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Capsicums must be sown now in a hot-bed, 
and potted, two or three in a pot, and kept grow- 
ing until the summer, when, if planted out, 
they must have a warm place against a wall. 
Carrots. — Sow the Surrey and Altringham 
for main crops, if not already done ; when 
thinned, provide that a number may be drawn 
from the bed for daily use. A light rich soil 
is best adapted for them, if deep enough. 
Cauliflowers. — Plant out all the winter 
standing plants ; make fresh sowings, and 
prick out those that are forward enough in a 
frame or warm situation ; earth up the early 
crops, and when the weather is fine, remove 
the hand-lights quite away ; the whole may be 
greatly forwarded by liquid manures in a 
tepid state. 
Celery may be sown on a slight hot-bed, 
and pricked carefully out in a rich prepared 
place, taking care not to choke the heart of 
tlie plants ; give them sufficient room, as they 
are apt to get drawn : for a succession, sow in 
a warm border. Seymour's Superb and Solid 
White are excellent sorts. 
Cucumbers. — Sow some of the hardy kinds 
for planting out on ridges ; the plants should 
be gradually hardened from the hot-bed to 
bear exposure. 
German Greens. — Sow these at the same 
time as Brocoli. 
Gourds. — Sow in pots, or a slight hot-bed ; 
the young plants may be put out in some 
sheltered corner, or on one end of the cucum- 
ber ridge. The top of a rubbish heap suits 
them well. 
Herbs. — All hardy sorts that produce seeds 
readily, can be sown in a good situation, and 
the increasing of others by division, cuttings, 
&c, must be proceeded with. Sage is best 
raised from seed. 
Kales. — The different sorts of Kale and 
winter greens may be sown and planted the 
same as Brocoli. 
Kidney-beans. — Sowings of these may be 
made in warm situations towards the end of 
the month, but great care will be necessary 
that they have protection at night from cold. 
Sowing in heat and planting out can be done 
with advantage. 
Leehs. — Sow a full crop, and transplant 
them, when sufficiently large, into a very rich 
soil, using the dibble, and planting deep, not 
fixing the plants firmly, as is common in plant- 
ing other things, but merely allowing a small 
quantity of earth to fall into the hole, which 
should be left open. 
Lettuces. — Sow frequently for successional 
crops ; plant out, a foot apart, in rich and 
open ground. Good sorts are — Green Genoa, 
Paris Cos, and Victoria Cabbage. 
Mushrooms. — Attend to the directions of 
last month for new beds, which, if ready, may 
be spawned ; the utmost attention is necessary 
to have the bed in a fit state for receiving the 
spawn ; the covering up of the bed with earth 
(if they are wanted soon) may be proceeded 
with : some prefer turf, but a loamy soil is 
generally used, covering two inches deep, and 
beating it firm. A moist heat in the house is 
indispensable, and the beds must be covered 
with a little hay or straw, and watering must 
be, in a great measure, avoided. Keep the 
temperature about 60 degs. 
Mustard and Cress. — Sow every week, and 
oftener if much is used. 
Nasturtiums. — A few plants will be found 
sufficient, if they have a good situation. 
Onions. — Sow in rows the chief crops, if 
not already done ; thin out gradually, and hoe 
them often. 
Parsley. — Give a good situation ; sow in 
rows from a foot to fifteen inches apart, or as 
an edging to the quarters. 
Parsnips. — These should be sown early, 
and rather wider apart than Carrots ; put 
them in deep soil, quickened with lime. 
Peas. — Sow once a fortnight.: stop the 
leading shoots when in blossom ; give more 
room to the late sorts ; spruce branches may 
yet be necessary to protect and soften the cut- 
ting winds ; attend to their staking before 
they are injured by wind ; to stake early is 
commendable for various reasons. 
Potatoes. — Finish planting the chief crops, 
using leaf mould as a manure, and planting 
the sets whole : a late planting for seed is 
much commended. 
Radklies. — Sow every fortnight, in quan- 
tities according to the demand. 
Rhubarb. — If much in demand, a sowing 
should be made on a slight hot-bed, and 
planted out next month ; plantations can be 
made by dividing the old roots. It requires 
a deep, sandy, and well-manured soil. 
Savoys. — Make the principal sowing to- 
wards the end of the month. Treat them as 
Brocoli and Kales. 
Scarlet-runners may be sown, or those 
raised in pots or boxes planted out, but they 
must be protected at night. 
Scorzonera and Salsafy. — If not already 
sown should be proceeded with. 
Sea Kale. — Sowings and fresh plantations 
may now be made ; sow rather thick, and as 
they are subject to vermin, care must be 
taken to have them decoyed away by cut pota- 
toes, or some such contrivance ; lime is also a 
preventative. Sea Kale may be propagated 
from cuttings from the roots, an inch or so in 
length, planted as potatoes. Planting them 
in patches of three plants is found advantage- 
ous in covering them with pots when forcing. 
Seeds in general may be benefited by 
sprinkling them over with wood- ashes, char- 
