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CALE^'DA^l OF GARDEN WOEK. 



sheltered borders, or iu pans in the window of a dwelling- 

 room. Plants in pots should have a few hours of sunshine 

 out of doors each day when the weather will permit. 

 Auriculas and a few other potted plants should have an 

 inch or two of the old earth taken from the surface, and 

 some fresh soil substituted for it. 



III.— MARCH. 



The average heat of the v> eather rises six degrees this 

 month, and it is besides usually dry : an excellent order- 

 ing of Providence for seed-sowing ; for, according to the 

 old proverb, foimded on correct experience, " a bushel of 

 March dust is worth a king's ransom." The milder days 

 are best for sowing. 



1. — Kitchen Garden, 



Before sowing, dig carefully, and make the ground level, 

 even, and fine ; and after sowing, scare sparrows and chaf- 

 finches. Main crops may be sown soon in the month, such 

 as early longpod beans, peas, onions, leeks, parsley, celery, 

 carrots, parsneps, cabbages, savoys, Dutch turnips, and 

 indeed most other vegetables, as ah'eady directed. Mus- 

 tard, cress, lettuce, spinach, and radishes, may be sown 

 every week, or fortnight, for succession, and some mus- 

 tard for seed. Sow New Zealand spinach in a pot in-doors. 

 Chives, shallots, and garlic, may be planted, as well as 

 small onions grown under trees last season, and large 

 ones for seed ; plant rhubarb, potatoes, and Jerusalem 

 artichokes. Cuttings or slips of sweet herbs may be 

 planted. Transplant cabbage and lettuce. 



2.—Fndt8. 



This is the main season for grafting ; and towards the end 

 of the month for layering. Trees may also be transplanted 

 now, but, for most sorts, November is the best month 

 for performing this operation. Dress strawberr}^ beds, 

 and, if not done in autumn, plant new beds, if required. 



S.— Flowers. 



Sow polyanthus and primrose seed early in the month, 

 and, if the weather is mild, sow hardy annuals, such as 

 adonis, alyssum, prince's-feather, love-lies-bleeding, snap- 

 dragon, yellow balsam, candy-tuft, catchfly, small blue 



