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quite recently. However, if hardyS vegetables have not yet been planted they should be put iu irn- mediately to insure good crop, oc- cording to Dr. D. F. Jones of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment Station. The hardy group in- cludeS peas, spinach, lettice, ra- dishes, beetS and carrots.
 The gardener may have taken ad- vantage of the unusually warm weather in early April, and planted like corn, squash and green bush beans in the hope of getting an early harvest. If these have not yet come up, the seeds should be examined and, if they have not germinated, must be replanted.
 Parsley. parsnips and celery are other crops that can be planted at 6hiS time, Dr.. Jones says. These crops are all slow to germinate and may give difficulty in obtaiuing a good stand. Seeds of all of these are oily aCld lose germination pow CTS after the first year. Consequent ly, only fresh seed should be used for these crops.
 Celery and parsley have small, fine seeds and are sometimes hard to start outdoors. The gardener may prefer to start them in cold frames or inside. However, celery and parsley can be started outdoors if the soil is firmly packed and the seeds planted lightly by sitting a small amount of soil over them. Cover them lightly with a burlap bag over which soil should be sifted lightly at least once day. The bag should be removed as soon as the seedlings appear above the ground location in late June. By this time,
 Celery plants started now will be ready to transplant to a permanent early crops like spinach and ra- dishes will have been harvested and this ground can be used for celery.
 Parsuips are slow to germinate and it's good idea to mark the rows with radish seed planted about one foot apart. The radishes will mature, mark the row and permit hoeing before the parsnips ere up.
 ParSnipS should be planted three seeds to the inch and thinned to one plant every three inches. The same is true for salsify and endive. LeekS can be planted and thirned a little more closely. Rows for all of eheSe crops should be 15 to 18 Inches apart. Seeds should be cov- cred with about one-half an inch of soil
 Control of Cabbage MaggOt.
 CutwOrmS
 One of the first insect pests .tO worry the home gardener is the Cabbage maggot, due to put in an appearance any day now. The smart thing to do, according to Medley Turner. entomologiSt at the Station, Is to prepare for he maggot before 1t arrives. One of the most effective tneans of control Is the use of tar paper discs, fitted snugly around the stems of young plants when they are set out. Cabbage maggots attack young cabbage, culiflower and broccoli plants and. for protec- tion, the discs should be used on all | these vegetables.
 CalOmel dust is another method of protecting the young plants from attack by this pest. A four per cent dust should be used one tea spoonful around the stem of each plant after it is set in the ground. Cabbage maggots also attack ra- dishes. Calomel or a cheesecloth screen put on over the rows to keep Off the flies which are the adults of | the maggots, are the best controls l here.
 cutworm Is the use of paper collars tomato, pepper. cabbage and lettuce plants. They cut off newly-set plants near the surface of the ground. Cutworm bait should be applied to the garden plot before