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attersea, or ck kinds should be chosen. . Some of the 
similar qui 
Meuteet plants of the March sowing should now 
— out one 
foot apart, leaving th A smaller plants for succession. Lay 
d have dung given them at renting, emg on 
ram the qe 4 of some of the earliest to as: 
sist their hearting. 
Carrots.— The Early Horn ma res be thinned to about three inches 
aly and when they y get too thick again, every other one may 4 
r imm 
aisi eon rota Oe —In t the second or third week, the oor. . a - 
: March sho 
wee he planted out ; choose for them an open spot of deep, well- 
enriched soil, and supply them ce diag ble water if the weather 
renders it necessary, as t rik d elight i ure. wa- 
tered — manure-water fro? 
CeL taal be’ seh the first mites will probably be suffi- 
deny pr 0 prick out in a warm shelte 
Ted situation to 
strengthen. 7m he best plan isto choose a perfectly hard surface ; and 
upon this, spread a are, of rotten dung ab out three inches thi k, 
the plants root better in Yara than soil, and are muc 
autumn in 
ANNUALS may be sown for late autumn- 
AURICULAS.—Unless seed is wanted, 
flow 
circ 
haye become a good lergth, some Aga he ered, by making an in- 
gsion on the upper se,” &c., Beds dir vo gp for Carnations in 
July ; they will soon root, and Ns dns Vaio Be flowering late in 
ering. 
cut down the flower-stems as 
soon as the bloom is over; they should then be potted, using plenty 
of weer" ga e, Wi nga the gocayre compost :—One-half rich turfy loam ; 
a a 
they are gets 9 set them on a eo of boards facing the east. Poly- 
anthuses, when done flowering, may be planted out under an east 
ager IAs, about the middle of the month, or as soon after as the 
plan n be ready, may be planted out permanently ; a fresh loamy 
soil sue Taek best, when it can be had ; but if ¢ 
it necessary to plant year after year r in the same situation, some v4 
rcumstances render 
bor geodon re 
holes for them —e be broken up | 18 inches deep ; where : the soil is 
of Snag 
eee st, which is essential to them ; and by having a hard su 
they are prevente roots, and rendered a 
tikely to run to seed prematurely ; and on removing uae to pant in 
the trenches, they may be cut out with balls of matted fibres, a 
being then well watered, will scarcely flag at all 
ion. Mustard must be sown eve ry fortnight. The 
watered ; _then strew the coe bao on the surf: 
ack of the spar 7 
re- 
quire covering, but the pee bat oot be made le quite tev level, and 
press i 
a “7 1, or the 
shade on ive 
Sit in 
ak eatincy etable may be eaten freely b: 
the most arte person ; ; thes sround intended for 
be manured at t ime of sowing ; but if fresh soil has been trenched 
i i in it. Fulm or N 
fi 
rills two i s deep. In dry weather, 
water the drills eters sowing the po ig penis should be dropped in 
two inches apart. 
Scar 
LET- Ru UNNER BEANS. —This prolific and po oh oa to dese 
second 
ge 
eed so familiar as this, particular circums' tances 
will always} tor 
out the most desirable situation either in the garden to ried an ar- 
bour, to hide something u scar ae ee ‘eg eover the cot reh. 
No creeper is more sui ee claims for 
Scarlet Runners will grow Sion aa eaeals pe ifsown in the 
nd south ; dra’ 
part of the garden, the a hala range north a 
drills from two es pede. inches deep, and drop the 
such siaauans. 
open 
w the 
pon 
over rs hole tg but gather clean n, a pe leave sufficient 8 seed 
ungathered in one place, as most Lnaeng after they have matured a 
few are bet to be so ear: a acca 
Ler 
e young plants aacetet ly be ready by oa end = the 
mo “7 “OF chad as they are aix ies high, oo 
y be u: te) ke a wide hole cs eke four 
inches deep, in nto which the plants must be dropped, and fixed by 
pouring some water from the spout of a watering-pot into the holes 
bear some alias in which the roots m — . before planting. 
-_ e 
und a “freshe ned up, if it ha 28 ‘not lag recent ly dug, and so 
thinly upona piece enftics ciently large to plants for a fortnight’s 
‘be = iece of the 
e seeds in, and 
Marionam.--The sweet or knotted kind may now be sown in a | 
warm 
ManieoL_p.— Those who like the flavour of the flowers in soups 
should sow now; they will grow in any soil, or situation. 
Nasturtium, or Inpran Cress, is not only useful, but eeeanes 
a it should, therefore, be sown early, —_ it will clim 
hide any unsightly object, or cover an arbour ; 
ce oy wering 
deep 
sesses the same properties sien a double-flowered variety, worthy a 
r-hord 
place in the window or fi 
: ONIONs, — ed pavace: soil about them cannot 
ed ; autumn-so planted 
0S 
be | too often 
fresh roots. Plant the Onions in rows eight inches 
inches from each other: 
Peas, —Sow as before for succession ; and earth-up and stick those 
— cing. 
'OTATOES — still be planted as directed last month. Draw or 
add earth to an y rising through ne id, es} 1 
~ = Poe mejor g groun: pecially to those 
RaprsHEs.—Sow as recommended last month. 
Savoy. i oe 
np ny Sta y be sown the first week ; it is an excellent 
rer peso agenas 3 Pl : and of vations Sanilac be spree ‘and is said to cor- 
ndenc 
may remain ee y to te flatulency ; it likes a dry s situation, and 
PINACH may be sown in a shaded situation, but will soon run to 
_ Seed. The round-leaved kind is to sow 
: a prtable a proper Ww now. Spinach is not 
= VRNIPs.—About the middle of the month a moderate so sowing 
: aa bad oF orgy of Fang d earner this sowing will ‘not stand long; if 
: her oc 
’ food, and if “es it and ¢ aha whe wed 
siderably. grown upon poor soil and dug in they enrich it con- 
FRUIT. 
Vines, towards th 
ng “4 the end of the month, or as soon as the fruit- 
3 a can be Hi ee should have t weak and ill- 
ey rubbed off. There is usually too much young wood left 
; in Vines  whiel only crowds, and prevents the fruit and the bearing- 
Hit of the next year from ripening. When the runners of Straw- 
— i req for propagation, cut them off, as they with 
W considerable nourishment from the plants ; water: th 
darts and ag nc f the weather renders it necessary. y. grafts 
pear united, and are growing freely, way baw Oe clay 
: removed from the arr wes te eather, and the union newly tied, as the | 
; Seat, soon ona On removing the clay, if the pet is not per- 
: + @ little damp moss 7 pe tied on in its place, es 
them. Remove rong growths = the middle of Goose- 
mony and Currant Washion| ina co the shoots where large fruit is d 
, - Thin out the suckers o ¢ Raxphesties to ne or six» 
strongest. Look ey! trained trees, and regulate the 
ey theme ill-placed ones. Watch narrowly 
FLOWERS. 
shoots by re- 
for insects, and 
the 
por alwa: elie op arog ed fr rom yellow “2 
White nise with an 
oots whi 
the rh rencong anne of ing polite, sony - 
methods: of turning tl the flowers blue havi 
in peat 
which is also in cresting a good 
as recommended for Dahlias 
i 
or 
Pro opagate by cuttings, as 
pie Rockets, Double Lychni 
4 
Watering out of doo 
rom dro! ught. After watering 
15 inches if in drills two feet apart. 
before planting. 
between e potatoes and the haulm ie 
it is wished+to grow the spring kinds o 
m 
CABBAGE, a few more of the 
wa few of the — York for a first 
much neglected: in 
eae made next mon 
Kip IDNEY Beans.—Sow cream-coloured. 
month. 
ed in May. 
Onitons.— Hoe between and ae Pe 
rows if = wealtnel ead draw 
advancin, 
n paver hy they are liable t Oy 2 eet 
— ended in April, Double Wall- 
, the 
plants becomes hard upon the surface 
8 
with the next row, alw ways taking care not to add 
8 AND MUSTARD may again be sown as 
deal also re se erstics 
a-good they regu 
roots 
plac : ane as to admit of their being mulched, n made 
lee "y with the border with a _ covering of soil, which ill ‘a only 
obviate the unsightly appearance of mulching, but prevent insects 
harbouring in it, which they " Galleri lee would do. If Dahlias are 
planted in straight lines, adhere to the following arrangement of co- 
ours as near as possi e, mites at the same time, losing sight of 
gt according to the heig y gro 
ith sha 
w the mixture — colours in 
emanner that the best judges fein the most harm: 
= 
Orange 
“— "violet, and 
y ¢ 
x. Rae eo opagate by pan le in _ hele place for autumn- 
flowering ; young plants ae in = largest 
Hyp —Thin out the en too thi 
ut in as cu 
and finest flowers. 
ick, ddeen ae fond 
eoeaten; plank 
5 Apps or Perv roots may now be sauied: 6 out in a warm place, 
ELARGONIUMS (Scarlet) which »bAYe been kept in the cellar may 
Pett Bi oF choice kinds he ould } have their weak flower-stems re- 
ving only the centre one and the blooms on each p 
should’ be Page to four or ley o have them fine 
with manure-water. In tying tie stems, Pe not tie over a joint, 
t 
water them 
KS,—Sow Giant and sven Boat covering the seeds lightly. 
less necessary during 
GETABLES, 
- Beans.—The last ne oe now be sown of Early Longpod o 
Mazagan ; if the weather is dry, soak the seeds and water the drils 
as before. Top any in full bloom, and draw earth ti 
inches 
ng. 
RECOLE. 
lants will be ready for final transplan tr which should nds done, if 
a 
ts ele etme puddled 
Brussets Sprovuts.— recisely as the above: 
Brocco ne ea pate 4 Ferple Sprouting oe now be ready for 
planting et rescue Borecole. 
of strong eee oe nid be chosen in an open seestiee for all these 
winter crops ; but if ere 4 isa pate Hy of room, some may be planted 
the smothering them. If 
they must be sown 
from 
March-sown may be planted out, 
~ succeed those planted last month. About the 25th of the month 
nei wd Coleworts : these 
cottage-gardens, 
eir occupying the ground so short a time, =e being equal to vaaad 
Noh, Soe oa from growing so quick no ahd can be more profita- 
roc 
ot permanently Poorest “should be now, hoeing 
deeply ain mong ‘them at the same tim 
soon as the sapil picks Sige, ecb. pastes 
‘idotad eit pare a bed for them as follows :—Take out the earth from 
a. deeply-dug piece.of ground, where the soil is rich and light, about 
use: In earthing up, two es of 
length vccawe! ends pula aie thieg Gal tee, ond 
; lifting the boards out carefully and 
fee the plans ar 
Lrrruce.—Towards the end of the month sow for succession as 
2 from weeds. 
Pras. —In the first week the last sowing for the season ma: 
~ tage deeper 
Pora TOES. —Earth-up after rain, when the surface soil is tolerably 
ou leave the wae rather wide at beg than otherwise. 
this month, for newly- Seater vesetsbtes and flowers, and 
round round the 
n h 
or two 
a sen. or 
well- 
See the 2 the direction? given, mi 
aioe “x psa is dry, soak the ‘seeds before sowing for 24 
ies art, if not ‘previously done, as recommended last 
ry ‘be 
area as it is 
yer 
Le 
seem oars intended to be 
: ia 
without 
». : 
Cherry-trees on walls usually become infested with black fly at this 
Season, which, fiat chaceede will extend to the fruit. An effectual 
and si simple rem remedy is, immediately they are perceived mix some 
clayey so ah dnt rater in such proportions 9s will: form a thin puddle, 
into which dip the infested points, leaving them to dry in the sun. 
ane. the es insects have perished, the clay may no be 
Roses ; 
and superfluous sh . 
to the better, and more likely to £ d th 
= ae fault committed in the management of Vines, 4 leaving in 
0 
ti 
ood for next season maturing its b to assist dad all the 
sun and air possible should etrate. This should 
be borne in mind when thinning out young and useless shoots; do 
not allow o: 0 two if but remove 
the smallest or uppermost one, and sto: Foe shh ¢ ny an pape citi 
the fruit. Continue to water ecnvtietas if BPs cen- gh Ke 
newly-grafted — ts securely ied, and the summer shoots of trained 
trees fastened ix 
ELOWERSs: 
‘Smal plants of Pelarg intended fi 
in a fi 
planted o 
omty. this cama or they may be potted at once og their winter 
pots, and plu nged out of aaa taking — that they have good 
ainage, and using precautions against ¢ rooting through the 
bottoms or over the tops of th 
NNUALS. me of the quick lowering kinds may yet be : sown, as 
Virginian Stock, Venus’s Loo -glass, Clarkia, Collinsia, Gita ke 
Some of those thinned out ria the border may. be potted ‘for flower- 
ing in the window, or be placed in a shady place, to form a succession, 
They a Aig i ong of water. Some of the more tender kinds 
which w: in pots, and raised in the cucumber-pit, may be 
Pp *e 
an ox 
Burss of Ranunculus, Hyacinths, Anemones, asd Fuliva ‘ai as soon 
as the foliage has turned yellow, must be taken up, if ae are choice 
aon: If euter 
8 n not to break t 
TIONS should have neat sticks tie their flower-s 
to. ‘This should be done loosely, to admit their dlompaitag without 
» Po lyanthuses, and Hyacinths. 
Datias. ee them neatly and securely tied up, and water them 
aeee 
'y. 
“toss may be budded towards the end of the month. This oper- 
ation is performed as follows :—Select a healthy, free: ‘grown shoot, 
eno at an eligible a aan fora } hro ough the 
passing a kn ife 
make the longitudinal in 
ing care t th 
; 1:¢9 
rags wag art be Toon nemnekied: 
be budded choose a eed 
peiding ee co f 
r Carnations.—See JuLy. 
Panexiais and Tiawxtais, raised from Hoey may be pricked 
to strengthen their final transplantation. 
out, 
Pinks, in expanding, are Jiable to 
burst their calyx, either from robust mee or a naturally short 
lyx. To prevent this, a narrow strip of aetegprsg shod r bladder 
~— moran will of 
should 
from the two oe hen joints stri off. Do not shorten 
ing leaves: frequently 
garden epee soil, it fines 
it until it nese 
but do not water them after 
der or other moist | in the. 
ScARLET Beans may yet Be sown. Sree Bn 7 ie eer 
“att sticks. 
