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weather should be taken advantage of to wheel on manure ; and 
if not too severe, and the ground is free from snow, a great part 
of the digging and trenching may be got on with. It is an 
excellent plan to divide the garden into certain portions for the 
reception of crops of similar character, that a settled plan of 
rotation may be worked out—one part at least should annually be 
trenched at least twice the ordinary depth of common digging; this 
will carry the heaviest crops of the succeeding season, and in the 
following year, they being removed to the next successionallv- 
trenched space, will leave the lirst in excellent condition, after 
being dug in the ordinary v-ay, for the reception of lighter crops, 
and thus every part of the garden will receive its due share of 
attention and bear its proportionate return. Such spaces as are 
not likely to be wanted for immediate use should be thrown into 
ridges, that as great a surface as possible may be exposed to the 
action of the air. Any of the early varieties of peas may be sown 
on a south border, in rows from three to four feet apart. Mazagan 
beans should be treated in the same wav; and in addition, small 
patches of radish,the early cabbage (the York is perhaps the best at 
this season), lettuce, house carrots, and onions may be got in. Be¬ 
tween the rows of peas and beans round spinach may be sown; 
or if the weather continues open till the end of the month, early 
potatoes may occupy the spaces, placing the sets in drills about 
eight inches deep, and a light covering of half rotten manure on 
the top of them, returning the mould over the whole. Hotbeds may 
be got ready for cucumbers, and when in proper condition will 
be useful for raising several other seeds, to be ultimately planted 
out, such as lettuce, cauliflowers, peas, and beans, to mend the 
first crops with; or if sufficient space can be afforded, the entire 
quantity may be thus raised and forwarded till three or four 
inches high, and then removed to the borders. Other beds of 
less strength may be devoted to the growth of early radishes, 
potatoes, asparagus, rhubarb, carrots, strawberries, mint, or other 
herbs ; these are not required to have a greater heat than fifty or 
fifty-five degrees, but for cucumbers sixty-five degrees should 
be the mean temperature. 
