GARDENING CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Sow artichokes, basil, beans, cabbages, car- 
rots, cauliflower, lettuces, marjoram, onions, 
parsley, peas, radishes, salading, and spinach. 
Plant and Transplant artichokes, cab- 
bages, horse-radish, shallots, and potatoes. 
General Directions. — This is a proper 
time to improve light and heavy soils, by 
mixing the former with that of an adhesive 
nature, and the latter with sand or lime rub- 
bish. Trench, dig, and in frosty weather do 
all necessary wheeling. Collect into heaps 
all the vegetable refuse to make manure, 
sprinkling the heap with a little salt, or lime, 
to assist decomposition, and to destroy the 
larva of insects. Turn gravel walks, and 
plant box-edgings ; prepare stakes and labels: 
destroy vermin, such as mice. Stir the soil 
between crops, in dry weather, and draw a 
portion of fine earth about the stems of the 
advancing crops. 
Artichohes (Glohe). — Sow on a slight heat, 
about the end of the month, and forward by 
pricking them into boxes or pots. These 
will come into use late in autumn ; protect 
the old plants. 
Artichokes (Jerusalem). — Plant any time 
during the month, on deeply dug and richly 
manured soil ; put them live inches deep, and 
eighteen inches apart, in rows three feet or 
more from each other. 
Basil. — Sow a little in a hot-bed frame, 
towards the end of the month. 
Beans. — Plant a small quantity towards 
the end of the month : select a dry and warm 
spot, putting them in rows two feet between, 
and three inches apart : either the Mazagan 
or Marshall's Prolific will suit. 
Brocoli. — Look over the stock, and pro- 
tect those which are showing flower, by 
breaking a few of the inner leaves down upon 
the heads before they are far advanced. 
Brussels Sprouts.- — Support the tall plants 
with stakes, and let the sprouts be picked 
carefully, as wanted. 
Cabbage. — Plant from those pricked out, 
in autumn; sow also a few for succession. 
Carrots. — Sow a few for early use in a 
slight hot-bed, or on a sunny spot, hooped over, 
so as to be covered with mats in severe wea- 
ther. Look over those which are stored, and 
pick out any which are beginning to decay. 
Cauliflowers. — Shift those in pots ; give 
plenty of air to all that are under glass; clean 
and stir up the soil ; make a sowing 
on a slight hot-bed, at the end of the month; 
and in severe weather give extra coverings. 
Celery. — The late plantings may be again 
earthed up in mild weather, and the whole 
must be covered with litter when the weather 
is severe. 
Endive. — Look over all that is kept in 
frames and cellars : pick off decaying leavea ; 
give no water, but plenty of air, and keep 
them as dry as possible. 
