the plants thrive in rich soil at the foot of a wall
facing south. The white and purple varieties are grown for ornament as
well as for cooking. Sow now or in March in heat, and in June the plants
should be ready for transferring to rich soil in a sheltered spot,
allowing each one a space of two feet.

==Garlic== to be planted in rows, nine inches apart each way, and two
inches deep in rich mellow soil.

==Lettuce.==--Sow again on a warm border and in frames. Plant out in mild
weather any that are fit from frames and hot-beds, first making sure
that they are well hardened.

==Mustard.==--It is easy work with a frame to have Mustard at any time;
and many small sowings are better than large ones, which only result in
waste to-day and want to-morrow.

==Onion==.--There is still time for sowing seed in boxes preparatory to
planting out in April.

==Parsley== to be sown in the latter part of the month.

==Parsnip== should be sown as early as possible, on the deepest and best
ground as regards texture; but it need not be on the richest, for if the
roots can push down they will get what they want from the subsoil, and
therefore it is of great importance to put this crop on ground that was
dug twice in the autumn.

==Pea==.--Sow early sorts in quantity now, in accordance with probable
requirements; but there will be a loss rather than a gain of time if
they are sown on pasty ground or during bad weather. There are now many
excellent sorts of moderate height, and these give the least trouble in
their management; but a few of the taller varieties still remain in
favour, because of their fine quality. However, there is time yet for
sowing mid-season and late Peas; but the sooner some of the
first-earlies are in, the better. It is customary to sow many rows in a
plot rather close together, but it is better practice to put them so far
apart as to admit of two or three rows of early Potatoes between every
two rows of Peas. This insures abundance of light and air to the Peas,
and the latter are of great value to protect the Potatoes from May
frosts that often kill down the rising shaws. A warm, dry, fertile soil
is needed for first-early Peas. Those already up and in a bad plight
should be dug in and the rows sown again. It is worthy of note that if
Peas are thoroughly pinched and starved by hard weather, they rarely
prove a success; therefore, if they go wrong, sacrifice them without
hesitation and begin again. Where early ro