purpose. Now is the timo to prepare
for your winter supply of vegetables ;
it is true thathat moro care is neces
sary to secure good stand than in
spring, but it will amply repay for
the trouble and outlay.
August is the best month to COM
mcnco probagating peach trees by
budding. If quinco stock have not
been budJed 10 Juno they must be
attended to at once, as the vegeta-
ton Of the pear tree is not vigorous
after this month ard buds become too
dry to succeed well. After the ground
is moist, laycring roses and other
Towering shrubs is yet advisable.
The operation is often moro success
full during this month than if practi-
ccd in June. Layers arc loss liablo to
be burned by tho extreme heat of
July. .. /
Cutting of roses, cvonymus, and
pittospol ums can be made cnow; place
them in shady place and keep the
earth moist.
The vineyard will now yield its
crops which will call the vintners art
in practice. At this season there is
little care needed in the orchard.
Toward the end of the month dah-
las will commence to give some good
flowers if our previous advice rs to
pinching off buds has been followed.
Continue to- gather such seeds as ri
pen and Of tho desirable varieties.
Cuttings Of most classes cf soft wood
ed plants can now be struck. These
will form good blooming plants for
Amcng the most desirable
plants for present propagation arc
gcraniums, stevias, hcIiotropes, agera-
tums, cuphca,SS SSsalvia, sSinnerii, cupa.
toriums, etc. Chrysanlhcmums If
propagatcd now and set out in open
ground in September will ensure a fine
IispIy of flowers late in the season
plants struck at this time of the year
are especially desirable for blooming
in pots during the carly Winter.