FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 91 
Plants in the hot-bed will require at- 
tention; give air when the sun shines, 
and the weather is pleasant. If too 
thick, thin out, so they may become 
sturdy. 
Bush Beans can be commenced with 
this month; Cucumbers, Squash and 
Melons may be tried, as they often suc- 
ceed; if protected by small boxes, as 
most gardeners protect them, there is 
no risk at all. 
Corn can be planted towards the end 
of this month. For market, the Adams 
Extra Early and Early White Flint are 
planted. I recommend the Sugar va- 
rieties for family use; they are just as 
large as those mentioned, and Stowel’s 
‘Evergreen is as large as any variety 
grown. 
Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beet should 
be sown in this month for stock. Sweet 
Potatoes can be put in a bed for sprout- 
ing, so as to have early slips. 
MARCHE. 
Sow Beets, Radish, Cabbage, early 
varieties; Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Spinach 
Mustard, Carrots, Swiss Chard and 
Leek. 
Also, Celery for cutting, Parsley, 
Roquette, Cress and Chervil. The lat- 
ter part of the month sow Endive. Of 
Lettuce, the Royal Cabbaze and Perpig- 
nan; the White Coss is a favorite varie- 
ty for spring; the Butterhead will run 
into seed too quickly, and should not be 
sown later than the middle of February 
in this latitude. 
Plant a full supply of Bush and Pole 
Beans. For Lima Beans better to wait 
till towards the end of the month, as 
they rot easily when the ground is not 
warm enough, or too wet. 
Squash, Cucumbers, Melons and OURS 
can be planted. The remark in regard 
to Lima Beans holds good for Okra. 
Early varieties of Peas may still be 
planted. 
Tomatoes, Egg Plants and Peppers 
can be set out in the open ground, and 
seed sown for a later crop. Plant Sweet 
Corn. 
Potatoes can be planted; all depends 
upon the season. Some years they do 
as well as those planted during last 
month. 
Beans are hard to keep in this climate, 
and therefore very few are planted for 
shelling purposes. With a little care, 
however, they can be kept, but they 
ought not to be planted before the first 
of August, so that they may ripen when 
the weather gets cooler. When the 
season is favorable leave them out till 
dry; gather the pods and expose them 
a few days to the sun. It is best to shell 
them at once, and after they are shelled 
put them to air and sun again for a few 
days longer. Sacks are better to keep 
them in than barrels and boxes. The 
Red and White Kidney are generally 
the varieties used for drying. Beans 
raised in spring are hard to keep, and if 
intended for seed they should be put up 
in bottles, or in tin boxes, and a little 
camphor sprinkled between them. 
Sweet Potatoes should be planted. 
APRIL. 
Sow Bush, Pole and 
Sweet Corn, Cucumbers 
Lima Beans, 
, squash, Melons 
and Okra. 
Beets Carrots, Swiss Chard, Radish, 
Lettuce, Mustard, Endive, Roquette, 
Cress, Parsley, Chervil and Celery for 
eutting. 
Sow Tomatoes, Ege Plantsand Pepper 
for suceession. It is rather late to sow 
Cabbage seed now, but if sown, the 
early varieties only can be successfully 
used. Kohlrabi can still be sown, but 
it is best to sow it thinly in drills a foot 
apart, and thin out to four inches in the 
rows. 
Towards the end of this month a 
sowing of the late Italian Giant Cauli- 
flower can be made. It is very large, 
and takes from eight to nine months 
before it matures, so it has to be sown 
