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of Peas about the middle of the month, on a warm dry border; the Early 
Emperor is a very good kind for this sowing; also get in some Beans (Mazagan) 
in a sheltered situation. It is advisable to cover early-sown peas and beans with 
coal-ashes, which will keep out frost and check the ravages of mice. Look over 
Potatos and other roots in store. 
Forcing Ground: Give air every day to Asparagus in the forcing-pits as soon 
as the heads appear above the soil; and introduce another batch of roots for 
succession, treating them as before advised. If asparagus is forced in the open 
ground, the heat in the linings must not decline, but they must be turned or 
renewed, as the case may be, so that a good steady heat may be kept up ; and 
the frames must be covered with mats or litter at night. A fresh supply of 
Phubarb and Sea-Jcale roots should be brought in ; the latter may be grown in a 
dark mushroom-house. Sea-kale can also be successfully grown in the open, by 
placing the roots thickly together in beds about three feet broad; bend some 
rods over the beds, about a foot from the crown of the plants, then cover with a 
good thickness of stable-litter or leaves. Sow French Beans in succession, and 
keep a good heat to those in a forward state ; top the plants as soon as they 
have formed the second leaf; be careful as to watering the plants, so that the 
soil does not get soddened during the short days of winter. A good batch of 
roots of Chicory or Witloof should now be placed in the mushroom-house. 
Continue to keep up a moist night-temperature in the Cucumber-h.o\xs,e, let it 
range from 70° to 75°, according to the state of the weather; it is better to let 
the temperature fall a few degrees during severe frost than to overheat the pipes 
or flues to keep up an even temperature. Give air through the day at every 
favourable opportunity, always closing early in the afternoon. Stop and thin 
the shoots as they advance in growth; and do not let the leaves get crowded, or 
they will soon get yellow and unhealthy. Water sparingly in dull weather. 
Those in pots should have occasional waterings with liquid manure, but the soil 
should be allowed to get moderately dry before it is applied. Always at this 
time of the year, when water or liquid manure is used, it should be first heated 
to a temperature of 70°. Small Salad should be sown at regular intervals, in 
quantities according to the supply required. Keep up a moist temperature of 
from 60° to 65° in the ilfws/i?’Oom-house, and sprinkle the beds that are in bearing. 
Collect fresh horse-droppings and place them in a heap under cover to heat; these 
should be turned every few days, to get them in condition for making new beds 
at the end of the month.—J. Powell, Frogmore, 
GAKDEN GOSSIP. 
-^I^E are glad to find that an effort is to be made to hold an Auricula Show 
in London during the ensuing spring. A preliminary meeting was held 
on the 8th ult., at which a committee was constituted to make the 
necessary arrangements. Many of the Northern growers have, we 
believe, intimated their willingness to exhibit in London, and we may therefore hope to see 
next spring, at some one of the Metropolitan meetings which best fits in with the Anricnla 
bloom, snob a display as has not been seen in London of late years. The Hon. Secretary is 
Mr. E. S. Dodwell, 11 Chatham Terrace, Larkhall Rise, Clapham, London, S.W., who would 
be glad to hear from intending exhibitors or subscribers. 
- ^ WEiTEB in the Gardeners^ Chronicle states that he obtains Sea-kale 
earlier than the main crop—sometimes by several weeks, if sunny days are numerous 
—from a row of plants at the foot of a south-east wall. These are earthed 
