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done when they are planted out. Those which 
were early sown should be pricked and planted 
out ; they require a deep and rich soil, and 
should be put from two to three feet apart, 
giving waterings at the root immediately after 
planting, and repeating it, if the weather is 
dry, until they have taken root. 
Brussels Sprouts. — Make another sowing, 
and prepare an open situation for planting out. 
The soil must be good, hut not so rich as for 
brocoli : plant about the same distance apart, 
say two feet and a half each way, and have a 
good quantity of them, as it is a useful vege- 
table ; defer the main planting until June. 
Borecole. — Sow, if not already done, and 
plant out ; the widtli according to the state of 
the ground ; two feet generally does. 
Cabbages. — -Make another sowing to come 
in in autumn : transplant those sown early ; 
for the dwarf sorts, eighteen inches and two 
feet apart will be enough ; earth up the ad- 
vancing crops. 
Capsicums. — Towards the end of the month 
they may be planted against a wall, in a warm 
situation, protecting them for a few days with 
small branches of any sort. 
Cardoons may now be sown, in a trench 
as for celery : thin them out, to about one foot 
in the row, and as they grow, earth them up 
in dry weather, like celery. 
Carrots. — A main sowing can yet be made. 
The early crops must be thinned to four or five 
inches apart ; the Dutch hoe should be fre- 
quently passed amongst them. 
Cauliflowers. — Plant out, for succession 
crops, choosing showery weather, if possible, 
for the operation :■ they must be watered after 
planting, and will be found to come in season- 
ably if planted on cool and shady borders. 
Make another sowing about the end of the 
month. It will be found advantageous to 
water in growing weather, with liquid manure, 
before earthing them up ; and by looking over 
the early crops where the flower is getting too 
forward, and breaking in a leaf or two, so as 
to shade it, it will be found to keep longer. 
Celery. — Continue to prick out into rich 
soil, from which the plants will lift with a 
ball : a few may be planted out in trenches, 
making always double, rows instead of single. 
The trench should not exceed one foot in 
deptb, and dig in six inches of good rotten 
dung, watering well and keeping the plants at 
eight inches apart, taking care to plant alter- 
nately ; the common mode of trimming the 
leaves and roots is very objectionable, and 
when plants are properly treated they never 
require it. 
Cucumbers, for pickling, can he raised 
under a hand-glass, on a warm spot, and may 
be exposed towards the middle of next month, 
when, if kept thin, and season is favourable, 
they will yield abundantly. 
Endive. — A small sowing can be put in 
and may be useful, as being early, but it will 
be apt to run to seed : the green curled is a 
good sort. 
French Deans. — Two plantings of these 
should be made this month -. the dun and 
speckled are excellent sorts. 
Gourds. — Plant out at the end of the month, 
on a warm and rich spot. 
Serbs. — Any sorts that are required can 
be sown and propagated this month. 
Hyssop and Horehound are most useful 
medicinal herbs ; and can be increased by 
division of the roots. 
Leeks. — Transplant into a rich and well- 
manured soil, fifteen indies between the rows, 
and a foot in the row ; the leaves should not 
be shortened, and, as noticed last month, they 
need not be firmed at the root like other plants, 
only allowing a very small quantity of earth 
to drop in with the plant. 
Lettuces. — Sow every ten days or so ; plant 
them out in every spare corner, at one foot 
between the row, and ten inches in the row ; 
tie up the open sorts for blanching, choosing 
a dry day for the operation. 
Onions. — When the winter onions are likely 
to run, pick out their heart bud ; the bulb is 
also greatly assisted by tending over the stems, 
which can be quickly done with the back of a 
wooden rake. The hoe should be frequently 
passed over the ground, as well as among the 
spring-sown crops ; and weeding thoroughly 
must be looked after ; thinning the onions to 
four or fiveinches apart,may be proceeded with. 
Onions, for pickling ; sow the silver skinned 
very thick, closw by the walls ; leave them 
unthinned, and unwatered. 
Peas. — Sow every fortnight ; earth and 
stake up ; stop the leading shoots when in 
blossom, and be careful when gathering not to 
break the stems. 
Potato-onions, are treated as Shallots ; 
plant them now and keep them ten inches apart. 
Potatoes. — Hoe and earth-up the early 
crops ; they can still he planted ; those in- 
tended for seed, have been recommended by 
some to be kept late, and taken up green, but 
many now object to this plan. 
Pumpkins should be planted towards the 
end of the month, where they are to remain 
in a rich soil. 
Radislies. — Sow every ten days. 
Salads of all kinds should be successionally 
sown this month. 
Sea Kale. — Clear off all the dung and straw 
used fur forcing ; this is very useful in making 
up Mushroom-beds, when quite in a dry state. 
The young and superfluous buds of the Sea- 
Kale should be well thinned. 
