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CARTER AND CO.’S OARDENER'S VADE-MECUM FOR 1802. 
Soft-wooded Greenhouse plants must now be encouraged to make all the growth possible. Cinerarias will be advancing 
fast into bloom ; do not. let them want for water, and be sure to keep down aphides. Shift the stock for later blooming. 
Continue the shifting of Calceolarias as they advance ; the surplus seedlings may be hardened off for planting on a shady 
border out of doors. Keep Cyclamen at the warmest end of the house. Let Tropncola have a free circulation of air about 
them. Do not allow the plants of Double Chinese Primrose to perfect too many trusses of flowers, as it weakens them 
very much, in fact sometimes kilts; remember also that drip and a damp stagnant atmosphere inevitably kill them. Sow 
seed of Primula sinensis limbriata to bloom in tho Autumn, also of Greenhouse seeds generally. Shift any plants of Pelar- 
gonium \ttliich may have been left for late blooming ; train out the forward specimens ; lot them have a dose of liquid manure 
occasionally, and a freo circulation of air ; but bo careful of fire heat, which is apt to draw the blooms up too fast. 
Forcing Fruit Houses.— Pineries. 
Tho whole of the stock should now be growing, which must bo maintained by keeping up a brisk temperature and moist 
atmosphere. Plants swelling thoir fruit may have manure water now and then ; but when ripening off, give but little water. 
Continue to bring forward tho best successions into tho fruiting-houso as fast as tho fruit is cut ; also apply diluted 
manure water to the whole of tho successions in a growing state, and frequently syringe about the lower part of tho stems 
and over the bed : watch the bottom boat, as strong sun often causos it to rise some degrees. 
Vineries. 
Tho progressive thinning of the branches, stopping the shoots and laterals, and training, will bo the principal operations in 
the early houses ; particular attention must bo paid to tho admission of air, avoiding cold draughts, and submitting to a 
few extra degrees of heat rattier than admit cutting eastorly winds, so prevalent at this season. Keep up a moderately moist 
atmosphere ; bo careful to retard tho latest houses ns long as possible : but when the buds begin to swell, discipline must com- 
mence ; close the houses with solar heat, syringe well, and apply tiro heat whon necessary. 
Peach House. 
Persevere in thinning both fruit and branches in early houses: as tho fruit advances towards tho stoning point, be very 
careful of tiro heat ; do not overdo it. Maintain a moist atmosphere, and destroy insects ; water liberally at the roots, and 
apply liquid manure once a week, firing forward a good supply of British Queen Strawberries, ulso of other sorts for succes- 
sion ; syringe liberally, and givo plenty of ah'. Give Figs and Cherries liquid manure sometimes, and stop tho young shoots 
of Figs at about the fifth joint. 
Pits and Frames. 
Mako a liberal sowing of Carter’s Champion, '[Lynch’s Star of the West, and Cuthill's Improved Cucumbers, also more 
Melons, of sorts ; maintain a brisk growing heat, and change tho internal atmosphere ns often as possible. Ridge out both 
Melons and Cucumbers fqr succession, and keep plonty of dung often turned about for heating purposes. 
APRIL. 
Kitchen Garden. 
Particular attention must bo paid early in this month to the sowing of the different varieties of Broccoli, Cottager’s Kail, 
Borecole, Cabbage, Brussols Sprouts, Cape Broccoli, and Cauliflower; those winch may bo safely depended on as the best sorts 
will be found in antique in the Catalogue. Let the beds have an open but sheltered situation, and be placed all together, 
so that netting may be stretched over to keep off birds. Sow Bath Cos, NewGiant Cos, and Paris Cos Lettuces for trans- 
planting, and the different varieties of Cabbage and Silesian Lettuce in drills to be thinned out and left at the proper distances. 
Sow Mussclburg Leek, Salsafy, and Scorzonera, also Sion House, Newington Wonder, and Light Dun Dwarf Fronch Beans 
on a warm border the last week ; for earlier purposes sow on heat, and harden them off to transplant under hand-glasses. 
Make successional sowings of lato Wrinkled Peas, and let the ground bo well manured and deeply trenched. Sow moro 
Broad Beans, also Turnip Radishes abouCevcry ten days, and small Salading twice a week. Sow more of Early Dutch Turnip ; 
and when the soil is in good condition, get in the main sowing of Long Surrey, selected Altrincham, and Intermediate 
Carrot; sow in drills. Small selected and New Pinc-applo Short-top Red Beet may be sown tho last week in tho 
month, at which time also the first sowing of Searlot Runners should be got in. Plant out Cauliflowers, Cabbages, and 
Lettuces for succession, attend particularly to tho pricking out of Celery from the early sowings, and sow more seed in the 
open ground for late crops. Prick out Bush and Sweet Basil, and sow more seed under a hand-glass on a warm border. 
Remove the hand-glasses from Cauliflowers earth them up in a basin-like form, and give them plenty of water and liquid 
manure. Tie up Lettuces for blancliing, and keep the hoe constantly at work amongst all advancing crops. 
Fruit Garden. 
The operations here will vory much depend on tho weather : if the season is early, the disbudding of Peaches and Apricots 
may be commenced late in tho month ; do not removo much at first, as sudden changes in the weather are frequent. 
Protective' materials must be removed gradually, so as to inure tho trees to full exposure early next month. Watch well for 
the appearance of apludes on Peaches, and syringe with Tobacco water immediately. Tho leaf-roller on Apricots is very 
destructive to tho young fruit, and should be systematically picked out. Run a narrow hoe through Strawberry bods, to 
oosen the surface and disturb rel-min. Cut down the canes of Autumn-bearing Raspberries, nearly to the ground. 
