398 ^ CALENDAR — FEBRUARY. 



in light, soils, if not done in autumn ; also deciduous 

 trees, shrubs, and h^ges. Lay edgings in fine weather. 

 Sow mignonette, stock, and other annuals, in pots ; 

 sow sweet peas, and a few hardy annuals, on a warm 

 border. Give stage auriculas and carnations abundance 

 of air ; but keep them rather dry, to prevent damping 

 off. 



FEBRUARY. 



Kitchen Garden. — Continue to trench and manure 

 the quarters for early crops. Sow beans and peas in 

 the beginning and also at the end of the mofith ; a few 

 early cabbages, to replace the last sowing in August ; 

 red cabbages and savoys in the last week. Sow also 

 early horn carrot : Dutch turnip ; onions for a full crop 

 in light soils,"with a few Scotch leeks. Sow chervil, fen- 

 nel, and lettuce for succession, with radishes and round- 

 leaved spinach, twice in the course of the month • small 

 salads every fortnight. 



Plant Jerusalem artichokes, .garlic, horse-radish, and 

 early potatoes ; in the last week, a full crop of early 

 cabbages on light soil. All sorts of fruit-trees may 

 still be planted ; strawberries about the end of the 

 month. Transplant fo-r seed, if not done before, all the 

 brassica tribe, including cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, 

 ■ &c. ; also Carrots, onions, beet, celery, endive, leeks, 

 and parsnips. Transplant to the bottom of the south- 

 aspected wall a few of the peas sown in November for 

 the first crop. 



Prune apricots, peaches, nectarines, and plums, before 

 the buds be much swelled; also apples, pears, cherries, 

 gooseberries, currants, and raspberries, before the end 

 of the month. Finish the dressing of vines. Keep the 



