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laterals as they advance too rapidly, and shoulder up the bunches 

 which require it at this early season. Maintain an even temperature. 

 Vines in the greenhouse Avill have grown three to six inches, and by the 

 middle of the month will be in bloom. Slightly increase the temperature 

 while they are in bloom, and admit air in fine weather ; disbud all shoots 

 not wanted for making wood for another year. Cold houses should be well 

 aired every fine day, as it is the accumulated heat, followed by cold nights, 

 which endangers the vines. Vines in the open air should now be pruned ; 

 it is the best season, unless done in the autumn. 



Gooseberry and Currant bushes should now be pruned, heading in the 

 shoots of tiie latter to two or three eyes, and thinning out all small wood 

 from the former. 



Fruit Trees of all kinds may be pruned ; to commence will ensure an 

 early completion of the work, when there is much to do. It is also a good 

 time, in fine weather, to wash the trees with oil soap, for the destruction 

 of insects, moss, »Sz-c. 



Scions may yet be cut, and they may now be preserved, by burying 

 them partly in the earth in the garden. 



Grafting Plums and Cherries may be commenced the last of the 

 month. 



Peach Trees in pots may be brought in for a succession. 



Insects should be looked after. If there is any appearance of red 

 spider, destroy them by fumes of sulphur. Trees should be tarred as soon 

 as the frost is out of the ground, to guard against the canker worm grub. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



After the long and dreary winter, unusually severe, with the advent of 

 more favorable weather all will be activity. The want of weather, even 

 moderate enough to remove plants from one house to another, has prevented 

 the usual exchange of specimens. Now, however, all whose beauty is past 

 should be removed from the main show house to make room for such as are 

 coming into bloom, bringing some from the reserve frames, and replacing 

 them with such as will not suffer in the same place. Hyacinths, Japan 

 Lilies, Violets, Daisies, &.c., are of this class, Avhich add greatly to the ap- 

 pearance of a neat conservatory. Oxalises, Cape bulbs, &c., now done 

 blooming, may go out to give them room. Propagation, too, should be 

 mainly done this month. Verbenas, and other bedding plants, wintered 

 thickly in pots, should now be potted off, and placed in frames to establish 

 them for early planting out, to be succeeded by those struck this spring. 

 All hard wooded plants, done blooming, may now be pruned into shape, 

 previous to commencing their new growth. Seeds of various kinds should 

 be planted, and everything done to forward spring work. 



Camellias will now be finishing their bloom, and commencing to grow. 

 It is a good time to repot young plants, and even the larger ones, where the 

 collection is not too extensive. Prune in straggling shoots. Water liber- 

 ally, and syringe often. Finish inarching this month. 



Azaleas will now be in their height of bloom; water liberally. 



