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portions of the State. As soon as the seedhngs are above ground they should 

 be thinned out to abovit 6 inches. Also the principal thing in onion-gi-owing 

 is to keep them free from weeds. 



If onions ai-e required for pickling, the seed should be sown fairly thick 

 broadcast, and subsequently thinned out to 1 or '1 inches, when they will 

 ripen into small bulbs. For the latter, 8ilver-skin or Barletta are good 

 varieties to plant, Init under any circumstances sow the seed very shallow, as 

 it is not a strong growing seed. 



A planting should now be made of garlic, eschalots, potato and tree onions, 

 winter rhubarb, horse-radish, and a few plants of herbs. 



Flowers. 



Any spring flowering bulbs that have not been planted should be put in 

 without delay, also seedlings or seeds of hardy annuals or perennials as can 

 l)e procured, such as acrocliniuni, antirrhinum, aquilegia, calendula, 

 calliopsis, carnation (marguerite), coreopsis, cornflower, daisy, polyanthus, 

 poppy, stocks, pentstemons, and pansy. Among the latter the following 

 sorts should not be overlooked, viz., .Jewel, Mammoth, Bugnot's Exhibitioii 

 and Masterpiece. 



A good collection of sweet peas, if planted at once, would make a tine show 

 of bloom in the spring, and they will do well in almost any soil if cultivated 

 and drained, but avoid using too much manure, as it tends to make more 

 leaf and less bloom, which latter should be removed as soon as they are past, 

 for preventing seed-pods forming on the plant encourages it to bloom 

 more freely. Sow in rows or clumps, leaving the permanent jilants about 

 6 inches apart in the rows, or say 6 or 8 in the clumps, about 3 feet apart, 

 giving the plants some support to climb on. For varieties that may be 

 planted now for winter bloom, Earliest of All, or Earliest Sunbeams are the 

 best to jiut in. 



Cuttings of roses, geraniunis, pelargoniums, fuchsias, and iiiany other 

 plants, will strike now if shaded after planting, keeping moist, but not too 

 wet. Use sharp sand mixed with a small . percentage of loam, taking care to 

 have the pots or boxes well drained. 



