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now also be budded. The plumpness of the eye is the 

 only criterion by which to judge whether" the bud is fit to 

 be put in. Examine those previously budded, and slacken 

 the ties. Lift tulips, hyacinths, ranunculuses, and anemones 

 as soon as their foliage has decayed, and store them in a 

 dry, airy place. It is not absolutely necessary that these 

 bulbs should be raised annually, on the contrary, they are 

 sometimes greatly benefited by being left undisturbed for a 

 couple of years. Stake and tie up chrysanthemums, watering 

 freely when necessary, giving liquid manure once a week. 



FEBRUARY. 



A final sowing of peas should be made in the first week, 

 and may possibly yield a few dishes during the beginning of 

 Winter. Cauliflowers and broccoli should be sown about the 

 end of the month for planting out in early Spring. Onions 

 intended to stand over Winter should be sown during this 

 month ; if left until next month they are very liable to be 

 thrown out of the ground by the frequent thaws of our 

 variable Winter. A sharp look-out should be kept for slugs 

 and wood-lice, which arc becoming a terrible nuisance in 

 some parts of the colony. Trench or dig as either seems 

 expedient, and manure heavily the ground as soon as a crop 

 is off, and let another adapted for Winter and Spring use take 

 its place. Sow as early in the month as possible cabbage 

 seed, to produce plants for putting out in March, August, 

 and September. Sow endive and lettuce thinly where the 

 plants are to stand, and thickly when they are to be trans- 

 planted for Winter and Spring use ; also radishes and small 

 salading in succession. Plant out cauliflowers and broccoli 

 for Spring use, celery for a full and late crop. Earth up 

 celery, but only when the soil is quite dry ; hoe and fork 

 lightly between the lines of all growing crops. Raise and 

 dry early -sown onions as they ripen, also shalots and 

 garlic. Never allow a weed to live, much less to seed in the 

 kitchen garden. Remember the proverb, " One year's 

 seeding makes seven years' weeding." 



Vines. Where the crop has been an early one and the 

 fruit off, all dead leaves should be removed, and the remain- 

 ing foliage thoroughly syringed. Plenty of air day and 



