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MAR 



not a property of animal and vegetable 

 manures — they foster both those ene- 

 mies of our crops. Salt and lime are 



plant ; sow. — Cardoons, sow, e. — Car- 

 roway, sow. — Carrots, sow, e. — Cauli- 

 flowers, plant from fiaines ; give air to 



very efficient destroyers of slugs, snails, i those under glass; prick out spring- 



grubs, &c. 



raised ; sow, b. — Celeriac, sow. — Cele- 



Stable manure, and all decomposing ' ry, sow; dress and earth up. — Cliamo- 

 animal and vegetable substances, have w/Ze, plant. — Chervil, sow. — Chives, 

 a tendency to promote the decay of plant. — Clary, sow. — Cress, sow. — 

 stubborn organic remains in the soil, ■ Composes, prepare. — Coriander, sow, e. 

 on the principle that putrescent sub- j — Corn Salad, sow. — Dill, sow. — Dung, 

 stances hasten the process of putrefac- : prepare for hot-beds. — Fennel, sow or 

 tion in other organic bodies with which plant. — Garlick, plant. — Horse-radish, 

 ihey come in contact. Salt, in a small ; plant. — Hot-beds, make, line, Stc. — Hys- 

 proportion, has been demonstrated by j sop, sow, e. — Jerusalem Artichokes, 

 Sir J. Pringle to be gifted with a similar | plant. — Kale (Sea), plant or sow ; force, 

 septic property, and that lime rapidly j — Kidney Beans, sow ; attend to those 

 breaks down the texture of organized j forcing. — Lavender, p]3.nt. — Leeks, sow. 

 matters is well known. i — Lettuces, sow ; prick out, and plant 



There is no doubt that rich soils, or • out from frames. — Liquid Manure, give 

 those abounding in animal and vegeta- j to cabbages, &c. — Liquorice, p\Ant,h. — 

 ble remains, are less liable to change Marigolds, sow, — Marjoram, sow and 

 in temperature with that of the incum- ' plant. — Mint, plant; clean beds. — 

 bent atmosphere, than those of a poorer ' Mus/iroom Beds, attend to; make. — 

 constitution. This partly arises from I Mustard and Cress, sow. — Nasturtiums, 

 causes explained when treating of the j sow. — Onions, sow, put out buttons or 

 influence of the colour of soils upon setts, plant for seed, b.; (Potato and 

 vegetation. Some manures, as salt, ' Tree), plant. — Orach, sow. — Parsley, 

 protect plants from suffering by sudden ; (Com. and Hamb.) sow. — Parsnips, sow. 



reductions of temperature, by entering 

 in their system ; stimulating, and ren- 

 dering them more vigorous, impreg- 

 nating their sap, and, consequently, 

 rendering it less liable to be congealed. 

 — Princ. of Gardening. 



MAPLE. Acer. 



MARANTA. Fifteen species, 

 herbaceous perennials. Division, 

 rich soil. 



MARATTIA. Two species, 

 perennial ferns. Division or 

 Loam and peat. 



MARCETFA exroriata. Stove shrub. 

 Cuttings. Rich light loam. 



MARCGRAAVLA. Two species. 

 Curious stove evergreen shrubby creep- 

 ing plants. Cuttings. Turfy loam and 

 peat. 



M.ARCH is a bnsy month, as will 

 appear from the following calendarial 

 directions: — 



Peas, sow. — Pompions and Purslane, 

 sow, e. — Potatoes, plant. — Pennyroyal, 

 plant. — Radishes, sow ; — Rampion, 

 sow. — Rape (com. and edible-rooted), 

 sow, e. — Rhubarb, sow, b. ; plant, b. — 

 Rochambole, Rosemary and Rue, plant. 

 — Sage and Shallots, plant. — Salsafy 

 and Scorzonera, sow. — Savoys, sow. 

 Skirrets and Succory, sow. — Sorrels, 

 1 plant and sow. — Spinach, sow. — Tansy 

 Stove j and Tarragon, plant. — Tetragonia and 

 Thyme, sow, e. — Tomato, sow in hot- 

 bed. — Turnips, sow. — Wormwoods, 

 sow. 



Stove 

 Light 



seeds. 



KITCHEN GAHDEN. 



Alexanders, sow; earth up.- 



ORCHARD. 



Apricots, prune, if before neglected, 

 b.; young ones, head down. — Blossoms 

 of wall fruit protect. — Currants, finish 

 planting and pruning, b. — Espaliers, 

 generally finish regulating, b. — Figs, 

 prune and train, and plant, being best 

 time; make layers; plant cuttings. — 

 Fork over the borders and quarters, if 

 Angeli- before omitted. — Gooseberries, prune, if 



ca, sow or plant. — Artichokes, dress ; j before neglected, b.; finish planting, b. 

 plant. — Aspiragus, sow ; plant; force;' — Grafting, in mild weather, is best 

 and dress beds. — Balm, plant. — BosiV, | done this month. — Grafts, prepare. — 

 sow. — Beans, plant; earth up. — Beet,' Mulch round the trees newly planted, 

 (red, white, and green), sow. — Borage,', to keep the roots moist. — Nectarines, 

 BOW. — Borneo/?, sow, e. — Broco/i, sow. neglected before, prune, b; young, 

 — Burnet, plant and sow. — Cabbages,] head down. — PeacAcs, before neglected. 



