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frequent ; a rather higher temperature should be kept up, and, if cold stormy 

 days occur, fires should be kept on during the day. The spurs will now 

 have grown so far, that, as they are tied out to the trellis, the strongest 

 may be stopped two eyes beyond the cluster of buds. Disbud all super- 

 fluous shoots, leaving only those that are wanted to make wood for next 

 year. The temperature, after the flowers begin to open, may be from 55 

 to 60 degrees at night. Vines in cold houses should now be uncovered, 

 and tied loosely up to the trellis, giving them the same treatment as we 

 recommended for vines in the grapery in February. A'^ines in pots should 

 be liberally watered, giving them liquid guano after the berries are well 

 formed. Vines in the open air may yet be pruned ; they will bleed a lit- 

 tle, but no danger need be apprehended from this. 



Fig trees in pots will now be showing fruit, and should be duly wa- 

 tered. 



Peach trees in pots, that have set their fruit, should be well watered. 



Straivberries in pots should be liberally watered, giving liquid guano 

 occasionally, and keeping them on a well-aired shelf near the glass. Beds 

 in the open air should be uncovered the first good warm weather, raking 

 off merely the coarsest litter first, and dressing the beds afterwards. New 

 beds may be made the last of the month. 



i?aspicrry plantations should now be uncovered, and new ones made if 

 they are wanted. 



Grafting trees of all kinds should be attended to now. Plums and cher- 

 ries should be got through with first, and then pears and apples. Scions 

 may yet be cut. 



Pruning all kinds of trees should now be done before a press of other 

 work will require so much time that it may be neglected. Wall or espa- 

 lier trees should be put in fine order early in the season. 



Fruit of all kinds should be transplanted now. 



Pear, apple and cherry, and other stocks should be planted out as soon 

 as the ground is in a good state. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Pelargoniums should now be in a vigorous state of growth ; if they have 

 been properly attended to, the plants will now begin to throw up their 

 trusses of buds, and, by the middle of the month, will begin to bloom ; 

 that is, those intended for blooming in May : those to succeed them in 

 June will not be so forward, and the third set for flowering in July should 

 have the shoots immediately stopped, so that they may break strong, and 

 in good season. By attending to this, the season of blooming may be pro- 

 longed from April to August. Water once a week with liquid guano. 

 Air the house early to keep off all damp ; and fumigate to destroy the green 



fly- 



Camellias will now be making their growth, and will require repeated 

 syringings and good supplies of water at the root. 



Japan lilies will now be so far advanced in growth that they may soon 

 have a shift into the next size pot, especially those intended for large spec- 

 imens. 



