GARDENING CALENDAR FOR MARCH, 
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THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 
So?v artichoke, asparagus, angelica, anise, 
basil, beans, beet, borecole, borage, Brussels 
sprouts, brocoli, burnet, cabbage, caraway, 
carrot, cauliflower, celery, chervil, clary, cori- 
ander, cumin, cress, dill, fennel, fever-few, 
horehound, kidney-bean, leek, lettuce, love- 
apple, marjoram, Milan cabbage, mustard, 
New Zealand spinach, nasturtium, onion, pars- 
ley, parsnip, peas, potatoes, purslane, radish, 
rampion, rape, rhubarb, savoy, salsafy, seorzo- 
nera, seakale, skirret, spinach, and turnip. 
Plant and Transplant artichoke, asparagus, 
balm, burnet, cabbage, cauliflower, chamomile, 
chives, fennel, garlic, horse-radish, lettuce, 
hyssop, mint, potatoes, peppermint, sage, shal- 
lot, sorrel, thyme, and wormwood. 
General Directions. — The above lists and 
the dryness of the soil will alike indicate that 
the busy season is at hand, and of course show 
the necessity of the utmost activity. This 
month is also a good time to mark where drains 
are most required, by observing the indication 
of wetness, as shown by the damp places being 
slow in drying, which, if to be done this season, 
must be done immediately. Hoe in every 
part; complete the general digging, trenching, 
making of edgings, &c. 
Artichokes {Globe). — Prick out those sown 
last month, and still keep them in a gentle 
heat. Make new plantations of suckers from 
the old stools ; plant them at four feet between 
the rows, and two feet apart, in an open, deep, 
rich, and moist soil, watering until they take 
root, if the weather is diy. Thin out the old 
stools to three of the strongest shoots : dig in 
neatly the material with which they were 
protected, and add a little sea-weed, as manure, 
if at hand. 
Artichokes (Jerusalem). — Plant upon 
trenched or deeply dug ground, at three feet 
apart and one foot in the row, in a light rich 
soil. The smaller roots may be planted whole. 
Asparagus. — Sow on a rich soil about the 
middle of the month, in drills two inches deep 
and fifteen apart. New plantations can still 
be made, but many prefer May and June. 
Loosen and dress the surface of the old beds, 
working in two inches of good rotten dung or 
seaweed with the points of the digging fork, 
which should be inserted in a slanting direction, 
and raking the hard clods and stones into the 
alleys. In showery weather sow common salt 
over the beds. 
Angelica. — If not sown in autumn, should 
be done now ; transplant young plants into a 
moist soil, three feet apart. 
Anise. — Sow in a light dry soil in the 
warmest part of the garden, say along the 
bottom of the south -wall. 
Balm. — Plant in common garden mould, 
one foot apart ; it is increased by division of 
the roots. 
Basil, which was early sown, should be 
pricked off in pots or boxes into a light rich 
soil, and kept in a gentle heat : make another 
sowing in heat at the end of the month. 
