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GARDENING CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 
Azaleas. — Many will now be in bloom ; 
these require more water ; shade slightly if the 
sun is violent ; keep those for late blooming in 
a cool and airy situation. 
Calceolarias. — A few will again require a 
shift, and these must be watered sparingly; 
stake and tie them up neatly. Make a large 
specimen or two of the shrubby sorts, as 
C.rugosa, angustifolia, &c. Seed may be sown 
now, if not done in autumn. 
Camellias. — Pot those whose bloom is past, 
if not done ; peat and light loam in equal parts 
is the best soil. They will make wood and 
flower buds in a heat of 60 degrees, not 
less ; attend to this with the early plants. 
Those in bloom must be kept cool ; and the 
late sorts must be brought gently along; to 
push them at this stage is fatal to the flower 
buds. 
• Cape Bulbs, as ixias, gladiolus, &c, must 
have no artificial heat further than the green- 
house or cold frame affords ; air freely, and 
increase the amount of water. 
Cephalolus follicularis (New Holland 
pitcher-plant). — Maintain a considerable de- 
gree of moistness all about it ; also closeness 
of the atmosphere by means of a glass. 
Cinerarias. — Give these all the light pos- 
sible, copious waterings, and air profusely : 
stake them as they require it. To make a very 
large specimen quickly for a conspicuous place, 
pot two plants together. 
Chrysanthemums. — Commence to take off 
a few of the young shoots from the early sorts 
first ; put them in four or six inch pots, in a 
soil of loam, leaf-mould, and sand, and keep 
them rather close for a week or so ; cuttings 
strike in heat. Plant out a few old stools in 
a warm place and rich soil, from which to take 
layers, &c. (for dwarf plants) in July. 
Crassulas and allied plants, as sempervi- 
vium, must be kept at the warm end always, 
and yet very sparingly watered. 
Cyclamens. — Keep these a little warm, 
and when past a flowering state dry them off 
gradually, but not too much. 
Epacris. — When cut back and beginning to 
grow, give a slight shift, water and keep them 
close for a few days : those in and coming into 
flower should be placed in an airy and cool 
position. 
Ericas. — Give increased quantities of air 
and water ; the former night and day, excepting 
when very cold winds prevail ; the latter should 
be applied liberally, to avoid the necessity for 
frequent repetition. Those plants that are 
producing long bare young shoots should be 
stopped, and those past bloom must be cleaned, 
and if unhandsome, may be partially cut back ; 
defer shifting them until they begin to grow. 
Any which appear to be confined in their pots 
should be shifted into the next size larger, 
using a soil of sandy peat, and mixing it with 
drainage, as charcoal, sandstone, &c. ; place 
them together, slightly shade if the weather is 
bright, and keep them close for a few days. 
Fuchsias. — Continue to shift these progres- 
sively as the roots touch the sides of the pots ; 
those in an advanced state will bear a good 
degree of heat with a corresponding increase 
of moisture. Train the plants to suit their 
respective situations : those with one stem will 
be the most useful ; stop the shoots all over, 
if the branches are thin and irregular. Shake 
the soil from the late sorts which are just 
starting to grow, and pot afresh. 
Gompholobiums, and slender creepers, should 
be placed in a light and airy situation ; thin, 
regulate, and tie regularly according as they 
grow ; give them a little freedom of growth : 
be particular in watering. 
Ilaworthias, Apicras, fyc. — Give a small 
shift : keep them at the warm part of the house, 
and give but little water. 
Helichrysums. — Water sparingly, and keep 
them free of the other plants ; they like light 
and air. 
Leschenaultias. — Shift carefully, if confined, 
into sandy peat with a little loam and charcoal 
mixed : do not stop them until they take with 
the pots : keep them in the light, and rather 
warm. 
Lilium japonicum (Japan lily). — Maintain 
a healthful, moderate, and steady temperature 
for these : stir, and add a little fresh soil as 
they grow. 
Mignonette. — Stake, and keep these near the 
glass, and where there is a free circulation of air. 
New Holland plants, as acacias, hoveas, 
bossiaeas, &c. — The acacias will soon be 
charming objects, and will require a good deal 
of water ; when past flower, and after resting 
a little while, give them a large shift: most of 
the other genera are more delicate, and the 
common error of overshifting and overwatering 
must be avoided. 
Orange-trees. — Keep these somewhat warm 
and moist as they are making fresh shoots and 
roots, but also give air, without which they are 
apt to become spindly. Strong shoots in open 
parts of the head may be stopped ; and stop them 
all over, if required, as they will grow more 
regular. They are found to do in a light as 
well as a strong loam ; the plants generally 
make most rootsh\ the former, and liquid ma- 
nure then takes the place of solid manure. 
Oxalis. — Admit air freely to these when 
mild ; give additional water to those advancing 
in growth ; keep them moderately moist. 
Pelargoniums. — Shift those struck in 
autumn, which should be again stopped two 
weeks previous to shifting, or be deferred until 
they have taken with the new pots : do not 
stop the old plants now, unless they are very 
