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than that excellent variety usually grows. We have also seen very Jarge specimens of the Marie 

 Louise, grown at his scat at Box Hill, in Sussex. The tree which pi'odiicerl tJieni is traincfi against 

 the gable end of a baru, about a quarter of a mile from the sea, and this tree is exjiosed to tiie strong 

 sea-breezes from the southwest. It was planted in good soil, and a sj>ring below it was discovered 

 when digging the hole for the compost, previous to the tree being planted. 



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HINTS FOR THE SEASON. 



April, throughout a large portion of the country, is the busy month of horticulture. 

 Grafting may be continued, especially of apples and pears, until the leaves begin to 

 expand, if the scions have been cut in season and properly kept. Cherries and plums 

 should have been done last month. 



Transplanting may be continued as long as trees may be obtained in good order. It 

 often happens that persons residing in the sorith and west can not obtain their trees from 

 the north until the planting season is past with them ; but as long as the trees to be 

 planted are in a dormant state, planting is safe. We plant trees successfully here as 

 late as June, when they have been retarded by being kept out of tlie ground a long time, 

 as when imported. The month of May is the best time in the year to plant evergreens. 



Dahlias^ and all heddinrj plants^ are best put out about the latter end of May ; all 

 danger of frosts is then over, and vegetation proceeds rapidly and safely. We do quite 

 as well with dahlias put out in June ; they come into bloom at a favorable time, M'hen 

 the hottest weather is over. We intend to give a few hints on their management next 

 month. 



Annual Flower Seeds, where to be sown in the open border, should not be done 

 until the weather is steadily fine, and the ground dry and warm. The soil should be 

 made as fine as possible, as the seeds are generally small and the plants delicate. The 

 covering is an important point ; it should be very light and even. A very thin coat of 

 fine moss aids in preserving a uniform degree of heat and moisture. Transplanting 

 annuals, either from hot beds or from the open border, should if possible be done on a 

 moist or cloudy day ; and if the sun comes out strong immediately, a slight shade should 

 be given. In cases of drouth, watering should be well attended to. Where seed beds 

 are watered, a finely pierced rose should be put on the spout of the watering ]X)t, that 

 the Avater may fall like a gentle rain, and not disturb the earth or seeds. 



Lawns, Edgings, Walks, etc., will require a dressing. A little attention now to exist- 

 ing defects will give satisfaction during the whole season. Ornamental shrubs or trees 

 requiring a slight pruning to put them in good shape, should receive it now ; and all 

 climbing roses, and other plants, be neatly adjusted on their supports. 



The Kitchen Garden, if looked to for a constant and liberal supply of vegetables, 

 must receive due attention. It happens frequently with the farmer, that his kitchen 

 garden is neglected until the press of farm work is over, and then it can only yield a 

 few of the common vegetables about mid-summer. How cheap the Farmer can have 

 radishes, lettuce, green peas, beans, aspjaragus, cabbages, caulijlower, and the other luxu- 

 ries that jieople in the city get so poor and pay so dearly for. Begin now ; take the 

 warmest and dryest border facing south for your early crops. Lettuce, peas, beans, 

 potatoes, (fee, can be planted any moment, and may have been long ago. Plant 

 few at a time, and keep up the succession. Such articles as radishes, lettuce, and gi-eon 

 peas, may be on the table all summer, if desired. It would certainly pay every farmer 

 who has a large family, to keep one man most of the time in the garden ; unless during 

 haying and harvesting, when he might turn out. There is economy, to say nothino- of 

 the comfort, in keeping the table well supplied from the garden. Buist's book on the 

 -. K " Kitchen Garden' will be a great aid to those who do not keep a gardener. . i. 



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