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Endives. Sow the " Rouen " variety about the 

 middle of the month on a hot-bed, afterwards pricking 

 out the little plants in another bed, and eventually 

 transferring to cold frames or cloches when ready 

 early in April. " Paris Green Curled " (or La Parisi- 

 enne) is another good variety for sowing at this season. 



Cauliflowers. About middle of month make a 

 sowing on hot-bed to have young plants to put under 

 cloches in March. 



Cabbages. Seeds may be sown on hot-beds in the 

 latter half of the month to produce plants in suc- 

 cession to those sown in August or September. 

 Plants from the autumn sowing should be planted out 

 after the middle of the month. 



Turnips. Sow early in the month on old Lettuce 

 beds that have been re-made. The half-long or 

 " Marteau " variety is recommended at this season 

 by French growers, but " Early Snowball " or other 

 English varieties would probably yield excellent 

 results. 



Radishes. Sow again on beds carrying Lettuces or 

 Carrots. Sow also in the open air in warm sheltered 

 spots. 



Spinach. Sow at intervals of two or three weeks 

 from the middle of the month in the open air. 



Celery and Celeriac. Sow seeds at end of month 

 or early in March. 



Mats. In January, February, and March, when 

 the mats are taken off the lights or cloches in the 

 morning, they should be stood on edge and spread 

 out against walls and fences to drain and dry if they 

 have been soaked with rain during the night. 



