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of piactical and exemplary men, hear lectures, or consult 

 authors on the subject, he should do as every sensible man 

 does at his daily meals, take that which suits him best, and 

 leave the residue for others. If this little work should be 

 considered worth an annual perusal, he may read the Gene- 

 ral Remarks, in this month, (January,) and make a memo- 

 randum of such things as may be obtained in moments of 

 leisure, in preference to putting it off till it is wanted. I 

 shall endeavour to make my Calendar serve as an index to 

 the book, and in pursuit of my object, shall begin at the 

 General Remarks, page 13, which suggest, that if a man has 

 a garden to form, he v^dll require fencing materials. If these 

 should be already at hand, every gardener should provide 

 manures, ingredients for the destruction of insects, drilling 

 machines, and other tools ; poles or rods for the support of 

 Peas, Beans, or other cHmbing plants he may intend to cul- 

 tivate ; and if he intends to use hot-beds, or forcino-.frames, 

 he should make arrangements to get compost and heating 

 materials, in time for the work to be performed in the next 

 month. If he depends on this book for information, he may 

 read the General Remarks, from page 13 to 30 ; and also 

 from page 112 to 122, on Forcing Vegetables. 



FEBRUARY. 



"A cold, sour autumn, they sternly maintain, 

 A long, severe winter will bring in its train ; 

 If summer and autumn be both dry and warm, 

 Calm opens the winter, it closes in storm." 



Although stern winter, with its ice-bound chains, exerts 

 its influence over the soil, the gardener may find employment 

 preparatory to commencing his operations of ploughing and 

 planting, as the year progresses. Perhaps the most import- 

 ant business at this season is to collect plenty of manure ; 

 next to this, the gardener, who intends to raise early plant* 



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