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FEBRUARY. 



The weather now is becoming warmer, the dust annoying, 

 the nights variable, and the garden shows great symptoms of 

 change ; vegetables droop during the day, and regular irriga- 

 tion is required. 



EUROPE VEGETABLES. The same as last month. Artichokes, 

 of the globular kind, are now coming in ; broad beans continue. 



COUNTRY VEGETABLES. Of almost every description, yams 

 and sweet potatoes, in abundance. 



FRUITS. Towards the latter end of the month, a few early 

 peaches. Strawberries in abundance ; the other fruits the same 

 as last month. 



065. Now take up all your yams and Jerusalem artichokes 

 for seed. Attend to the watering of fruit trees : put out any 

 cabbage plants you may have remaining, as they will, during 

 the hot winds in May, serve to be cut as sprouts. 



The nights still continue cool, and sometimes the thermo- 

 meter will be found as low as sixty-four degrees in the early part 

 of the morning ; during the warmest part of the day eighty- 

 four degrees. 



MARCH- 



Now begins every appearance of hot weather, though the 

 nights are cool. Much is not now to be expected from the 

 garden. Peas are quite out, so are broad beans ; parsnips just 

 coming in. 



EUROPE VEGETABLES. Cauliflower still continues good ; cab- 

 bages getting hard and coarse. Knolkhol may be had ; arti- 

 chokes in abundance. Scorzenora, potatoes, endive, French - 

 beans, leeks, celery, and lettuce, good. 



NATIVE VEGETABLES. Irvia, sweet potatoes, carrots, brinjals, 

 and almost every other Native produce for the bazaar. 



FRUITS. Grapes in perfections ; oranges getting scarce ; 

 guavas, peaches, apples, figs, plantains. 



Obs. By the latter end of this month, if the hot season is 

 advanced, it will be necessary to take up your potatoes sown 



