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also the yew ( Taxusbaccata), alder [Alnus communis), 

 the tulip (Tulipa), crown-imperial (Fritillaria im- 

 perialis), and various other bulbs, boldly emerging 

 from the ground. 



Fourth week : the erica carnea, wood strawberry 

 (Fragaria vesca), some speedwells (Veronica), the 

 groundsel, and sometimes the stock and wall- 

 flower (Cheiranthus), in flower. Some sorts of goose- 

 berries, apricots, and peaches, beginning to open 

 their buds. 



3. Kitchen-garden. — Culinary vegeta- 

 bles. 



Sow (2071.) radishes at twice or thrice (3760.) ; 

 round-leaved spinage twice (3771.), lettuce for suc- 

 cession (3970.), peas and beans in the beginning and 

 end of the month (3601. and 3616.) ; some early cab- 

 bages to replace any plants of the last August sowing : 

 at the end of the month, red cabbage. (3492. and 3518.) 

 In the last week savoys (3519.) ; in the last fortnight 

 dill, chervil, and fennel (4097.to 4109), earlyHorn car- 

 rot near the end of the month (3718.), early Dutch 

 turnip in the last fortnight (3698.), small salads every 

 fortnight (4078.), onions for a full crop in the last 

 week, and a few leeks at the same time. (3816. and 

 3835.) ... 



Temporary coverings. (2206.) Cover with litter, 

 fronds of spruce and silver fir, mats, and other 

 means, as circumstances may require 



Plant (2077.) Jerusalem artichokes (3692.), chives, 

 garlic, shalots (3838. to 3847.), horse-radish (4113.), 

 licorice (4245.), and potatoes. (3676.) 



Propagate, by rooted offsets (1988.), mint, balm, 

 sorrel, penny-royal, tansy, tarragon, fennel, and 

 burnet. (4081. to 4131.) 



Transplant (2079.) for seed, if it was not done in 

 autumn, the brassica tribe, onions, carrots, turnips, 

 beet, celery, endive, parsneps, and leeks. 



Dig (1864) and trench (1870.) vacant ground in 

 moderate weather, and perform all other operations 

 of this kind only in dry weather. 



Destroy insects by the usual means. (2280.) 



Store-room. Look over onions, and other dried 

 roots. (1704. and 1705.) 



Tool-room. See that tools are always cleaned 

 before being laid by at this season. (1706.) 



4. Hardy fruit department. 



Plant (2077.) all sorts of fruit-trees, when the 

 weather is fine (4361.) : strawberries towards the end 

 of the month. (4717.) 



Protect roots of new-planted trees by mulching 

 (2098.) ; tops of apricot, plum, peach, and nectarine 

 trees coming into blossom. (2206.) 



Prune (2110.) apricots, peaches, and nectarines, 

 before the blossom-buds are much swelled (4480. 

 to 4550.) ; apples and pears before the end of the 

 month (4369. and 4433.) : finish vines (2965.), and 

 nail them, and also gooseberries, currants, and rasp- 

 berries. (4634. 4670. 4680. and 4696.) 



Prepare ground for planting (2077.) ; spring-dress 

 strawberry-plants ; dig and dress ground where the 

 trees are pruned ; support newly planted trees with 

 stakes (2098.) ; clear the bark of trees of moss, &c. ; 

 fence orchard trees where sheep, cattle, or hares 

 may be expected. (2624.) 



Destroy insects. (2280.) 



Fruit-room. (2298.) Keep continually examining 

 the loose fruit, whether in the open shelves, or 

 close drawers : remove all tainted specimens. 



Fruit-cellar. (2299.) Such fruit as is put up in 

 close casks, and sealed or plastered up to exclude 

 the air, will require no farther attention than keep- 

 ing out extreme frosts, so as the temperature may 

 stand between 32 and 40 degrees. 



5. Culinary hot-house department. 



Glass case without heat. (2686.) Sow lettuces, small 

 salads, &c. as in last month (3399.), plant potatoes. 

 (3381.) 



Hot-beds and pits. (2678.) In the first week begin 

 to force cucumbers and melons : in general, the beds 

 now set to work produce finer fruit than those put 

 in action sooner. (3164. and 3271.) Continue sowings 

 of salads (3399.), and kidneybeans (3367.) ; begin 

 or continue to force asparagus, potatoes, sea- 

 kale, tart-rhubarb, &c. (4203.) ; sow a few seeds 

 of early cabbage and cauliflower plants for early 

 planting. 



Mushroom-beds. Protect established beds, and 

 spawn new ones (3430.) : keep up the heat of all hot- 

 beds by linings. (1976.) 



Pinery. (2697.) Attend to the proper temperature 

 (2847. and 2872.) : pines want little air or water at this 

 season. See that suckers on dung-heat are not too 

 moist. 



Forcing department. (2940.) If you have not begun 

 before, this is a very good time to commence with 

 most sorts of fruits, peaches, cherries, vines, &c. 

 Set in strawberries and other plants in pots, also 

 fruit-trees and shrubs, and plant kidneybeans ; 

 apply stimuli by degrees, but, having once begun to 

 excite, do not decline, otherwise you produce an in- 

 jurious check to vegetation. See to the stems of 

 vines which are outside the forcing-houses and 

 stoves which are at work. (3012. and 3031.) 



6. Flower-garden. — Open ground de- 

 partment.. 



Sow (2071.) a few hardy annuals in the last fort- 

 night, if the weather be fine : most of the sorts are 

 better deferred till the end of March. (6507.) Mig- 

 nonette and ten-weeks' stocks, in a warm border, 

 to be protected in severe weather. (2206. and 6486.) 



Propagate hardy plants from the root and herb ; 

 but September or March are better seasons. (6490.) 



Plant dried roots, when the weather is open and 

 dry. (6501.) 



Transplant (2079.), if the last fortnight be fit 

 weather, the hardier biennial and perennial border- 

 flowers. (.6490. and 6505.) 



Shelter and protect (2206.) by all the usual means ; 

 but take care not to exclude air and light a moment 

 longer than is absolutely necessary. 



Prepare vacant ground for plants and trees, also 

 composts for plants in pots. (1981.) 



Bees. Feed such hives as are weak. (1748.) 



7. Flower garden. — Hot-house depart- 

 ment. 



Glass case without heat. (2686.) Dress select auri- 

 culas, and cover them at night to promote their 

 growth (6376.) ; sow ten-weeks' stocks, and migno- 

 nette, for successional supply. (6218. and 6486.) 



Hot-beds and pits. (2678.) In the last week, prepare 

 for tender annuals, continue to force bulbs, and the 

 usual sorts of border-flowers and Dutch roots in 

 dung-beds and pits heated by fermentable substances, 

 steam, or by smoke-flues. (6503.) 



Green-house. (6211.) Minimum heat for this 

 month, 40 deg. maximum, with fire-heat, 44 deg. 

 Give air freely in fine weather, but water sparingly ; 

 the alternate drying by fire-heat, and then mace- 

 rating by watering, is a sure way of killing tender 

 plants in small pots. 



Bark, or moist stove. (6214.) Give air whenever 

 the thermometer rises to 70 deg. or under it, if the 

 sun shines, keeping up your fire and bottom heat. 

 Begin to propagate by the usual modes ; attend to 

 neatness and routine culture. 



Dry-stove. (6176.) Min. 45 deg., max. with fire- 

 heat, 50 deg. Give water and air as in January. 



8. Pleasure-ground and shrubbery. 



Plant (2077.) deciduous trees and hedges, as in 

 January ; deciduous shrubs after the middle of the 

 month. (6138. 6160. and 6189.) 



Prune (2110.) as before, finishing most sorts by the 

 middle of the month, if possible. (6190.) 



Dig (1864.) as before, and include the flower and 

 shrubbery borders towards the end of the month. 

 Sweep and roll gravel-walks and lawns (6191.)-; trim 

 the edges of verges with a weeding-iron ; remove 

 mosses and weeds everywhere. (6201.) 



Form and prepare lawns and gravel-walks, as 

 directed for last month. (2100. and 2101.) 



9. Trees. — Nursery department. 

 Fruit-trees. Sow kernels and fruit-stones (7011. 



and 7016.) ; lay quince, walnut, and mulberry trees; 

 plant cuttings of the gooseberry, currant, and elder. 

 Lay or graft the berberry, hazel-nut, and filbert. 

 7031.) Preserve cuttings of the vine and fig in 

 dry earth (4809.) ; plant suckers of the raspberry ; 

 prepare for grafting. (2043.) 



Ornamental shrubs. Sow hardy deciduous sorts ; 

 lay and plant cuttings, and take off suckers for pro- 

 pagation ; plant out in nursery rows, and prune 

 deciduous kinds. (7031.) 



Forest trees. (6982. to 7031.) Sow mountain ash, 

 hornbeam, wild cherry, hawthorn, ash-keys, hazel- 

 nut, acorns, walnuts, Spanish and horse chestnuts, 

 &c. 



