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be ready to.cut till February. This depends upon the moisture and 
depression of temperature. When once started, its growth after the 
successive cuttings or grazings is very rapid. It is tender, very sweet, 
and stock eat it greedily. It makes alsoa good hay. It produces an 
immense quantity of leaves. On loose soil some of it may be pulled 
out by animals grazing it. I have seen it bloom as early as November 
when the season has favored and no grazing or cutting were permitted. 
Oftener it makes little start before January. But whether iate or early 
starting, it may be grazed or mowed frequently, until April, it still will 
mature seed. It has become naturalized in limited portions of Texas, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and perhaps other States. It is a 
very pretty grassin all its stages; but especially when the culms two 
or three feet high are gracefully bending with the weight of the diffuse 
panicle with its many pedicelled, flattened spikelets, each an inch or 
more long and with twelve to sixteen flowers. 
I would not, however, advise sowing this grass on poor land with 
the expectation of getting aremunerative return. Ittillersabundantly 
under favorable conditions. 

DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING. 

The directions given here are for the Southern part of Louisiana. 
If applied to localities North of here, the time of planting will not be 
quite so early in spring, and earlier in fall. For instance: the direc- 
tions for January will answer for February in the Northern part of 
this State and Southern part of Mississippi or Arkansas. In autumn, 
directions for September can be followed in August. In those sections, 
very little can be planted in November and December. 
JANUARY. 
Sow Spinach, Mustard, Carrots, Beets, Parsnips and Leeks, the 
early varieties of Radish, and for the last crop, the Black Spanish. 
Sow Spring and Purple Top Turnip. Ruta Baga may also be sown, 
for table use later in spring. 
Sow Lettuce, Endive, Cabbage, Broccoli, Kohlrabi and early Cauli- 
flower; the latter best sown in a frame to be transplanted next month. 
Cress, Chervil, Parsley and Celery for cutting, should be sown this 
month. Sow Roquette and Sorrel. 
Tf the hot-bed has not been prepared already, make it at once to 
sow Egg Plant, Pepper and Tomatoes. 
All kinds of Herb seed may besown during this month. Plant Peas 
for.a general crop, towards the end of the month the Extra Early va- 
rieties may be planted. 





