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The Kitchen Garden.

Asparagus beds that were covered with ma
nure in the fall, should have the coarse litter
raked OF. and the fine forked in early, before
the plants start.
Beans.-Do not plant before The soil gets
warm, as the cold. damp soil will rot the seeds.
Beets-Sow carly and thckly, so that the
Trimmings may be used as spinach. Frosts 90
bat little injury
Carrot.-Sow Early Horn on light soil.
Corn will not stand frost, OF damp. cold
soil do no, plaut before the ground Is dry and
warm
Cross, or Pepper grass.-Sow for use as a
salad. If the bllcl flea is abundant, 1t Is
Of 20 use to try it.
Cabbascs.-Sow in the hot-beis for medi-
um carly, aud set out plants from the cold
framein well manfred soil J-moder moist
aud strong soil IS much better than a light,
sandy one.
Cauliaowers Set out plants from the cold
frame the same as cabbases, and give them a
rich place. They must be either an early or
late crop. our strong sun being injurious to
the growth Of them.
Cucumbers may be started 10 pots or squares
Of sod in the hot bed aud set out when the
weather has become suitable, or if one has
hand-lrames, q few hills may be planted for
extra early.
E.g-Plaut.-Seeds may yet be sown in hot
bed Do not set plants in the open ground
until IL is thoroughly warmed. Look out for
the Potato Beetle, which attacks these plants
even in preference to the potato, and Will soon
destroy them il not hlnd-pic6el.
Lcek.-Sow the same as onions When large
enough. thin to or inches in the row, and
set out tho trimmings at the same distance,
Lsttuce.-Sat out plants from the cold
frame in rich, warm soil, and SOW seels Tor Sc
coud crop.
EElr;yuil. Melons, and Squa,hes, should
not be planted until the weather is settled aud
The ground warm.
Oaions.-SJw as early as possible in rows
. y TO Is inches apart, in soil which has been
highly mauuyci. Plant sets and potato aud
top onions.
( PArsley.-Slw in hot-bel after soaking in
warm water for few hours, or in open ground
Parsnjps new seed at once in ricl
soil.
/ Potatoes. Plant as soon As the soil is dry
enough. Look carefully after the q" Potato
/ B,etle," aud destroy them by hand-picking.
Peas Sow. for the earliest, just as soon a
/ the ground can be GOT ready dpubI rows sly
/ inches apart are best for convenience IN stick
ins." d. not sow the wrirk,ed sorts until th'
ground is dry. otherwise they will rot. Have
a plenty of brush for sticking the peas rs soor
as they are up; if left until they fall over the!
never DO So we'll
e dishcs are no; injured by cold, and SHOULD
be s5wa carly, in rich, light soil, in rows /:
inches apart
Turnips.--Saw few cally kinds as soor
as up. silt on plaster or ine ashes, u keep oil
the flea.
Tonato.-S1w seeds in hot-bed, Trans
plant those large enough to boxes or cold
frame. Provide materials for trellises. Bur!
tells us that the French mode Of raising toma-
toes is SIS follows: Is soon a clust of flow
ers is visible, they top the stem down to the
cluster SD that the flowers terminate the stem
The effect is that the sap is Immediately I'M
pelel into the two buds neg, below the clus-
ter. which soon push strongly aud produce an
other cluster Of flowers each When these are
visible. the branch TO which they belong Is al
$50 tanpeI down :, their level: and this is don't
i've times successfully. By this means the
plants becnme stout dwarf bushes, not above
eighteen ircheS high. I'm order 20 prevent
their falling over sticks or strings are stretched
horizontally along the rows, So as 70 keep The
plants erect. In addition TO this, alt laterIl'
that have 40 lovers, aud, after the FIFTH top
PING. an la,rrals whatever, arc nipped OF. II
;Li, way, tie ripe sap is directed into the fruit
which acquires beauty, SIZE and excellence
uuattlinlble hv other means.