MARCH. 
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for pickling. Sow Early Horn Carrots ; sow Parsley ; sow Asparagus; 
sow Turnip on a warm border; also Spinach ; sow Savoy, Borecole, 
and Brussels Sprouts ; sow Radishes on warm sheltered borders ; sow 
Early London Cauliflower, Asiatic, and Walcheren—if you can get it 
true, which is rather difficult now-a-days, there being so much rubbish 
sold for it; sow a few early Cape and Grange Broccoli. Sow of 
Leltuces the following :—Bath Cos, Egyptian Green Cos, Breton Cos, 
Paris Cos ; and among Lettuce the Drumhead, Victoria, Grand Admiral, 
&c. Sow Celery, Tomatoes, and herbs of sorts, on heat. Plant Ash- 
leaved Kidney Potatoes, and all the early sorts, immediately, if the land 
be dry, and the late crop as soon as convenient; plant a good depth : 
we have invariably remarked that shallow-planted crops suffer most 
from disease. Prick out the Celery plants sown last month ; plant out 
Cabbages ; plant Lettuces and Cauliflower plants out of frames ; plant 
herbs; make new plantations of Asparagus and Rhubarb ; plant 
Jerusalem and Globe Artichokes ; plant Eschallots and GarLc ; hoe and 
stir the soil well among crops. 
Melon. —Sow a few seeds of Early Cantaloupe ; also a few of Orion, 
Bromham Hall, Beechwood, Bousie’s Incomparable, &c.; place them in 
a nice bottom heat, where they will be near the glass ; pay every 
attention to them until the plants are fit for planting out. 
Orchard House. —Give all the air possible that the state of the 
weather will permit, but guard against cold cutting winds. Be very 
careful in watering at present, as the plants require but little until the 
foliage becomes developed. 
Peach-forcing. —Maintain a moist atmosphere in early house ; 
syringe daily; give air freely in the forenoon if the weather be fine, but 
always shut up early in the afternoon. Keep a temperature of 60 
degrees by night, with an increase of 10 or 15 degrees in the daytime. 
Attend to the disbudding and to the tying down of the shoots as soon as 
they are long enough. As soon as the fruit is all set in the late houses, 
give them a good syringing ; water, when necessary, inside border. 
Pelargoniums. —The May plants will require very close attention, 
both in regard to watering and tying the shoots in their proper places ; 
the main object to keep in view is to form round compact plants with 
the shoots equally arranged over the surface. As the days lengthen, 
an increase of temperature may be allowed, and a more humid atmos¬ 
phere maintained—air should be early given on fine bright mornings, 
but the house should be closed early in the afternoon, that less fire-heat 
may be needed during this month. A little weak manure-water should 
be given to the plants once or twice a week, and they will now require 
water constantly, and care should be taken not to let them suffer for 
the w'ant of it. Have in a supply of Willow sticks, and let them be 
trimmed and put to dry, so that they may be ready when required for 
tying the blooms for exhibition. The June and late flowering plants, 
as they progress in growth, should be kept w r ell tied out, according to 
instructions previously given. The fancies require much the same 
treatment as the large flowering kinds, however, the warmest part of 
the house should be appropriated to them. 
Pinks. —Top-dress without loss of time, if not already done, using 
