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A MONTHLY CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 



hotbed and ou a warm border (1408). Radishes : sow ou a warm border (U44). 

 Sea-kale: cover up (1097). Spinach: sow 1450. Turnips: sow (1420). 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT, 



Pinery (946) : give air in mild weather, slightly sprinkle the plants on fine 

 mornings. Vinery (971) : increase the heat as there stated for the preceding 

 month. Peach-house : cease syringing when the trees are in flower (998). Cherry- 

 house (1021): give air at every favourable opportunity. Fig-house: commence 

 forcing where the trees are planted in the borders (1033). Melons : sow seed for 

 early crop (1037). Strawberries : take into the forcing-house for succession 

 (1092). Fruit-trees of all sorts may be planted if the weather is open (1363). 

 Prune and nail fruit-trees (786). Dig fruit quarters (928). 



MARCH. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Artichokes : make new plantations (1495). Asparagus : make new beds (1481) ; 

 top-dress the latter end of the month (1482). Basil : sow (1574.) Beans : plant 

 twice m the month (1392.) Beet : sow (1435). Cabbage : fill up vacancies in the 

 autumn plantations. Capsicums : sow seed (1345). Carrots : sow the main crop 

 (1429). Herbs: make new beds. Horse Radish : make new plantations (1547). 

 Jerusalem Artichokes: plant early in the month (1418). Sow Leek (1473), 

 Lettuce : prick out on a slight hotbed those sown last month in boxes. Mush- 

 rooms : make beds for summer use (1114). Oyiions : sow the main crops (1463). 

 Parsley: sow, if neglected last month (1534). Parsneps : sow the main crop 

 (1434). Peas : sow twice ; earth up early crops. Potatoes : plant main crop 

 (1408). Radishes: sow twice (1444). Sow ^'a/^i/y (1438). Savoys: sow begin- 

 ning and end (1376), Scorzonera : sow (1437). Shallots and Garlic : plant the 

 beginning of the month (1474, 1475). Sow Spinach (1450). Turnips: sow on a 

 sheltered border (1420). 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Pinery : pot succession plants (944) ; top-dress fruiting plants. Vinery : see 

 Diary (971). Peach-house: remove all foreright shoots from the trees (995); 

 when the fruit is set, syringe them (1011). Cherry-house : increase the heat after 

 the bloom is set and stoned (1024). Fig-house : water freely, both at the root and 

 over-head (1033). Melons: plant out from last month's sowing (1042). Straw- 

 berries: give air freely while in flower (1092). Prune and nail Peaches and 

 Nectarines, and afterwards protect them with nets or other covering (1307). 

 Finish planting fruit-trees. Graft fruit-trees (650). 



APRIL. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Beans : plant twice, and earth up the early crop (1392). Sow Borecole (1378). 

 Broccoli: sow the winter varieties (1380). Brussels Sprouts: sow, beginning 

 of the month (1377). Cabbage : prick out the February sowing (1372). Cardoons: 

 sow for early crop (1499.). Cauliflowers : plant out those wintered in frames 

 (1379). Celery: prick out the early-so\Mi on a slight hotbed (1515). Cucumbers: 

 sow to plant out on ridges (1082). French Beans : sow, the beginning of the 

 month (1397). Lettuce: fill up the autumn plantations (1505), Onions: trans- 

 plant the autumn sowing (1465) ; and also those sown in boxes in February. 

 Peas : sow twice in the month ; earth up and stick early crops (1390). Radishes ; 

 sow twice in the month. Sow Spinach first and third week. Turnips : thin, and 

 sow the latter end (1421). Vegetable Marrow: sow, the middle of the month (1341). 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Pinery : add fresh tan between the pots of fruiting plants, and sprinkle them 



