. Bliss & Sons' abridged catalogue and gardeners' almanac for 1874 : containing a list of the best known and most polular varieties of garden, field and flower seeds, selected from out large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties, with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Calendar of Operations FEBRUARY. Orchard.—Send orders to nursery-men for trees. During a thaw give the trunks and larger limbs a washing of soft soap, made thin enough to apply with a brush; the rains
. Bliss & Sons' abridged catalogue and gardeners' almanac for 1874 : containing a list of the best known and most polular varieties of garden, field and flower seeds, selected from out large assortment of nearly three thousand varieties, with brief directions for their culture. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Calendar of Operations FEBRUARY. Orchard.—Send orders to nursery-men for trees. During a thaw give the trunks and larger limbs a washing of soft soap, made thin enough to apply with a brush; the rains will finish the washing. This will remove the moss, (lichens,) eggs a'^nd larvae of insects, and im- prove the appearance and liealth of the tree. Loose JJaru, upon old trees, may first be removed by a blunt scraper. Continue to cut cions, and pack as directed last month"! If the eggs of tiie Tent-caterpillar have not been attended to, go over the trees without delay; whenever a twig seems to be swollen near the end, there the eggs will be found glued in a band around it. Where Canker-icorrtis are troublesome, some of the numerous tree protectors should be applied. The female insects ascend the trees by crawling as soon as the grcund thaws. Frcit Garden.—Pruning of grajie-vines may be done early this month. Prune currants and (joostberries, and if cuttings are needed, bury the prunings. Small limbs may be removed with the knife from divarf trt^es, whenever necessary. Observe here the precautions with re- gard to insects mentioned under orchard. Kitchen Garden.—Early hotbeds may be started, and manure accumulated for later ones. Have the manure frequently turned over, and watered if it becomes dry. As the weather becomes warmer, more care must be taken to air plants in cold frames. ' Wlien the gvomiA is OYfQ"^'^"^g Parsnips, Salsifij,'< Horse-radish. Piocure brush and poles for peas and beans. Sow, in hotbed, seeds of Early Cabbage, Lettuce, Radish.
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