382 CALENDAR MARCH. 



interlining of savoys or broccoli during summer. In the 

 beginning^ and also in the end of the month sow turnips 

 and savoys, In the last fortnight, sow asparagus, cauli- 

 flower, sea-kale, couve tronchuda, cardoons, celery, and most 

 of the culinary aromatics, as dill, fennel, parsley. Small 

 salads, such as cresses and mustard, should be sown every 

 ten days, and a row of chervil at the end of the month. 



Plant early potatoes in the first week, and a main crop 

 during the last fortnight ; also strawberries. Jerusalem 

 artichoke, sea-kale, asparagus, and peas raised in frames, 

 may now be planted out. Full crops of cabbages should 

 now be planted out, and cauliflowers under hand-glasses. 

 Propagate by slips the various pot-herbs, as mint, sage, 

 savory, tansy, tarragon, sorrel. Fork over the asparagus 

 bed, avoiding the buds as much as possible. Transfer tetra- 

 gonia seedlings into single pots. 



Fruit Garden. Finish the planting and pruning of 

 fruit-trees before the middle of the month. Dig and dress 

 between the rows of gooseberries, currants, and other fruit- 

 trees, if not already done. Kill wasps when they first 

 appear, for the death of every individual at this period is 

 equal to the destruction of a colony in autumn. 



Forcing Garden. Proceed with the forcing of melons 

 and cucumbers, giving air, and applying linings to maintain 

 the proper temperature. Examine pine-apple suckers and 

 crowns, potting those that have been kept in tan during the 

 winter ; repotting those that require larger pots, and dress- 

 ing the roots of such as are sickly, about the middle of the 

 month, shift to the succession-pit, and give a top-dressing 

 to the fruiting plants ; turn the tan, and add new bark to 

 the pits, to keep up bottom-heat. In the vinery and peach- 

 house, attend to the keeping down of insects by watering ; 

 and promote the growth of the young shoots by steaming 



