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GARDENING CALENDAR TOR APRIL. 
linings. Have a good store of soils, crocks, 
and pots, under cover and ready for use. Sow, 
propagate, pot, harden oif, &c, and do all with 
spirit. 
Annuals. — The main sowings of tender 
annuals, such as cockscombs, amaranths, egg 
plants, balsams, &c, should be made ; pot oif 
the early sowings ; shift into larger pots as 
soon as the roots touch the side of the pot. 
The cockscombs are an exception to this rule; 
they must be kept in small pots until they 
show the comb, then shifted, and grown on in 
strong heat. 
Half-hardy Plants, as verbenas, fuchsias, 
pelargoniums, &c, may still be propagated, 
but the sooner the better. Pot off the rooted 
cuttings, and keep close and warm for a few 
days ; harden off those further advanced, and 
have them ready to plant out next month. 
Hardy Perennials. — Plant out without 
delay, and give thorough waterings after 
planting. 
Forcing Pit. — Always keep a moist at- 
mosphere, and as soon as the flowers begin to 
open, remove the plants into a cooler house, as 
they are almost sure to flag, if not removed 
before they expand. Beware of watering with 
cold water. Attend to the rinsing of a suc- 
cessional stock of plants for forcing. Mark 
the sorts of geraniums, &c. that do best in 
heat, and propagate accordingly. 
THE GREENHOUSE. 
Temperature. — From 45 to 55 degrees by 
day, and 35 to 45 degrees by night, allowing 
5 degrees more when sunny. 
Ventilation. — Air still more freely both at 
top and below, but the sharp cold draughts 
must be avoided. 
Watering. — Occasional syringings in the 
mornings may be given, and the passages and 
stages must be kept damp. The plants must 
be watered more liberally as well as more 
frequently. 
Potting. — Continue to pot the various kinds 
of plants as they go out of flower ; and where 
they do not bloom just yet, and are likely to 
require a shift, it had better be done at once, 
if notattended to. There are always some plants 
that require shifting; and the soft-wooded 
things and annuals must be kept growing, and 
the roots never allowed to get matted until 
they are in their flowering pots. 
Aloes, and succulents generally, will require 
an increase of water, and should be shifted, if 
not already done ; thorough drainage and a 
good fresh turfy loam, with lime rubbish, suits 
them. 
Agaves, and large succulents, should be 
watered well, but not often ; they should be 
set out on the lawn next month; sponge over 
the leaves if dirty. 
Alstrdinerias require plenty of air and water, 
and continual attention, to see that no insects 
attack them. 
Amaryllis. — Place these in heat succes- 
sionally, and put them in a cool house when 
about to flower. 
Annuals. — Keep these growing without 
allowing them to become drawn : all are the 
better for a gentle heat, but keep them near 
the glass, and air daily ; stake them, set them 
thin, and have them perfectly dry before the 
forenoon sun strikes them. 
Azaleas. — Place in a cool situation, except 
a few which may be required early. The 
forced sorts (North American), may be planted 
out in peat soil, to be again ready in autumn 
for potting. The Indian sorts, after shifting, 
must be put in heat, and kept growing. 
Calceolarias. — Fumigate often, but not 
strongly; give all possible light and air ; also 
stake and tie them up neatly, but do not cramp 
them with the ties. The first stakes should 
be so long that the plants may not require 
others. 
Camellias. — Water well, but do not saturate 
the soil : keep those which were shifted close 
and warm ; all the others require light and air 
profusely. They require a moist atmosphere 
to flower perfectly. 
Cape Bulbs, as ixias, gladiolus, &c, will, 
many of them, be in flower, and will re- 
quire a cool place and shade : nearly all do 
well in cold frames, with fresh air made to play 
in amongst them, daily, and nightly, too, in 
some cases. 
CephalotusJbllicidaris(Ne'w Holland pitcher 
plant).— If the house is very airy this must 
have a hand-light or bell-glass over it ; it 
grows in the west of England out of doors with 
this protection. 
Cinerarias. — Keep those in bloom slightly 
shaded ; shift those which are being grown on, 
and have them in a cool frame or pit: many 
may be planted out next month ; cross, and 
save the seed of the best. 
Chrysanthemums may be placed in the 
open air ; propagate by layers and cuttings, 
and only increase the sorts which are con- 
sidered choice. 
Crassidas, and allied plants, must be kept 
in the warmest part of the house, where they 
will not be exposed ; water them moderately. 
Cyclamens. — Discontinue watering in quan- 
tity, where the plants have done blooming and 
have made their growth ; let them get partially 
dry tn repose them. 
Epacris. — Make the air to play amongst the 
plants, when of a soft and mild nature ; those 
just done flowering may be yet potted ; cutting 
them back some time previous to shifting them 
is commendable. 
Ericas. — The quick and easier grown sorts 
