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The above particulars will serve as rules for apportioning other 

 kinds of seeds, according to their size and the extent of the ground 

 to be sown or planted. 



We have not mentioned fruit trees : as there is not room in a 

 cottage -garden for any thing of the kind, except, perhaps, a row 

 of upright growing gooseberry-trees, to be planted across the 

 lower end of the garden ; these should not be too much thinned 

 out in pruning, but be kept in a thick bush-like form, for the sake 

 of having an abundance of fruit ; all of which to be used green for 

 puddings and pies in the season. Ripe gooseberries or any other 

 fruit are of but little use in a labourer s family. A few red and 

 white currant-trees may be mixed with the gooseberries if desirable. 



A Calendar 



Of Work to be done in every Month of the Year in a loell- 

 managed Kitchen- garden. 



January. — aSoio early frame and Charlton peas, early mazagan 

 and long-pod beans, towards the end sow various sorts of coss 

 and cabbage lettuce. In the first and fourth weeks sow short- 

 topped radish. Transplant early York cabbage and lettuce, if the 

 weather be open. Mould up the stems of broccoli, savoys, and 

 others of the cabbage tribe ; also peas and beans if above ground, 

 and celery if necessary. 



February. — Sow the same sorts of beans mentioned in the 

 preceding month, and the first sowing of Windsor and other large 

 sorts, in the last week; horn-carrot, short-topped and salmon radish, 

 twice ; small beds of early York, sugar-loaf, and red cabbage, 

 near the end ; spinach twice ; mustard and cress, thrice. Trans- 

 plant cabbage from the seed or nursery-beds for a summer crop, 

 if not previously done. 



March. — Sow succession crops of beans, viz., long-pod, 

 Toker, Sandwich, and Windsor ; Prussian, dwarf, and Knight's 

 marrow peas, coss-lettuce, salmon and red and turnip-radish, 

 small salad, spinach, asparagus, sweet herbs, and nasturtion ; 

 red beet, carrot, and parsnip, for principal crops ; a small bed of 

 early Dutch turnip ; Spanish and other sorts of onions for main 

 crops ; sea-kail, either to stand or be transplanted. Plant horse- 

 radish and Jerusalem artichokes, new plantations of asparagus 

 and artichokes, near the end ; also, cuttings of all the half-shrubby 

 sweet and bitter herbs ; also shallots and garlic, if not done in 

 the autumn. Transplant cabbage and lettuce from the early 

 sown seed-beds. Mould up peas, beans, cabbage, &c., and give 

 asparagus-beds their spring dressing. 



April. — Sow succession crops of peas and beans ; of cabbage 



