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The more tender vegetables should be planted late in the 

 month, and the hardy ones before the middle of the month. 



Keep the garden soil well cultivated from now on. Never 

 allow the ground to become crusted or cracked. If it has a 

 cover crop do not destroy that yet, except for the place where 

 you want to start the garden now. 



Flowers. — Begin the planting of gladiolus, cannas, 

 dahlias, and tuberoses, in coldf rames or places where they may 

 be protected from frosts after they start growth. 



Pansies that have been started in coldframes may be trans- 

 planted to the garden. If they have been in the garden all 

 winter under cover remove the litter and rake in some well- 

 rotted compost. 



In the coldframes, start seeds of asters, begonias, helio- 

 tropes, lobelias, petunias, pyrethrum, castor beans, cyclamens, 

 scarlet sage, Chinese primrose and verbenas. As they start 

 transplant enough to prevent crowding. 



If chrysanthemum and carnation cuttings have not been 

 started they should be rooted early this month. If ready, 

 chrysantherriums may be transplanted to the open beds late 

 in February. Carnations are more tender. Cuttings of 

 coleus, in several colors, may be rooted in beds now. 



It is not too late to plant some seeds of sweet peas and 

 perennial phlox. 



Trees, Fruits and Lawns. — Part the mulch over a few 

 of the rows of strawberries. Let the plants come through 

 early this month. If no mulching was done last fall give the 

 bed a thorough cultivation and put on the mulch to protect 

 the crop while forming. 



Strawberry plants may be 'set now. Use care in planting 

 to avoid exposure of roots while planting. Set' them as deep 

 in the ground as possible without covering the crown bud 

 with soil. 



Examine peach trees for borers. Eemove the soil with a 

 hoe around each tree about two inches deep. Watch for the 



