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carrots rarely succeed ; but radish, mustard and cress, lettuce, 

 endive spinage, and the cabbage tribe, should all be planted in 

 this month, and throughout the year. 



All the fruits, vegetables, and flowers, mentioned as procur- 

 able in the market in January, may be had in greater perfection, 

 and cheaper, during this month. 



In the beginning of the month peas are plentiful ; and with 

 care the following may be obtained of good quality : Jerusalem 

 artichokes, asparagus, duffin beans, French beans, scarlet run- 

 ners, beet-root, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflowers, celery (in 

 great perfection,) endive, lettuce, knolkhol, onions, parsnips, 

 spinage, turnips, and yams ; also the following fruits, custard 

 apples, Brazil gooseberries, guavas, lemons, mangoes, mulberries, 

 pumplemose, raspberries, sapadilloes, tomatos, and occasionally 

 apples. 



BANGALORE. 

 Mean temperature, 74|. No rain. 



In this month, peaches, grapes, and apples are in great abund- 

 ance, strawberries are getting plentiful. Sow Portulaca and 

 Gold Feather, graft peaches and apples, and prune the latter. 

 Beet and celery are in perfection. 



MARCH- 



MADRAS. 



Mean temperature, S0'8 Average fall of rain, 070 inches. 

 Few vegetables come to any perfection that are sown in this 

 month, but it is desirable to sow successive crops of cabbage and 

 knolkhol, which may be planted in beds that are partly pro- 

 tected from the sun, and transplanted into rows as required. 

 With care, salad may be grown in this month, and generally 

 throughout the year. 



In the market, brinjals, carrots, and turnips, may be procured 

 in considerable quantities, and pretty good. Turnips are gene- 

 rally very stringy towards the end of March. Country radish, 

 and all kinds of country greens, may be had in large quantities ; 

 but no fruits can be obtained in the market except the red and 

 white plantain, which are always in season. 



