130 A'HE KITCHEN-GARDEN. [Feb. 
Previous to transplanting either these or cauliflower plants, see 
that the earth of the new bed is arrived at a proper degree of 
warmth, so that the plants, when planted therein, may receive no 
check, but strike out new roots and fibres immediately. Let them 
be constantly kept in a moderate stale of growth, admitting plenty 
of air to them at every favourable opportunity; for, if neglected in 
this very essential point, liiey will grow weakly and slender, and 
never turn out to good advantage: therefore, let air be given as 
often as it can be done with safety, but cover them carefully every 
night, and even in the day time, in extremely severe weather. 
Sowing Cabbage Seed. 
This is a good time to sow a full crop of cabbage seeds, such as 
the early Smyrna, early York, early dwarf Battersea, early Sugar- 
loaf, &c. these may be sown in a hot-bed, as directed for cauliflow- 
ers, any time this month, but the earlier the better; especially, if 
none were sown in January: these will come to perfection at at early, 
and very acceptable time. 
Towards the latter end of the month, you may sow these kinds on 
a warm south border, to be covered with frames and glasses, or on 
slight hot-beds made in warm situations, and covered with paper- 
frames, or with boards and mats occasionally. 
Oiled-paper covers will do extremely well for this purpose, and 
may be used to much advantage where glass lights cannot be had. 
Sow also some red pickling-cabbage, Flat-Dutch, Large Drum- 
head Savoy, and other late cabbage seeds, to succeed your early sum- 
mer crops; these will produce larger heads and earlier, than if sown 
much later. Many people never think of sowing these late kinds at 
this time, which is an egregious omission, and ought not to be co- 
pied by any person who wishes to have a regular succession, and 
in the greatest perfection, of this invaluable vegetable. 
The method of sowing these seeds, in hot -beds, being so similar 
to that of cauliflowers, that a repetition is unnecessary; therefore 
refer you to pages 20 and 21. Always observe to give the plants 
plenty of air, in order to harden and strengthen them, and to pre- 
vent their spendling up in a weakly manner, more especially if you 
do not intend to transplant them into another hotbed, before their 
being finally planted in the open ground. 
But notwithstanding all this precaution, you must not omit to keep 
them constantly in a growing state, and duly protected from the in- 
clemencies of the weather; and when the beds wherein they are grow- 
ing, become cold and destitute of that warmth so necessary for the 
above purpose, you must give them a slight lining of fresh horse- 
dung, to renew the slow temperate heat so congenial and necessary 
to these plants at this season. 
Solving Celery. 
Towards the end of this month if the weather permits, prepare 
a small bed of light rich earth in a tvarm border, to sow some celery 
