MARCH, 



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Take rotten dung, spread it on the ground, and di^ 

 or trench it in a spade deep, burying the dung regular- 

 ly. Take plants that have stood on borders or under 

 frames all winter, plant them two and a half feet asun- 

 der in rows, th« rows two and a half feet apart. Yovi 

 may sow a crop of radishes or spinach on the ground 

 after you plant the brocoli. 



CAULIFLOWERS. 



Plants raised last month may be pricked out on rich 

 earth in a warm situ atioii if the latter end of this month 

 is line settled weather. Sow cauliflower seed in a bed 

 of rich earui, in a warm situation anytime this month. 

 Sow the seed broad cast, and cover it half an inch with 

 earth, 



CUCUMBERS AND MELONS. 



You must form hot beds, to receive the cucumbers 

 and melon plants raised last month; earth the beds 

 about ten inches, and under the centre of each sash, 

 plant one of the pots of plants from the seed bed ; the 

 plants can be readily turned out of the pot, with the 

 bail of earth entire, and carefully deposited without 

 injuring the plants. Your chief care now will be to 

 continue a regular heat in the bed, by the addition of 

 linings of fresh dung round the bed, as the heat may 

 decay; give air and water moderately ; pinch off the 

 bud on the point of the first runner ; when the second 

 rough leaf is about the size of a cent, is the right time 

 to perform this ; it has a great tendency to make the 

 plant produce a new set of productive runners, as 

 goon as they produce blossoms. The males must be 

 taken off as soon as they are completely expanded, 

 and apply their centre to that of the females, w^hich 

 are.easily distinguished by the embryo fruit under the 

 blossom. This is an operation of great importance t» 

 their bringing fruit to perfection, and should never be 

 omitted to vines in hot beds. 



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