ADVICE FOR JANUARY 389 



when the author had editorial charge of that 

 magazine. The advice for the North was written 

 by T. Greiner, LaSalle, N. Y., well known as a 

 gardener and author. That for the South was 

 made by H. W. Smith, Baton Rouge, Louisi- 

 ana, for the first nine months, and it has been 

 extended for this occasion to the months of 

 October, November and December by F. II . 

 Burnette, Horticulturist of the Louisiana Experi- 

 ment Station. 



l. FOR THE NORTH 



JANUARY 



Cabbage plants in frames need free airing whenever the 

 temperature is above the freezing point, or so long as 

 the soil of the bed is not frozen. Snow, in that case, 

 should be removed soon after its fall. As long as the 

 soil is frozen, the snow can safely be left on for a num- 

 ber of days. Cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce seed should 

 be sown at intervals to secure plants for extra-early sales 

 or setting. A month later they will be ready to transfer 

 to boxes, which should go to the coldframe and be given 

 protection by mats or shutters. 



Coldframes must be well ventilated on warm, sunny 

 days; leave the sashes off as long as is possible without 

 injury to the plants. Keep the soil in a friable condition, 

 and (look carefully to any possible places where water can 

 stand and freeze. If the frames seem too cold, bank up 

 around them with coarse manure. 



Hotbeds. Look up and repair the sashes. Save the 

 horse-manure from day to day, rejecting dry litter, and 

 piling up the droppings and urine -soaked bedding in thin 

 layers to prevent violent heating. 



Lettuce in frames treat as advised for cabbage plants. 



Pruning should now be considered. Perhaps it is best 

 to prune fruit-trees in March or April, but grapes and 

 currants and gooseberries can be pruned now. January 

 and February are good months in which to prune peach 



