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“THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
plants. Sow thinly in little rows, about 
2 in. apart. 
-cabbages from the seed-bed to some well- 
manured ground for early use. 
Plant out strong young 
Cauliflower, — Seed of this favorite 
the 
month for future supplies in a seed-bed or 
vegetable may be sown during 
box where it can be shaded or watered 
easily, and transplant all the plants you 
have ready. Select good strong sturdy 
plants and set them about three feet 
apart each way. Do not break or injure 
the roots more than can be avoided when 
raising the plants from the seed-bed. 
‘The distance apart the plants should 
stand will depend on the richness .f the 
soil. The better the soil the wider apart 
the cauliflowers should be planted. The 
distance may vary from 2 feet°or 2 feet 
6 inches to 3 feet. At the same time it 
should be kept in mind that although 
the soil may be poor, and but little 
manure has been dug into it, the plants 
can be fed by liquid manure, and made 
In a few 
words, the distance at which the plants 
should stand from one another will 
depend, in a great measure, on the 
quantity and quality of plant-food 
available, 
Celery, Red and White,—A little seed 
“may be sown during the month so as to 
have a supply available if required. 
Sow a pinch of seed in a box or pot. 
to grow to a very large size, 
“When the plants come up, and are large 
enough to shift, prick them out in a 
small bed, where they can grow strong 
and hardy. 
Celeraic, or Turnip-Rooted Celery.— 
Sow the seed in a box of nicely prepared 
soil. Prick out, like celery. When the 
plants are about six inches high, plant 
out in rich free soil, in rows 18 inches 
apart and a foot in the rows. 
Cress and Mustard. — Sow a little 
seed occasionally to keep up a supply. 
Make the ground rich with well-rotted 
_ manure, and if the we..ther is at all dry 
_ water frequontly. 
Cucumbers,—Thin out the growth of 
cucumbers and marrows. removing old 
branches and giving preference to young 
bearing shoots, Keep the soil around 
them fairly moist, but after they have 
swollen to the required size, and are — 
commencing +t) ripen 
water sparingly. 
Cut the. quite «mall, and do not put 
the plant to the unnecessary trouble of 
ripening large fruit when the small oneS 
are so much more delicately flavored. 
KOHL RABI. 
Kohl rabi, or turnip rooted cibbage.— 
A few seeds may be sown in a seed bed. 
Seedlings to be planted out later on when 
they are large enough to move. 
Potato.— An effort should be made to 
raise a good supply of thie useful vege- 
table. The soil should be well drained, 
‘well worked, and heavily manured with 
the droppings of farm animals. For 
seed, medium-sized whole potatoes ara 
preferred to large ones cut into sets. 
The rows had better be wide apart, say 
three feet, and the sets put in about 1 
foot apart in the rows. 
6 inches deep. 
Plant about 6 or 
If it is necessary to use 
cut sets take care that the cut sides are 
dry before planting. 
Radish.—Sow a littls seed from time 
to time and use the plants as quickly as 
they-are ready. A supply of this vege- 
table, if young and tender, is always 
useful. If well grown the tender leaves 
may be eaten as well as the root. Make 
the ground fine and manure well with 
rotten dung. Sow in little rows, thin 
out, and keep free from weeds. 
Rape.—Sow a little of this useful 
vegetable in light rich soil in drills 
half an inch deep and 8 inches apart, and 
sow thickly, 
Savoy.—Sow a little seed of this—one 
of the best of the cabbage class. 
February 1, 1909 
Tomate,— Tomatoes are in full season, 
and are always a profitable fruit; they 
yearly gain in popularity owing, no 
doubt, to the variety of uses they can be 
put to in cooking. They are now making 
avery free growth and require a good 
deal of checking. Any excess of water 
will cause superfluous growth, which is 
always at t e expense of the fruit, there- 
fore keep the soil round about tomatoes 
moist, but avoid overwatering them, 
Coutinue to keep the side-shoots pinched, 
and any leaves that threaten to interfere 
with the ripening of the fruit may be 
freely thinned. The fruit wants direct 
exposure, especially as the autumn and 
cold weather approaches. Gather as soon 
as it ripens, and remove all overripe and 
rotting fruit at once from the beds, 
Tarnip.—Sow in light, rich soil, in 
shallow drills 15 inches apart; sow the 
seed thinly, and when they come up thin 
out to 8 to 10 inches in the rows. To 
have turnips mild and tender, they must 
be grown quickly ; wood ashes are very 
good as a manure—so is bonedust, guano, 
and superphosphate. 
work nice and fine. 
The soil should bo 
Interesting Notes. 
° 
The onion hailed from Egypt. 
Celery originated in Germany. 
Spinach was brought from Arabia, 
Parsley was first known in Siberia. 
Cucumbers came from the East Indies. 
Tne radish’s home was China and 
Japan, 
Tomato plants are now growing up and 
should be staked to prevent contact of the 
fruit with the soil. 
Liquid manure should be frequently 
applied to cucumbers, tomatoes, at this 
season of the year, 
Keep the eye open for caterpillars and 
other destructive pests which are so fond 
of young growth of all sorts. 
No wonder the common snail is able 
to do muck damage in a garden, Its 
mouth, says a scientist. is armed with 
saw-like tongue, and di-tributed on the 
surface of the tongue are tiny teeth to 
the number of about 30,000. 
