160 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Raspberry beds may be uncovered now, and new plantations made 

 if wanted. 



Gooseberry and Currant bushes may now be removed with safety. 



Grafting may he performed this month with perfect success. 



Fruit trees, of all kinds, may be safely remove(l this month, if the 

 work is properly done: if dry weather ensues, the trees should be 

 carefully watered. Pruning old trees should be completed this 

 month. 



New Strawberry beds may be made this month, and old ones may 

 be renovated by a to|) dressing of very rotten manure. 



New plantations of Rhubarb should be made this month. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias will now be objects of more care, as the season approach- 

 es for planting. Pot such roots as are wanted for flowering early, 

 and when the eyes are swelled so as to become prominent, the roots 

 may be separated with one shoot to each, and jdaced in small pots. 

 Sow the seeds now for producino; new sorts. 



Calceolarias should be repotted now, being careful to give a good 

 drainage. 



Verbenas should again be shifted, if fine large thrifty plants are 

 wanted. 



Pansies, sown in pots last month, may be jjlanted out in beds in 

 the open garden, making the soil rich and good. Make another 

 sowing of seed in the open air for a succession. 



Roses w\\\ need repotting n«w: give good supplies of water, and 

 syringe freely over the foliage. 



Amaryllises, Gladioluses, Tuberoses, <5*c- may be planted this 

 month in pots, or, if mild weather, in the open garden. 



Camellias will now be completing their growth and forming their 

 flower-buds. Water freely at the roots, and syringe over the foliage. 

 Inarching may be yet performed. 



Carnations wintered in frames may now be turned out of the pots 

 into the flower border. 



Tulip and hyacinth beds should have the soil carefully loosened 

 between the rows, 



Annual seeds sown in pots, as recommended in February, may be 

 planted out in the open garden the latter part of the month, unless 

 the weather is cold, Hanly kinds, such as the rocket larkspur, &c., 

 should be sown immediately in beds or in the border. 



Chrysanthemums may be propagated now by separating the roots; 

 and placing one sucker in each pot. 



Ericas will need attention; water liberally, and syringe occasional 

 ly over the foliage; continue to propagate by cuttings. 



Cactuses will now be blooming, and must receive good supplies of 

 water. 



Perennial plants, of all kinds, may be successfully removed any 

 time during the month. 



PcBonies may be removed this month, if done early. 



Hardy Roses should be removed in April, and the old plants well 

 pruned, 



Oxailses, Ixias, fyc, done flowering, should be sparingly watered. 



