84 The Gardeners Kalendar. Mar. 



Aritchokes, Celery, Endive, and all forts of 

 young fallet heibs; and, upon the hot- beds, 

 Cucumbers, Aiparagus, Peas, Kidney Beans, 

 Purflane, &c. You have alfo, on warm bor- 

 ders, Mint, Tarragon, Tanfey, and Clary, 

 with Sage, Parfley, Marigolds, Burnet, Sorrel, 

 Hyffop, Winter Savory, P.ofemary, Baum, and 

 other kinds of pot herbs. 



Work to he done in the F r u i t-G a r d e n. 



The beginning of this month you mud finifli 

 pruning all the tender forts of fruit-trees, as 

 Peaches, Apricots, Nedarines, ^c, for their 

 buds, by this time, (if the fpring has been 

 mild) will be very turgid, and in danger of be- 

 ing rubbed off, in nailing the branches. When 

 you have finiflied the pruning and nailing of 

 the trees, the ground fliould be dug about 

 their roots to loofen it, and deftroy the weeds. 

 A.nd when the trees are in bloffom, if the 

 weather fhould prove very iliarp, and the 

 nights frofty, it will be proper to cover them 

 with mats, canvas, or reeds, to guard them 

 f;cm the inclemency of weather, but thefe 

 coverings Hiould be taken off at ail times when 

 the weather is mild, otherwife they will force 

 out the fnoots too foon, and render the blof- 



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