160 Monthly Calendar. 



Grafting should be performed this month. 



Trees planted this month should be mulched with rotten dung, to keep 

 the sun from injuring their roots. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Tulip and Hyacinth beds that were protected daring wintei*, should have 

 their covering removed. If severe frosts shoidd happen after, a little hay 

 or straw thrown over the bed, will be sufficient to protect them. The soil 

 should be loosened with a trowel between the rows, and as tiie hyacinths 

 proceed in growth, the spikes of buds should be tied to small sticks, to pre- 

 vent their being broken by the wind. 



Ranunculus roots may slill be planted ; but they will flower later, and not 

 so line as those planted the last month. 



Annual seeds should still be sown in hot beds, and also in the open garden, 

 if the weather is favorable, p. 101. 



Dahlia roots should be separated, and each root, when wanted to flower 

 early, planted in a small pot. ]). 130. 



Cuttings of green-house plants should now be put in, as they will strike 

 more freely Xhan during summer. * 



Tiger-floivers, Amaryllis, Tuberoses, and Gladiolus nalalensis should be 

 potted to flower early. 



Pelargoniunus (Geraniums) should now be propagated ; put several cut- 

 tings in each pot, and jjlace thetn where they will receive but little sun 

 until rooted. 



Brompton and Qiicen stocks should be sown this month, where wanted to 

 flower strong next season. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Cucumber plants, that were hilled out in the frame last month, will now be 

 in flower ; they will require more mould to the hills and the heat to be kept 

 up by additional linings. Give plenty of air, as the fruit swells, to give it 

 a good flavor and color, and cut away all decayed leaves. 



Broccoli and Caidifioioers may still be sown. 



Celery seed may also be sown. Plant in a shady situation. 



Carrots, Onions, Beets, Parsnips, ^-c, should be sown this month, if pos- 

 sible. The new Scarlet Stud ley Carrot is a fine variety, and should be cul- 

 tivated exclusively for the table. 



Cabbage, Caidijloiver, and Broccoli plants, that were raised in the frame 

 last monUi, should be transplanted the latter part of this, into the open ground, 

 selecting a warm situation for the early crops. 



Sweet Marjoram should be sown tl e latter part of the month, as it vege- 

 tates much more freely than later, when the sun strikes more intensely upon 

 the ground. 



Radishes, wliere wanted in succession, should be planted every fortnight. 



Peas, Lettuces, &fc., may be sown, and the kitchen garden work in general 

 of planting, &c.,doue this month, if favorable weather. 



