SEASONAL REMINDERS 50? 
planting corn. They will stand considerable cold weather, and should 
be planted early to get a start of the weeds. 
Blackberries should be pruned, the brush drawn off, piled, and 
burned. If it is necessary to stake them, try a wire trellis, the same 
as for grapes, putting on one wire 23 ft. high. The young plants should 
be dug before the buds start. 
Cabbage seed may be sown in the open ground, in coldframes, or 
in pans or boxes in the house. Early varieties should be started at 
once. Cabbages like a rich and heavy loam, with good drainage. Give 
them all the manure you can get. 
Cauliflower seeds may be sown toward the last of the month. They 
should never havea check from the time the seed is sown until harvested. 
Carrot. — Sow the seed of early sorts, like Early-Forcing, as soon 
as the ground can be worked. 5 
Celery. — Plan to grow celery by the new method. Plenty of 
manure and moisture are required to do this. Sow the seed in light, 
rich soil in the house, hotbed, coldframe, or open ground. Transplant 
the plants once before setting them in the field. Page 505. 
Cress. — Sow early and every two or three weeks. Watercress 
should be sown in damp soil or in streams. The outer edges of a hot- 
bed may also be utilized. Cress is often a profitable crop when rightly 
handled. 
Cucumber seeds may be sown on sods in the hotbed. 
Egg-plant. — Sow in the hotbed, and transplant when 2 in. high to 
other beds or pots. They must have good care, for a check in their 
growth means all the difference between profit and loss. 
Lettuce. — Sow the seeds in the hotbed, and in the open ground as 
soon as it can be worked. Plants sown a month ago should be trans- 
planted. 
Leek. — Sow the seeds in the open ground in drills 6 in. apart and 
1 in. deep, and when large enough, thin to 1 in. in the row. 
Muskmelon. — Plant seeds in sods in the hotbed. 
Parsnip. — Dig the roots before they grow and become soft and 
pithy. Seeds may be sown as soon as the ground is dry enough to 
work. 
Parsley. — Soak the seeds in warm water for a few hours, and sow 
in the open ground. 
