2nd Month. 



FKBRUARY. 



28 Days. 



Calculated for the I/atitude of tlie Southern States. 



New Moon 



First Quarter 



lo. 2h. 13m, After. Full Moon 17d. 



9d. Ih. 25m. After. Last Quarter 23d. 



4h. 

 9h. 



llua. 

 i3m. 



Morn. 

 After. 







Sun 



Sun 



Moon. 







Sun 



Sun 



Moon. 



Day of month and week. 



rises. 



sets. 



r &s. 



Day of month and week. 



rises. 



sets. 



r. &s. 





h, m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 







h. m. 



h. m. 



h. ni. 



1 



Monday 



6 50 



5 38 



sets 



15 



Monday 



6 39 



5 50 



5 27 



2 



Tuesday 



6 50 



5 39 



6 41 



16 



Tuesday 



6 39 



5 50 



6 5 



3 



Wedoesd.'iy 



6 49 



5 40 



7 41 



17 



Wednesday 



6 38 



5 51 



rises 



4 



Thnrsduy 



6 48 



5 41 



8 36 



18 



Thursday 



6 37 



5 52 



7 29 



5 



Friday 



6 48 



5 41 



9 31 



19 



Friday 



6 36 



5 53 



8 34 



6 



Saturday 



6 47 



5 42 



10 25 



20 



Saturday 



6 35 



5 53 



9 42 



7 



Sunday 



6 46 



5 43 



11 21 



21 



Sunday 



6 34 



5 54 



10 52 



8 



Monday 



6 46 



5 44 



morn 



22 



Monday 



6 33 



5 55 



morn 



9 



Tuesday 



6 45 



5 45 



16 



23 



Tuesday 



6 32 



5 56 



1 



10 



Wednesday 



G 44 



5 46 



1 13 



•24 



Wednesday 



6 31 



5 56 



1 9 



11 



Thursday 



6 43 



5 46 



2 10 



25 



Thursday 



6 30 



5 57 



2 13 



12 



Friday 



6 42 



5 47 



3 5 



26 



Friday 



6 29 



5 58 



3 10 



13 



Saturday 



6 41 



5 48 



3 57 



27 



Saturday 



6 28 



5 5S 



4 



14 



Sunday 



6 40 



5 49 



4 45 



28 



Sunday 



6 27 



5 59 



4 43 



All varieties of winter vegetables may be sown yet such as Spinach, Mustard. Carrots, 

 Beets, Parsnips and Leeks, also all varieties of Radishes, White Spring and Purple Top 

 Turnip, Kohlrabi, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, White Royal and Frotscher Company's Early 

 Market; Early Cabbage and Extra Early Cauliflower. Of the latter the Extra Early Paris 

 and Snowball may be considered the best varieties and will generally succeed well if the 

 month of April is dry and not too warm. 



Transplant Cauliflower and Cabbage plants and divide and set out Shallots again. Sow 

 Roquette, Sorrel, Chervil, Parsley, Cress and Celery for seasoning if not done last month. 



Peas of all varieties except the later ones like the Marrowfat, etc. can be planted dur- 

 ing this month, the Early and Extra Early varieties will do excellent if planted now. If 

 February is mild Early varieties of Bush Beans — The Frotscher Company's Extra Early Re- 

 fugee and Early Mohawk are the best — may be planted towards 'che end of the month in 

 sheltered places or near the fences where in case of necessity they could be protected 

 against late frosts. 



After the middle of this month some Early Corn can be planted for market use. Adam's 

 Extra Early, Large Adam's and Early White Flint are considered the best of the Early 

 varieties. For Family use, the Sugar varieties are preferable, but as they are more tender 

 we would advise not to plant them before March. 



Sow yet Sweet Herbs of all kinds, the most tender varieties in a cold frame so they 

 may be sheltered during rough weather, they may be transplanted into the open ground 

 afterwards. 



Some Gardeners venture to sow at the end of this month New Orleans Market Cucum- 

 bers, Squash and Melons, protecting them by means of all small glass covered boxes; they 

 often succeed well if the weather is not too extremely severe. 



The hotbeds, owing to the changeable weather, require a good deal of attention and 

 must be closely watched On warm and sunny days plenty of air should be given to pre- 

 vent plants from getting spindly and damping off. Be careful to close the sashes early 

 enough in the evening so that some of the warmth remains in the beds. Have plenty of 

 covering on hand so as to cover the sashes during cold nights. 



Onion seeds, to raise sets have to be sown at the early part of this month. They 

 should be sown thick in drills, about 30 lbs to the acre in land completely free of weeds, 

 and especially of Cocoa. 



Sow Asparagus seed in drills, as this is the best month, also set out the roots of this 

 vegetable. IN THE FIELD 



Continue to plant Potatoes, for a general crop. February may be considered the best 

 month, they will do better and yield more if planted in this than in any other month. 

 Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets for stock food may yet be sown. 



Sweet Potatoes can belaid in abed for sprouting, so as to have early slips. IN THE 

 ORCHARD 



Set out Fruit Trees of all kinds, especially Orange and Pecan Trees. Sow yet Pecan nuts 

 and Citrus trifoliata seeds to raise stock. IN THE FLOWER GARDEN 



Sow Flower seeds for late Spring and Early Summer blooming under glass, such as 

 Zinnias, Balsams, Torenia, the different varieties of Amaranths and Gomphreuas, etc. 



