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Free Offer For Flower 



BEAUTIFY THE SURROUNDINGS 



OF YOUR HOME AND MAKE 



IT ATTRACTIVE. 



For every One Dollar Seed pur- 

 chase we will send Free 4 

 Packets of Assorted Flower 

 Seeds our selection. 



VEGETABIii: GABDEIT. — All winter 

 veg-etables can be sown this month, such 

 as Spinach, Mustard, Carrots, Beets, Par- 

 snips, Leeks, Radishes, Swiss Chard, 

 Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Cabbag-e and Early 

 Cauliflower. If the weather is favorable 

 and the month of April dry, the latter 

 will succeed well. 



Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce and 

 Kohlrabi should be transplanted, Shal- 

 lots divided and set out again, also sow 

 Sorrel, Roquette, Chervil, Parsley, Cress 

 and Celery for seasoning:. 



All varieties of Peas can be planted. 



Sweet and Medicinal Herbs should be 

 planted. 



Plant Artichoke, Rhubarb and Aspara- 

 gus seed and roots. Set out Horseradish 

 roots. 



Hot-beds on account of the change- 

 able weather during this month, require 

 a good deal of attention. 



Begin to plant Bush Beans as soon as 

 the weather permits; also Cucumbers, 

 Squash, and Melons, as they often suc- 

 ceed if protected by small boxes or dirt 

 bands, covered with glass. Set out 

 Onions Sets, Chives, and Shallots. 



At the end of this month Early Corn 

 can be planted. For market use Adams' 

 Extra Early, Crosby's Dwarf Sugar, 

 Frotscher's Adam's Early, Early Sugar 

 or New England, Stowell's Evergreen, 

 Early White Flint and other early 

 varieties. 



TIHTmH, — February is the best month 

 to plant a general crop of all varieties 

 of potatoes, as on an average they will 

 succeed better if planted during this 

 month. Plant Jerusalem Artichokes. 



All of the Grasses, Clovers and Field 

 Seeds mentioned for January can be 

 sown this month, as well as Bermuda 

 Grass. Sorghum, Milo Maize, Feterita, 

 Egyptian Wheat and Kafilr Corn can 

 also be planted. 



Mangel Wurzel and Sugar Beets as 

 well as Carrots should be sown for stock 

 food. Sweet Potatoes can be put in a 

 bed for sprouting, so as to have early 

 slips. 



Sow all varieties of Field Corn. 



ORCHARD.— Plant fruit trees of all 

 kinds. Pecan nuts may be planted to 

 raise trees from. 



FLOWER GARDEN. — Sow flower seed 

 for late spring and early summer, such 

 as Zinnia and Balsams (Lady Slippers) 

 in frame; Torenia, different varieties of 

 Gomphrenas, etc. 



Set out Roses and ornamental Shrubs. 

 Plant Gladiolus and Tuberose bulbs. 

 Sweet Alyssum, Candystuft, Snapdragon, 

 Pansy, Aster, Chinese and Japan Pinks, 

 Daises for late blooming. Lobelia, 

 Reseda, Bottle Pink, Sweet Sultan, 

 Phlox, Verbena, Cosmos, Correopsis, 

 Sunflower, Cobaea Scandens, Rosa Mon- 

 tana, Aristolochia Elegans, Tagetes, 

 Salvia and Vinca. Lay Dahlia bulbs in 

 a hot-bed for propagating. Plant all 

 bulbous roots as directed for last month. 



Follow same directions as given for 

 January for Fall annual plants. 



SHADE TREES. 



:iven for January. 



-Same directions as 



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