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up in high, narrow ridges, with deep furrows between. 

 This will enable you to plant them several days or weeks 

 earlier than otherwise. 



Kale. In very exposed or northern locations cover it 

 lightly with coarse litter. 



Onions. For winter storage select only well -ripened, 

 perfectly dry bulbs. Store them in a dry, airy place, not 

 in the cellar. They may be spread out thinly on the floor, 

 away from the walls, allowed to freeze solid, and then 

 covered several feet deep with hay or straw. 



Parsnips. Take up some roots for winter use and store 

 them in sand in the cellar. 



Strawberry -beds should be given their winter covering of 

 marsh -hay, etc., as soon as the ground is frozen solid. 



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 JANUARY 



Annuals. All kinds of hardy annuals and perennials, 

 such as alyssum, snapdragon, foxglove, hollyhock, phlox, 

 poppy, pansy, lobelia, candytuft, sweet pea, Chinese pink, 

 sweet-william, larkspur, foliage cinerarias, eentaurea, mig- 

 nonette, and many others of the same class may be sown. 

 Most of them should be sown thinly, and where they are 

 intended to flower, as they transplant poorly in this 

 latitude. 



Cannas, caladiums, perennial phloxes, chrysanthemums and 

 verbenas may be taken up, divided and re -planted. 



Roses may be planted in quantities. Let the ground in- 

 tended for them have a thorough dressing of manure. 

 Occasionally a plant can be taken up and divided. The 

 hybrid varieties may now be layered. This is done as fol- 

 lows: Select a shoot and bend it flat upon the ground; 

 hold it in both hands, having a distance of about six inches 

 between them. Keep the left hand firm, and with the 

 right give the shoot a sharp twist. Now cover it with 

 four inches of earth and tie the free end to an upright stake. 



Asparagus beds should be liberally manured. New beds 

 should now be made. Set the plants six inches deep. 

 Sow seed now. 



Beets and all hardy vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, 

 ruta-bagas, kohlrabi, spinach, lettuce, herbs, etc.,) may now 

 be sown, planted or transplanted. 



