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out those sown last month. It is a good plan to place a thick turf 
under the hillock in dung beds, to prevent burning the roots of the 
plants; sow more Cucumbers and Beechwood or other Melons for suc¬ 
cession crops. Prepare a heap of fresh manure and leaves to be in 
readiness for making new beds, renewing linings, &c. Cherries and 
Plums. —These will not admit of rapid forcing, especially in the early 
stages of the process. Keep a moist atmosphere till the trees come 
into bloom, and plenty of air every bright day. "Water sparingly at 
the root at present. Peaches and Nectarines. —As soon as the fruit 
is properly set in the early house, use the syringe freely, and raise the 
night temperature from 5° to 10°, according to the state of the weather, 
and in like proportion through the day, especially if the weather is 
bright, at the same time giving plenty of air. Attend to the disbudding, 
and remove or pinch back all strong or foreright shoots, that are not 
wanted to furnish the tree with bearing wood for the following season. 
Keep the trees, at all times, free from green-fly, by fumigating with 
tobacco. See previous directions for the management of those not so 
far advanced. Pines. —Prepare soil and keep it moderately dry, to 
be in readiness for shifting the plants by the end of the month. Keep 
up a moist heat in the fruiting house, syringing the plants occasionally 
if much fire-heat is used. Those starting into fruit should be watered 
as soon as the fruit spike is visible. Collect plenty of leaves or tan to 
be in readiness for renewing the beds when required. Fruiting plants, 
either before or after they are started, may now be planted out on 
ridges of free porous loam, mixed with rotten manure. Leaves are the 
best material to form the bed on which they are to be planted, as it 
will ensure a steady bottom heat for some months, and will at no time 
‘ be too violent. Attend to last month’s directions in regard to succession 
plants in dung pits. Strawberries. —Attend to previous instructions, 
and place those coming into bloom in a situation where they will have 
the advantage of plenty of air and light, water with liquid manure as 
soon as the fruit is set. Bring in a succession of pknts by the end of 
the month. Vinery. —See directions last month, and as soon as the 
fruit is set use the syringe and keep up a moist atmosphere; com¬ 
mence thinning the berries at an early stage of growth. Thin on, tie 
in the shoots, and stop all laterals down to the last bud. The tempe¬ 
rature should be increased in the succession house as the days lengthen, 
in accordance with their stage of growth. Plunge pot Vines, if 
convenient so to do, otherwise place the pots on rotten manure or turf, 
and supply them liberally with liquid manure. After the fruit is set, 
remove all useless growth. Propagate Vines by eyes, cut them about 
1 J-inch long, and place them in pots or striking pans about J-inch below 
the surface, and plunge the pots in a brisk bottom heat. Kitchen 
Garden. —We may look forward for a busy month in this department, 
on account of the severe frost during the past month, whichh as, of 
course, retarded many operations. Therefore, should open weather set 
in, no time should be lost in getting the ground prepared to receive the 
spring crops. Make sowings of early Peas, such as Emperor, Early 
Warwick, and Scimitar, at the same time to follow them in succession; 
the New Dwarf Marrow Peas may also be sown toward the end of 
