384 Monthly Horticultural Cadendar. 
Cherry Houses will now reqii-re mucli attention. Be particularly careful to aiimit abundance 
of air in the day time. Examine the leaves as they begin to show theraselres, and if any 
are observed to be curled, you may be assured that ^rubs are enclosed in every curled leaf. 
Go over your trees, and carefully pick tbem off with your hands. As soon as the trees are 
out of flower, let them be frequently syringed with clear water. 
Vineries. The Grapes that were set last month will require thiuning and syringing occasion- 
ally, with clear water. The young shoots of the Vines must be kept carehilly tied up, and 
stopped where necessary. For further particulars, see pages 6, 185, 193, 29.3. 337 to 350. 
Strawberries ia pots, should be continued to be brought in every week or fortnight, as before 
recommended, and plentifully supplied with water. Pick off all mouldy or decayed leaves, 
or they will soon render the other leaves they come in contact with, nnhealthy, and conse- 
quently, incapable of performing the part assigned to them by Nature. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Dahlia seed should now be sown, and a few old roots may be plunged in a little old tan. See 
page 145 to 147. 
Mignonette and Ten-week Stocks should now be sown in pots, and placed in a slight hot-bed, as 
recommended last month. 
Auriculas should now be top-dressed. See page 57. 
Polyanthus seed^shouM now be sown, and the old plants top-dressed with light maiden-soil, 
mixed with a little new horse-dung. 
Ranunculuses and Anemones should be planted about the end of the month, or beginning of 
March, on the beds prepaied, as recommended in page 196. 
Hardy annuals. The latter end of the month sow a few of the earliest flowering sorts in pots, 
to turn out in the borders. The general sowing should not take place until the end of 
March, or beginning of April. 
Tender annuals may be sown about the end of the month, in pots, and placed on a slight hot . 
bed, or on the flues of the stove. 
Forcing. Continue to take into the stove, Roses, (see p. 245 — 253) Pinks, Carnations, Hya- 
cinths, &c., as recommended last month. 
VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Peas should be sown in the beginning of the month, and towards the end, in rows five feet 
apart. The sorts most proper are Early Frame and Charlton. It would be also advisable 
to sow a few in boxes, and place them on the flues, in either the Peach house or Vinery. 
We have found that rotten dung, laid about two inches thick at the bottom of the box, has 
a good effect, for when they are planted out, the roots having run in the dung, are not 
injured by dividing. 
//sffni should be sown twice in the month, observing to sow in lx)xes, as directed for Peas. 
Mazagans are the most proper for an early crop. The most economical method of growing 
Peas and Beans is, to sow in drills, from ten to twenty feet apart, and fill betwi.xt the rows 
afterwards with such crops as are requisite 
Cabbage, Broccoli, Savoy, SfC. As early jn the month as possible, sow a few seeds for use in 
August, and also plant Cabbage plants for use in June and July. 
Plant Potatoes on a hot-bed, for an early crop, and under walls or other warm situations. 
Celery should be sown on a slight hot-bed in the beginning of the month. 
Cauliflower seed should be sown in the beginniug of the month, 
Kadishes and Lettuce should be sown twice in the month . 
£'flr/y /forre Carro/i should be sown in the beginning of the month on a hot-bed, for an early 
crop; and towards the end, a few on a south border to succeed them. 
Spinach. Sow some round-seeded, in a sheltered situation, to succeed the winter crop. 
Onions. If the weather be favourable, and the ground prepared, about the end of the mouth 
sow the main crop, in beds of four feet and a half broud, and drdled six inches apart in the 
beds; as when they are sown in drills it is much easier to clean and hoe amongst them. 
Parsley may now be sown. 
Mustard and Cress may be raised in boxes placed on the flues, or it may be sown on the soil of 
the peach-house. 
Rhubarb. Continue to force as recommended last month : plants two years old are preferable 
to any others for producing fine stalks, and also in much greater abundance. 
Kidney-beans. To force, take small pots about three inches in breadth, and thesarae in depth ; 
fill them with soil of an old Cucumber bed, or other light mould, nearly to the top ; after- 
wards sow about half a dozen beans, covering them at the same time, giving tliera a gentle 
watering, and place them on the warmest part of the flues in the stoves, until they come 
up. When they have made the first rough leaf, turn them out of tlie pots carefully, with 
the balls entire, and place them in pots 10 inches deep, spreading the plants round the 
pot as equally as possible, raising the earth abont them as high as the Cotyledons. From 
65 to 7.5 degrees is the most proper temperature for Kidney-beans, with plenty of air : avoid 
stopping the plants, and sow once a week where a regular supply is wanted. 
Jerusalem-artichokes. Make new plantations of them in suitable situations. 
Cucumbers and Melons will require particular attention this month. Give .iir when practicable, 
and keep up a good heat in the bed ; also keep the internal air hot and wholesome. 
Asparagus for forcing. Continue to take up as directed in former months. 
Parsnips. Sow the main crop about the end of the month. 
Pot-herbs may be sown about the end. 
O. Jewitt, Printer, Duffield, rie.ir Derby. 
