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not put in last month ; also parsnip, salsify, parsley, 

 wrinkled peas, endive. Toward the end of this 

 month (or first part of next) second plantings of 

 these. Set out plants of early cabbage (and the 

 cabbage group) lettuce, onion sets, sprouted pota- 

 toes, beets, etc. 



In the Garden. Cultivate between rows of sowed 

 crops; weed out by hand just as soon as they are 

 jUp enough to be seen; watch for cut-worms and 

 root-maggots. 



Fruit. Thin out all old blackberry canes, dew- 

 berry and raspberry canes (if this was not done, as 

 it should have been, directly after the fruiting sea- 

 son last summer). Be ready for first spraying of 

 early-blossoming trees. Set out new strawberry 

 beds, small fruits and fruit trees. 



MAY 



Keep ahead of the weeds. This is the month 

 when those warm, south, driving rains often keep 

 the ground too wet to work for days at a time, and 

 weeds grow by leaps and bounds. Woe betide the 

 gardener whose rows of sprouting onions, beets, 

 carrots, etc., once become green with wild turnip 

 and other rapid-growing intruders. Clean cultiva- 

 tion and slight hilling of plants set out are also 

 essential. 



The Frames. These will not need so much atten- 



