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CALENDAR FOR APRIL. 
Sow cardoons in trenches prepared in the same way as for 
celery, only let them be wider apart, and the bottom he deeply 
dug, or better make the plantation in fresh trenched ground. 
Sow the seeds in patches of five or six, about eighteen inches 
apart, and keep them watered in dry weather. The cardoon of 
Tours is the dwarfest and best. 
Where necessary propagate the various perennial herbs by 
slips or parting the roots, putting them in well-dug ground 
which has had a moderate dressing of manure. These planta¬ 
tions should be renewed every three or four years at the farthest, 
as their produce is far from being so good on old roots as on 
those of two or three years’ growth. Sow all annual herbs also 
at the end of the month, such as basil, tomatas, capsicums, 
and others which are tender, in heat; the others in sheltered 
spots. 
Make at least two sowings of turnips, and hoe and thin pre¬ 
vious crops. Plant a crop of Jerusalem artichokes, choosing the 
poorest soil, for in such they produce the best crop, both in 
quantity and flavour. They may be usefully employed in rows, 
running north and south, as a shade from the intense heat of 
the sun for more delicate crops. Thin out the weak shoots from 
the common artichokes, reserving the best to form a new planta¬ 
tion if wanted, and manure and dig the ground about the old 
plants. 
Sow a full crop of celery, and put out such as are big enough. 
Earth up such as may need it, and keep the ground from be¬ 
coming hard or caked about the plants. Water freely in dry 
weather. 
Look over previous Calendars, and keep all work as forward 
as the season will permit. 
D. M. 
