616 MANUAL OF GARDENING 



Kale. — In very exposed or northern locations cover it lightly 

 with coarse litter. 



Onions. — For winter storage select only well-ripened, perfectly 

 dry bulbs. Store them in a dry, airy place, not in the cellar. They 

 may be spread out thinly on the floor, away from the walls, allowed to 

 freeze solid, and then covered several feet deep with hay or straw. 



Parsnips. — Take up some roots for winter use and store them in 

 sand in the cellar. 



Strawberry-beds should be given their winter covering of marsh 

 hay, etc., as soon as the ground is frozen solid. 



SUGGESTIONS AND REMINDERS. — II. FOR THE SOUTH 



JANUARY 



Annuals. — All kinds of hardy annuals and perennials, such as 

 alyssum, snapdragon, foxglove, hollyhock, phlox, poppy, pansy, 

 lobelia, candytuft, sweet pea, Chinese pink, sweet william, larkspur, 

 foliage cinerarias, centaurea, mignonette, and many others of the same 

 class may be sown. Most of them should be sown thinly and where 

 they are intended to flower, as they transplant poorly in this latitude. 



Cannas, caladiums, perennial phloxes, chrysanthemum.s, and verbenas 

 may be taken up, divided, and replanted. 



Roses may be planted in quantities. Let the ground intended for 

 them have a thorough dressing of manure. Occasionally a plant may 

 be taken up and divided. The hybrid varieties may now be layered. 

 This is done as follows : Select a shoot and bend it flat upon the ground ; 

 hold it in both hands, having a distance of about 6 in. between them ; 

 keep the left hand firm, and with the right give the shoot a sharp 

 twist ; now cover it with 4 in. of earth and tie the free end to an 

 upright stake. 



Asparagus beds should be liberally manured. New beds should now 

 be made. Set the plants 6 in. deep. Sow seed now. 



Beets and all hardy vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, 

 kohlrabi, spinach, lettuce, herbs, etc.) may now be sown, planted, or 

 transplanted. 



