A MONTHLY CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 



The paragraphs are referred to ; not the pages. 



The nature of this work precludes the necessity of giving a very copious calen- 

 dar of operations ; still it would be incomplete without one : we shall therefore 

 briefly state what should be done in each month, and in most cases refer to the 

 paragraphs in the body of the work for the practical details. 



JANUARY. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMEMT. 



Artichokes : secure from frost, if not yet done (1495). Asparagus : plant on a 

 hotbed twice in the month, to keep up a succession (1096). Carrot : sow on a 

 slight hotbed (1106). Cauliflower : sow in a box, and place in a forcing-house, if 

 the autumn-sowing failed (1379). Celery : protect during severe weather (1518). 

 Cucumbers : prepare a seed-bed for sowing next month ; renew the linings of the 

 fruiting-beds ; keep them made up above the surface of the soil in the frame 

 (1061). French Beans : sow in pots for forcing (1104). Mint SLiidi other herbs : 

 take up and plant in pots or boxes, and place in a forcing-house (1110). Potatoes: 

 plant on a slight hotbed (1100). Radishes: sow on a slight hotbed, or in the same 

 frame with potatoes (1108). Rhubarb: take up old roots, and plant in boxes or 

 pots ; place them in a forcing or mushroom house (1098). 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Pinery : maintain a temperature in the fruiting-house of from 75° to 85° by day, 

 and from 68° to 72° by night (946) ; succession-house, from 5° to 8° lower; nursing 

 pits about 60o. Vinery: commence forcing for fruit in June; begin with a 

 temperature of 50^ (969) ; gradually increase it the first month to 60" min, (971). 

 Peach-house : commence forcing for fruit in May ; begin with a temperature of 

 50° (998). Cherry-house : commence forcing with a temperature of 45" min. by 

 night (1021). Figs : plants in pots may now be placed in a vinery (1034). Straw- 

 berries : take plants in pots into a forcing-house or pit twice in the month (1090). 

 Prune the Apple (1149), Pear (1168), Plum (1207), Cherry (1192), Gooseberry 

 (1220), Currant (1228), and Raspberry (1232), if the weather is not severe. Nail 

 and tie wall and espalier trees (786). 



FEBRUARY. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Beans : plant in boxes for turning out next month, also sow in the open ground 

 (1392). Cabbage : sow on a warm border (1372). Carrots : sow on a warm 

 border (1429). Cauliflowers : prick out those sown in boxes last month on a 

 slight hotbed (1379) ; sow on a sheltered border (1379). Celery : sow in boxes, 

 and place in a forcing-house for first crop (1515). Cucumbers: plant from the 

 seed-bed, and afterwards keep the heat by night 70° to 75°, and by day 75° to 85°. 

 French Beans: earth up former sowings, and sow again (1104). Lettuce: sow 

 on a warm border (1505). Mushrooms: make beds and spawn at 80° (1114). 

 Onions : sow in boxes, and place in a forcing-house, for planting out in April 

 Peas: sow in boxes, and in the open ground (1388). Potatoes: plant on a slight 



