382 CALENDAR—-MARCH. 
interlining of savoys or broccoli during summer. In the 
beginning, and also in the end of the month sow turnips 
and savoys. In the last fortnight, sow asparagus, cauli- 
flower, sea-kale, couve tronchuda, cardoons, celery, and most 
of the culinary. aromatics, as dill, fennel, parsley. - Small 
salads, such as cresses and mustard, should be sown every 
ten days, and a:row of chervil at the end of the month. 
Plant early potatoes inthe first week, and a main crop 
during the. last fortnight; also strawberries. Jerusalem 
artichoke, , sea-kale, asparagus, and peas raised in frames, 
may now.be planted out; Full crops of cabbages should 
now be: planted out, and cauliflowers under hand-glasses. 
Propagate. by slips the various pot-herbs, as mint, sage, 
savory, tansy, tarragon, sorrel. Fork over the asparagus 
bed, avoiding the buds as much as possible. Transfer tetra- 
gonia seedlings into single pots. 
. Fruit. Garden.—Finish the planting and pruning of 
fruit-trees before the middle of the mouth. Dig and dress 
between the rows of gooseberries, currants, and other fruit- 
trees, if not already done. Kill wasps when they first 
appear, for the death of every individual at this period is 
equal to the destruction of a colony in autumn. , 
Forcing Garden.—Proceed with the forcing of melons 
and cucumbers, giving air,and applying linings to maintain 
the proper temperature. Examine pine-apple suckers and 
crowns, potting those that have been kept in tan during the 
winter ; repotting those that require larger pots, and dress- 
ing the.roots of such as are sickly, about the middle of the 
month, shift to. the succession-pit, and give a top-dressing 
to. the fruiting plants; turn the tan, and add new bark to 
the pits, to keep up bottom-heat. In the vinery and peach- 
house, attend to the keeping down of insects by watering; 
aud promote the growth of the young shoots by steaming 
