SEASONAL REMINDERS 



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Lettuce. — Sow seeds and transplant the plants on hand. This 

 crop requires a soil well supplied with plant-food. 



Melons. — Plant seeds in the same manner as advised for cu- 

 cumbers. 



Okra. — Sow seeds on sods and set out the plants next month. 

 Peas. — Sow seeds of a number of varieties. 



Peppers and egg-plants, if not sown last month, should be sown now. 

 Sow them under glazed sashes and keep close. When the plants appear, 

 give some air, and increase it according to the weather. If a large 

 number of plants is required, the sowing may be delayed until next 

 month. Should flea-beetles trouble you, use plenty of bordeaux on 

 egg-plants. 



Potatoes, Irish. — The main crop should be planted as early as 

 possible. Standard varieties are Early Rose, Peerless, and Burbank. 



Strawberries. — Run the cultivator through them at least once 

 every three weeks; if they are to be mulched, collect the necessary 

 material. Strawberries planted in February seldom yield much of 

 a crop. 



Sweet-potatoes, can now be bedded and protected with canvas, or 

 a row or two of whole tubers may be planted for " draws " and vines. 



Tomatoes in frames should be given all the air and light pos-sible and 

 plenty of room • if protected with canvas, do not allow the plants to 

 crowd. 



MARCH 



Beans. — Sow all varieties for a fall crop. As soon as the plants 

 appear, the cultivator must- be run through the crop, and kept going 

 as often as necessary. 



Corn. — Continue to plant ; and we recommend harrowing the 

 patch as soon as the young corn appears. It is generally planted in 

 hills 3 or 4 ft. apart, but better results will be obtained by planting 

 in drills and leaving one stalk every 12 in. 



Cucumbers. — Sow in hills 4 ft. apart, using a liberal quantity of 

 seed to each hill. When the plants come up, thin them to about six 

 in the hill. ^Mien the plants begin to get rough leaves, pull out one 

 or two more from each hill. Striped cucumber-beetles are sometimes 

 very nu'^erous, and in order to get a stand of plants it is necessary to 



