400 CALENDAR — MARCH. 



tinue the transplanting of hardy biennial flowers, and 

 perennial herbaceous plants, shrubs, and deciduous 

 trees. 



Sow in tjie last week mignonette, and several species 

 of hardy annuals, in a warm border for subsequent 

 transplanting — particularly Clarkia, Collinsia^ Collo-- 

 mia, Eutoca, Gillia, Limnanthes, Nemophila, (Eno- 

 thera. 



MARCH. 



Kitchen Crarden, — This is a busy month. Main 

 crops of peas, beans, cabbages, and onions, leeks, car- 

 rots, parsnips, Brussels spouts, borecoles, lettuces, and 

 spinach, are now to be soAvn. Where space is rather 

 limited, some of the crops, especially peas and bean-s, 

 may occupy drills four or five feet asunder, so as to 

 permit the interlining of savoys or broccoli during sum- 

 mer. In ^he beginning, and also in the end of the 

 month, sow turnips and savoys. In the last fortnight, 

 sow asparagus, cauliflower, 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, sor- 



