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sion crops of annuals of all sorts; half hardy annu/.s irj 

 warm borders, or on slight hotbeds. Biennials and peren- 

 nials should be sown before the middle of the month. 

 Plant Tigridia pavonia and fine stalks. Finish the trans- 

 planting of herbaceous perennials by the end of the first 

 week. Protect stage auriculas and hyacinths from ex- 

 tremes of every description of weather ; and tulips from 

 hoarfrosts and heavy rains. Plant out tender deciduous 

 trees and shrubs raised in pots. Remove part of the cov- 

 erings of all tender shrubs and plants in the first week, and 

 the remainder at the x end of the month. Form and repair 

 lawns and grass-walks by laying turf and sowing perennial 

 grass- seeds, 



Kitchen Garden. — Sow small salads every week • rad- 

 ishes and lettuces thrice during the month ; spinach once 

 a fortnight ; carrots and onions for late drawing ; kidney- 

 beans in the first week and last fortnight ; peas and beans, 

 cabbages, Brussels sprouts, borecole, broccoli, savoys, and 

 German greens for late crops. The last sowing of cauli- 

 flower for the season should be about the 20th. Cardoons 

 may be sown from the middle to the end of the month. 

 Sow pumpkins and cucumbers on a warm border in the 

 last week. Continue the various operations of hoeing and 

 earthing-up the different crops. 



Fruit-Trees. — Disbud peaches, nectarines, and other 

 early trees against the walls ; also attend to the thinning 

 of fruit. Give occasional washings with the engine to 

 keep down insects. A little brown or Scotch snuff dusted 

 over the trees after watering will effectually destroy green- 

 fly. Pick caterpillars from gooseberries and wall-trees, on 

 their first appearance. Mulch, if not done before, all 



