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each Root, casting away the Suckers ; Plant the shortest-stalked Cabbage plants near a 

 Yard asunder, setting them pretty deep on the Edge of your Carrot-ground ; being set one 

 Month draw Earth upon one side of the Stalks, to lay them flat upon the Earth and they 

 will cabbage the better ; Sow Clovegilliflower Seeds. A Parsley Bed may serve for Use 

 many Years for a Family if you take Care to pluck off such Shoots as are likely to shed, 

 as often as you see them seed. When you see the Tulip-Leaves begin to peep out of the 

 Earth, spread your Flower-Gardeu all over with fat sifted Earth, mentioned in Janvarj/ 

 or Wood-Pile Earth, or the Earth that Moles work up in a rich Pasture, and when you 

 see a very great Hill lately cast up, dig to the Bottom to find her Nest. Now you may dig 

 in rottenjHorse-dung into your Garden, set more Beans and Pease, and graft. 



April, 



In this Month chuse the Evening of a rainy Day to set the Cuttings of Thyme, Hyssop, 

 Marjoram, Savorj^ Penny-Royal, Balm, Mint, &c. for Winter Greens, Hedges to be clipped 

 square after Rain, often letting such Herbs grow out of the Flower-Garden for Use ; You 

 may also part the Roots of most Things, cutting off their Tops and most of their thready 

 Roots before you set them ; the Boughs of Fruit Trees, that grow too near each other may 

 be set at some certain distances, with Weights or Cords to remain so for four or five 

 Weeks. Young Fruit Trees should be slit in the Bark from the Head to the Root, at 

 three or four Sides, to prevent their being hide-bound. Cut off' all the dead Twigs out of 

 Bays, Lawrel, Roses and all other Bushes ; plant Colliflowers, and cut off" all the Strings 

 of all Strawberries, except the Wood and White ones ; remove the young Clovegilliflower 

 Plants sowed of Seed the last Month ; set Rosemary-Slips (turning the Ends,) very close 

 to a Wall, and with Leathers nail it thereto while it is young, but not too close to the 

 Wall. If the Vine hath no Leaves before the 20th Day of this Month, all the cold Weather 

 is not past. 



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Dig Dung into a Bed to sow Purslaiu in. If the Ground is not wet nor cold, sow Scar 

 let and Kidney Beans in light Ground, covering them lightly, because a Bean comes up, 

 and turns up two Leaves. Whore any places of your Crop for Carrots miss coming up, 

 there make Holes like deep Scuttles, which tread almost full of Horse-dung, covering these 

 with Earth ; [see Hot-Bed in February ;] and sow Cucumbers therein, nip off the super- 

 fluous Branches, and watering when Need is. The Garden Beans being in full Bloom, 

 clip off the Tops ot the Stalks, and the Tops of the other Bushe.s, where they crumple up, 

 because Vermin breeds in thom. Tulip leaves being dry, you may take up the Roots, and 

 being dried from the Dirt, put them in a Bos, and cover them with Sand : Take them up 

 once in three or four Yeais, if you will, and set them again in September. Put the Off-sets 

 in a Box by themselves ; if you take not up the Roots, cut not off' their Leaves. 



Although the above and what follows were published in London, England, so long a 

 time ago, some of the suggestions may be profitably observed at the present day. Balance 

 of the year's observations next month. 



Tlie Fear on ITIountaiu Asli Roots, --Root-Graftlug, 



By D. B. Wier, Lacon, III. 



Ed. Pomologist axd Gaedener: — H. C. R., of Council Blufts, would "inquire of 

 those who have had experience, if it is in any way advantageous or desirable to graft or 

 bud the Pear upon Mountain Ash Stock?" 



Having had some experience in this way of propagating the Pear on the European 

 Mountain Ash (Sarins Aucujviria,) I would say that so far as may be learned from twen- 

 ty-three years' experience with it, it is undoubtedly as good as any stock for the purpose. 

 Those who have had the most experience with it, and therefore know best about its mer- 

 its, have no hesitancy in recommending it as the best stock for the Pear, especially North. 

 Its advantages are perfect hardiness or ability to withstand cold. It starts in growth early 

 in the spring, and matures its growth early in autumn, by this being well adapted to the 

 extreme North, and giving the advantage of no second growth in the Pear, or at least 

 rarely any. It causes the Pear to grow with full vigor on very poor soil, and does not 



