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HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR. 
IV.—MONTHLY HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR, 
FOR FEBRUARY. 
This winter has been remarkable for its mildness, and also for the violent winds and amazing 
quantity of rain. Should February continue open and not be excessively wet, we would re¬ 
commend that towards the end, advantage be taken of every tine day to get in some of the 
principal crops. 
Peas and Beans .—About the middle or end, sow in drills, also in boxes, Early Frame peas, 
and the Mazagon and Lisbon beans are the best. See Vol. 2, page 95. To prevent mice from 
destroying them, use Mr. Howden’s trap, Vol. 1, page 796, or place the prickly branches of 
furze in the drills, with the seed. If slugs infest them as soon as they appear, destroy them 
with lime, as recommended Vol. 2, page 533. 
Broccoli .—Sow a little impregnated Early White about the middle, to produce from October 
to Christmas. Preserve them from slugs and snails as above. 
Potatoes .—About the middle plant the Early Manly and Early Kidney close under a south 
wall, or under the wall of a hothouse, and mix a deal of sand in the soil, to come into eating 
the end of May. 
Celery .—In the beginning sow on a slight hotbed or in frames, and scatter a little cauliflower 
seeds over the bed to succeed those under hand-glasses. 
Radishes and Lettuce.— Sow the first and third weeks in light soil, in a warm situation ; 
birds and slugs are very destructive in general, if not netted over, scatter a good coat of quick 
lime as soon as the plants begin to appear. 
Carrots .—In the beginning sow Early Horn and Early Short Red Horn, on a slight hotbed ; 
and about the end, a few of the same on a warm border to succeed them. 
Spinach .—Towards the middle sow Flanders and Round-seeded, and preserve them from 
the depredations of sparrows. 
Onions .—About the end, sow the main crop, in beds four feet and a half wide, and trample 
them well down, if the land he light. 
Pot-herbs —Sow about the end. 
Rhubarb.— Plant two vear< old roots in heat, for forcing. 
Kidney Beans .—Sow the cream coloured and early Butf in small pots for forcing, as recom¬ 
mended in Vol. 2, page 96. 
Asparagus may still be taken up and planted on a slight hotbed for forcing. 
Parsnips —At the end, sow r Guernsey and Hollow Crowned. 
Shallots and Garlic .—Plant towards the end. See Vol. 2, page 96. 
Cabbages .—Plant autumn sown ones, for use in July, and sow seed to produce greens in 
August. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Annuals (tender.) Sow in small pots, and plunge in a good heat. See Vol. 2, page 112. 
Auriculas .—About the middle, top-dress with a mixture of one half well rotted turfy loam, 
one fourth vegetable mould, and one fourth well rotted dung, either of cows or horses, a portion 
of river sand, and a little fine bonedust. Also water once or twice a week with liquid manure. 
Dahlia Seed.— Sow in pots about the middle, and place them in a hotbed frame; also about 
the end, plunge the old roots in a little tan, to forward their growth. 
Polyanthuses. —Top-dress as recommended for Auriculas. The soil however need not be so 
rich. 
Ranunculuses .—Plant in beds about the end. 
Roses in Pots .—Now placed in the forcing-houses, produce flowers, the middle of April. If 
they are infested with aphis, fumigate with tobacco, or sprinkle with tobacco water. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Vines in Pots, now introduced into the Vinery, ripen fruit in June. Those set last month 
will require thinning, and the young branches tying in. See Vol. 2, page 96. 
Cherry Houses must have air night and day, and keep sufficient fire to give a temperature of 
forty degrees Fahr. See Vol. 2, page 96. 
Strawberries in Pots .—Bring into the forcing house once a fortnight; give them a plentiful 
supply of water. 
Peach and Nectarine Trees .—On the open wall should not be pruned till the buds have a 
little advanced. Those in forcing houses, if in flower, or setting their fruit, should have 
plenty of air early every morning, and be shut up close early in the afternoon, and be occa¬ 
sionally moistened by steaming. 
Pruning and Nailing must be forwarded with all speed. 
Raspberries .—Make new plantations, as recommended in Vol. 2, page 90. 
Graft Fruit Trees early in the month. 
THOM AS H A R DCASTLF, PRINTER, OHURCH-STR F.FT, SHEFFIELD 
