SEASONAL REMINDERS 519 
Lettuce. — Sow seeds and transplant the plants on hand. This 
crop requires a soil well supplied with plant-food. 
Melons. — Plant seeds in the same manner as advised for cu- 
cumbers. 
Okra. — Sow seeds on sods and set out the plants next month. 
Peas. — Sow seeds of a number of varieties. 
Peppers and egg-plants, if not sown last month, should be sown now. 
Sow them under glazed sashes and keep close. When the plants appear, 
give some air, and increase it according to the weather. If a large 
number of plants is required, the sowing may be delayed until next 
month. Should flea-beetles trouble you, use plenty of bordeaux on 
egg plants. 
Potatoes, Irish. — The main crop should be planted as early as 
possible. Standard varieties are Early Rose, Peerless, and Burbank. 
Strawberries. — Run the cultivator through them at least once 
every three weeks; if they are to be mulched, collect the necessary 
material. Strawberries planted in February seldom yield much of 
a crop. ; 
Sweet-potatoes, can now be bedded and protected with canvas, or 
a row or two of whole tubers may be planted for “draws” and vines. 
Tomatoes in frames should be given all the air and light possible and 
plenty of room: if protected with canvas, do not allow the plants to 
crowd. 
MARCH 
Beans. — Sow all varieties for a fall crop. As soon as the plants 
appear, the cultivator must be run through the crop, and kept going 
as often as necessary. 
Corn. — Continue to plant; and we recommend harrowing the 
patch as soon as the young corn appears. It is generally planted in 
hills 3 or 4 ft. apart, but better results will be obtained by planting 
in drills and leaving one stalk every 12 in. 
Cucumbers. — Sow in hills 4 ft. apart, using a liberal quantity of 
seed to each hill. When the plants come up, thin them to about six 
in the hill. When the plants begin to get rough leaves, pull out one 
or two more from each hill. Striped cucumber-beetles are sometimes 
very numerous, and in order to get a stand of plants it is necessary to 
