120 Horticultural Memoranda. 



should be bent in n serpentine manner, if there is any appearance of 

 their not breaking regularly: this will have the teuilency to remtnly 

 them. As soon as tliey are fully out, tie up the shoots to the trellis. 

 Give due (juantities of air, in order to prevent them pushing weakly, 

 and as soon as they are an inch or two long, they may have an oc- 

 casional syringing. Vines in pots, now brought in, will soon break. 

 Cuttings should be now put in, where a stock of young vines is 

 wanted. Out-door grape vines, of the hardy kinds, should be pruned 

 this month, if not done before. 



Fruit trees, of all kinds, may be pruned the latter part of the 

 month. Those trained to a wall or espalier should have their branch- 

 es tied in. 



Raspberries may be uncovered the latter part of the month, if the 

 weather is mild. 



Gooseberry and currant bushes should be pruned the latter part of 

 the month. 



Strawberry beds should also be uncovered the latter part of the 

 month, unless the weather should be too cold. 



Scions, for grafting, should be cut now, and placed away in a box 

 of earth, with their lower ends inserted in the soil. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will now be making their growth. Syringe them freely, 

 and keep the soil liberally watered. Shading part of the day from 

 the sun, will be of advantage to the plants- Inarching and grafting 

 may be performed now. 



Verbenas will now be flowering: if many plants are wanted for 

 the open ground, in sunnner, they should now be propagated by cut- 

 tings or layers. 



Dahlias should be potted, if wanted to bloom early. The roots 

 may be separated, or, if desirable to increase a choice variety, they 

 may be j)ropagated by cuttings. The seeds should now be sown, 

 and the plants will flower well the first year. 



Geraniums will now be throwing up their flower buds. Give good 

 su|)|)lies of water at the roots. 



Oxalises, done flowering, should be sparingly watered. 



Cactuses will now be coming into bloom, and will require more 

 water. 



Ericas may be propagated from cuttings, with good success. 



Tulip and hyacinth beds should be uncovered the latter part of the 

 month, unless the weather remains severe. 



Ranunculus beds, which have been covered with frames, should be 

 opened in fine weather, to admit the fresh air. 



Jinnual seeds, such as stocks, asters, balsams, coxcombs, &,c., 

 should be now sown in i)Ots, in the hot-bed or in the green-house. 



Frames containing plants should be opened, and the fresh air and 

 sun admitted. 



Green-house plants, of all kinds, may now be propagated by cut- 

 tings. 



Calceolarias will now be throwing up their flower stems, and they 

 must be freely watered. 



Auriculas and polyanthuses should be top-dressed. 



Carnations, in frames, should be exposed to the air and sun, in fine 

 weather. 



