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now to arrange for the supply of stable or of 

 barnyard manure that this year's garden will 

 require. 



Of course hardy Roses should be pruned 

 before the latter part of the month — one can- 

 not dream of fine gardens, neglect this prun- 

 ing and expect the Roses to be all they should 

 be. Grapevines and fruit trees will need 

 pruning, too, though of course the experienced 

 gardener will know that neither bush, fruit 

 (berries) nor shrubs that flower early should 

 be pruned at this time in the northern sections 

 of the coimtry as such a procedure might prove 

 fatal to their growth. Apricot and Peach 

 trees should be sprayed before April first. 



By having a hot-bed or a coldframe one may 

 steal a march on the season. Glazed sash for 

 the purpose may readily be obtained through 

 one's local seedsman or directly from manu- 

 facturers of greenhouses. As to the seeds to 

 sow this month in the hotbed, there will be let- 

 tuce, peas, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, rad- 

 ishes and celery and, south of Baltimore, mel- 

 ons, cuctimbers and tomatoes may be started 

 early in the month. Asparagus beds and rhu- 



