120 Horticultural Memoranda. 



firmly up to the trellis: keep up an even temperature if cold nights 

 occur, by iiicreasinor the fires: it is injurious to the crop to suffer the 

 vines to he retarded in their growth at this season. Give air, and 

 syringe occasionally, as the weather will admit. 



Peach trees in pots, if brought into the hnuse, as directed last 

 month, will now be in bloom; leave off syringing until the fruit is set, 

 when it may be resorted to again freely. 



Grape vines in the open air may be pruned this month, if omitted 

 in the fall. 



Scions of fruit trees may now be cut for grafting in April or May: 

 place them in a cellar or cool place, with the lower ends in a box or 

 pot of earth. 



Root s;raflin2; trees may now be performed as recommended in 

 our VoL VI. p,'249, 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias \v\\\ be finishing their bloom, and will begin to grow: 

 such as need it should be repotted as described in our last. Inarch 

 young plants, if it is desirable to increase any of the kinds in a col- 

 lection. 



Roses will now be blooming: give good supplies of water, and syr- 

 inge the folinge every other day, 



Azaleas will now begin to bloom, and should receive an increased 

 supply of water. 



Ericas may now be propagated with good success: young plants 

 potted off in the fall may now be shifted. 



Dahlias will now need more attention : if early blooming plants are 

 wanted, now is the proper time to pot the roots. 



Verbenas should be shifted now into larger pots, and the branches 

 tied to neatly made trellises. 



Cacluse-i may be potted this month, and grafting may also be per- 

 formed. 



Jinnual seeds may now be sown of such kinds as were recommend- 

 ed last month. 



Sparaxii-, ixias, and similar bulbs, now coming into bloom, should 

 be watered freely. 



Geraniums will require attention: keep them clear of the green 

 fly; and such as need it should be shifted into larger sized pots. 



Tulips, hyacinths, S,~c., in beds in the open ground, will begin to 

 show their shoots above the soil the latter part of the month: if the 

 weather is mild, the beds should be then uncovered. 



Fansies raised in boxes last month should now be potted off ten or 

 twelve in a box, and })laced in frames till the weather is sufficiently 

 mild to plant out in the open air. 



Erythrina crista galli. — Plants of this fine flower may be brought 

 from the cellar to the green-house, to forward their growth. 



Salvia splendens, fulgens, <S'C., may now be pro])agated by cut- 

 tin<rs, for the purpose of jilanting in the borders in summer. 



Plants in frames should receive attention: give an abundance of 

 air in all mild weather. 



Calceolarias should now be attended to; shift such as have already 

 filled the pots with their roots. 



