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CALENDARIAL MEM OR AND A FOR APRIL. 
CALENDARIAL MEMORANDA FOR APRIL. 
Kitchen Garben. —The principal business of the kitchen gardener 
in this month, is attending to the crops which are already progressing, 
and putting in other crops to succeed those sown last month. The 
times for sowing crops during this month, depends very much on the 
appearance and progress made by those of the same kinds sown in 
autumn, or in the early months of the year. If these remain very 
backward, in consequence of the severity of the winter, or other casu¬ 
alty, the sowings of this month may be delayed till the previous sow¬ 
ings have advanced sufficiently far as to warrant putting in succes¬ 
sions at this time. This observation applies particularly to peas and 
common beans, which, to have in perfection, the consecutive crops 
should succeed each other very regularly. If all the previous sowings 
are above ground, sow in the first, and again in the third week. 
Kidney Beans .—Towards the end of the month a first sowing of the 
early dwarf-speckled sort may be put in, on a dry warm-lying border. 
Some gardeners make it a practice to sow twice in this month, not¬ 
withstanding neither the first nor second sowings can be much 
depended on, because a very slight frost in the beginning of May will 
kill both, if above ground; still, if either escape, they will yield pods 
at an acceptable time. A much safer and more certain way is to sow 
in one-light boxes thickly, whence they may be transplanted into the 
open ground as soon as the May frosts are no longer to be expected— 
say about the middle of the month. Some ingenious practitioners, who 
have the convenience of forcing-houses, sow French beans for planting 
out much earlier, both dwarfs and runners; and by keeping the plants 
very dry, and stopping their leading shoots as often as - they come forth, 
induce a dwarfish habit; and, as soon as put out in the open air, show 
flowers immediately, and supply the table much sooner than any later- 
sown crop. 
Cauliflower .—The observations made last month are applicable now, 
if any of the directions have not been executed. Those under hand¬ 
glasses will now be growing rapidly, requiring the glasses to be tilted, 
and refreshings of manured water occasionally given to assist the 
growth. If seedlings raised on heat in February be gaining strength, 
they also should be assisted by water, or whatever else will expedite 
their growth, in order to their being planted out for good. About the 
middle of the month, sow a seed-bed for raising plants for the Michael¬ 
mas crop. 
Broccoli .—At the same time, separate seed-beds of ail the different 
sorts of common broccoli may be sown also; and likewise all other 
