April 29. 
THE COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 
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summer ; sunshine destroys them ; sow seed of. Roses, watch for 
insects on, and destroy them; roses in groups, keep them low; roses in 
ots may be planted out. Rose-stocks for budding, do not rub off shoot; 
ut stop those not wanted at the second or third joint. Stake and tie 
up plants; seedlings, thin. Surface-stirring cannot be too frequently 
performed. Tulips, remove seed-pods; take up and store as leaves 
decay ; water frequently in dry weather. Wall-flowers, sow first 
crop, to bloom next year. Water-glass bulbs, plant in borders as 
flowers decay. Watering, attend to in dry weather, especially to plants 
newly removed. At the commencement of this month, during showery 
weather, plant cuttings of Double Wall-flowers and Pansies , and divide 
the roots of Neapolitan and Russian Violets , transplanting in preparation 
for potting to flower in winter. Half-hardy plants may now be brought 
from the greenhouse, and their other winter shelters, and distributed in 
the borders. Mild moist weather is most suitable for this work. The 
more tender climbing annuals , such as Tropoeolum aduncum and Con¬ 
volvulus major , should not be planted out until the end of the month. 
Put in Slips of double White and Purple Rocket, under hand-glasses, 
or near a wall on the north side. Cuttings of China Roses plant in a 
shady place. D. Beaton. 
FRUIT FORCING. 
Aphides, keep down by fumigation or the liquid. Bottom-heat, 
beware extremes, watch frequently, do not exceed 85°. Capsicums, pot 
off, and get forward, b. Cucumbers, increase atmospheric moisture to, 
in house; renew linings in frames ; fumigate if the fly appears, and stop 
and set frequently. Figs, water freely; stop a few eyes beyond the fruit. 
Fires, moderate. Floors, water thrice a day. Insects in general, look 
for constantly; fumigate in time. Kidney Beans, water freely with 
liquid manure, and stop ; pot off a succession, b. Liquid manure 
use clear and weak, frequently. Mushroom-house, keep a very moist 
air to; make a late spring bed, mixing loam with the dung, b. Melons, 
train, stop, thin out, set, &c., almost daily ; water very freely as soon as 
the fruit are as large as eggs, using liquid manure; continue to plant 
successions, and sow the latest lot, b. Nectarines, give peach treat¬ 
ment. Peaches, stop, disbud, train, thin their fruit, &c., and syringe 
freely twice a day. Pines, watch bottom-heat, water more liberally, 
and keep moist air to. Shading, practice if vegetation is oppressed. 
Red Spider : sulphur pipes, flues, &c., once a month. Tomatoes, 
harden off, b. Ventilate freely on all proper occasions. Watering, 
increase with the season. R. Errington. 
ORCHARDING. 
Apricots, hand-pick, b.; thin fruit, m. Aphides, destroy. Ame¬ 
rican Blight, watch for. Apples, hand-pick. Borders, clean and 
dress. Budded Trees (last year), remove wild shoots from, and secure 
the growing bud. Cherries, train and clear from Aphides. Currants 
(Red and white), stop watery breast-shoots, e. Currants (Black), keep 
down fly, b.; water when dry. Disbudding, perform frequently. Figs, 
prune, train, and disbud ; commence stopping, e. Grafts, keep down 
wild shoots of last year’s, and. secure the graft from wind. Liquid 
Manure apply to hard-bearing trees. Mulching, attend well to, e. 
Nectarines, as peaches. Nuts, destroy suckers, e. Plums, clear 
from fly, and train, b. Peaches, disbud, and cleanse from Aphides, b.; 
stop gross shoots, and thin fruit, e. Pears, train, and thin fruit, e. 
Protection, remove from blossoms, m. Red Spider, extirpate; 
depend on sulphur and the syringe. Raspberries, thin out shoots 
where very thick, and remove unnecessary suckers, m. Stopping, keep 
an eye to. Staking, look to in orchard, b. Scale on bark, extirpate, 
b. Strawberries, mulch and water freely in blossom. Alpines may 
still be planted, b. Training, attend to assiduously, especially with 
young trees. Water, apply in drought to new planting. Walks, 
clean or turn. R. Errington. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Air admit freely in good weather. If the house should be shut up in 
cold nights, give air the first thing in the morning ; toward the end of the 
month leave a little air all night, increasing the quantity by degrees. 
Annuals, &c., bring in from pits and frames, when approaching the 
blooming state. Sow quick-growing ones, as Balsams ; and hardy ones, 
as Collinsias and Nemophilas, for succession. Mignonette, sow in 
pots, or in turf under protection, for succession. Achimenes, bring 
first or second lot from their winter quarters, and place them in pans in 
the front of a cucumber-pit, or under a handlight in the greenhouse. 
Balsams and Cockscombs must now be sown or potted ; the Balsams 
requiring less heat and more air than the Cockscombs. Cuttings, con¬ 
sisting of nice stubby side shoots of young growth will now root readily in 
a mild bottom-heat. All bedding-out plants intended for the balcony or 
a small flower-garden may now be propagated very easily, if inserted in 
a bed of light soil over a little sweet dung, and a frame placed over them. 
All quick-growing things, such as Verbenas, Ageratums, and Calceolarias 
may thus be rooted with little trouble, and be fit foi* planting or potting 
in two or three weeks. Young shoots of Heaths, Epacrises, Azaleas, &c., 
may now be struck, inserting them in silver-sand, in pots well drained, 
and putting a bell-glass over them ; keeping them rather cool for a few 
weeks, and then giving them a little mild bottom-heat. The whole of 
this section must be treated as previously recommended, according as 
they are in bloom, have finished blooming, or have been cut down by 
pruning. Earth : stir the surface on pots and borders, and fresh 
dress where repotting or renewing the earth is not advisable. Sow seeds 
of the Orange or Lemon, and when of a suitable size let them be grafted 
or inarched—preferring the former—and. placing the plants in a moist 
hot-bed ; any stocks raised late last season may be so used. For flower¬ 
ing in a dwarf state, and almost continuously, the Otaheite orange is 
valuable. Shifting into larger pots must be carefully proceeded with. 
In the case of Fuchsias, Geraniums, Cinerarias , &c., intended as suc¬ 
cessive crops, those advancing should be carefully trained, according to 
the principles recently adverted to. Succession crops of Achimenes, 
Gloxinias, Gesneras, &c., must now be seen after. Salvias must be 
propagated for autumn and winter blooming. Seeds of Salvia patens 
produce strong nice flowering plants. Their doing well for the season 
will depend on the treatment they receive now. In consulting present 
convenience, we must not forget the future. Stocks, and all half-hardy 
plants may now be sown under handlights, or a covering of some sort on 
a border, and will take the place, in succession, of those that received 
some artificial heat. Hardy Plants should now be set in a sheltered 
corner, to make way for the importations from the pits and frames. The 
first to be removed may consist of Coronillas , Cytisus, Acacia, Pittospo- 
rum, &c. Seedlings and Cuttings must be pricked off in time, or they 
will destroy each other. Water will be required oftener as the sun gains 
strength. Plants with large leaves generally require the greatest supply. 
Plants in Windows will now require extra attention. The increase of 
mild temperature will bring an increase of dust and insects. Vases 
and Baskets for balconies and small gardens, must now be got ready, 
but do not be too venturesome in planting them for a fortnight to come, 
unless you can cover at night. R. Fish. 
KITCHEN-GARDEN. 
Angelica, plant, or thin out, as the case may require. Artichokes, 
dress off, if not done, and plant a few suckers for succession. Alex¬ 
anders, attend to thinning, &c. Asparagus, sprinkle with salt once 
a week during the cutting season. If this be attended to there will be 
no fear of weeds or slugs; but the surface of the beds should be opened 
once a week with some little pointed implement. Balm, earthstir among. 
Beets (Red), thin out, &c. Basil should be exposed to the open air 
all fine weather, so as to have good stocky plants to plant out toward the 
end of the month in warm borders. Beans, sow in succession in cool 
situations; attend to topping and earth-stirring advancing crops. 
Borage, sow, and save seed from such as have stood the winter. Bore¬ 
cole, sow, b. ; prick out, and save for seed. Brocolis of any kind may 
be sown at the beginning, for Cape Brocoli in particular this is just the 
season, when sown sooner they are so apt to run or button ; attend to 
pricking and planting out any early-sown kinds, and to look to favourite 
kinds for seed. Burnet, attend to. Cabbages, sow or plant; earth¬ 
ing attend to. Capsicum raised in hotbeds, should be well inured to the 
open air, for planting out in the open warm border, at the end of the 
month. Carrots, sow; attend to thinning-out advancing crops, also 
attend to watering the early crops in frames or the like. Cardoons, thin 
out or sow b. Cauliflowers, the early hand-glass crops should be well 
basened up, supplied with water, and liquid manure water, once a week ; 
attend to pricking or planting out in succession. Celery, may sow; 
attend to pricking and planting out the earlier sown. Chamomile, 
earth-stir among. Chervil, sow, and leave for seed. Cress (American), 
sow ; save for seed. Chives, keep clear from weeds. Coriander, sow, 
and leave for seed. Crops failed, lose no time to replace. Cucumbers, 
plant out under hand-glasses upon a little bottom-heat; attend to thin¬ 
ning, topping, and removing any decayed leaves daily ; those in bearing 
assist with a little top-dressing often. Dill, attend to. Earth-stirr¬ 
ing, in all cases attend to in dry weather. Endive, sow a little towards 
the end of the month for early use. Fennel, attend to planting out 
seedlings. Hotbeds, attend to. Hyssop, attend to. Kale (Sea), 
earth-stir, or carefully fork up among the old crowns, if not done before ; 
look over seedlings, and where sown in patches to remain, thin out and 
attend to. Kidney-beans (Dwarfs) and Runners, sow main crops at 
the b., or transplant from hot-beds ; make another sowing e. of the month 
for succession; attend to protection in case of frosty nights. Leeks, 
thin out early, or transplant; leave for seed. Lettuces, sow every fort¬ 
night ; plant out and tie a few every week, and mark some of the best, 
or any favourite kinds that have stood the winter, for seed. Marigolds, 
sow. Marjoram (Sweet), see Basil (common garden), may plant and 
keep clear from weeds. Melons, sow b.; pot off and ridge out in succes¬ 
sion ; attend to setting fruit, thinning, topping, earthing-up, and water¬ 
ing the advancing crops. Mint, plant out new beds where required ; if 
short of rooted plants, cuttings will root readily at this season, if planted 
and well watered. Mushroom-beds should be made in the coolest 
situations at this season; attend to those in bearing. Mustard and 
Cress, sow in succession where required. Nasturtiums, sow without 
delay, if not done before. Onions, weed; keep the surface earth 
loosened ; a small fine-toothed iron rake will be found an excellent tool 
for this and similar purposes ; (Welsh) leave for seed. Parsley, sow ; 
thin out Hamburgh, and leave for seed. Parsnips, thin, and earth 
loosen. Peas, sow in succession; draw up earth along each side of the 
rows before sticking, in case soakings of water should be required ; stick¬ 
ing attend to in time. Pennyroyal may be planted in a cool situation. 
Pompions, sow, or plant out under hand-glass, upon a little bottom-heat. 
Potatoes, hoe amongst, with care not to injure the young fibre. Purs¬ 
lane, sow; leave for seed. Radishes, sow in cold situations; and 
leave for seed. Rape, sow for salading; (edible-rooted) sow, e. Rose¬ 
mary and Rue, may plant. Sage, may plant; cuttings root readily at 
this season if planted in a shady border and well watered. Salsafy and 
Scorzonera, sow main crop b. Summer savory, sow or plant out. 
Savoys, prick out, &c. Spinach, sow and leave for seed, and thin out 
young crops. Tansy and Taragon, may plant. Tomatoes, attend to 
for planting out e. of the month. Turnips, sow, thin out, and leave for 
seed. Turnip Cabbage, sow. Vegetable Marrow, sow or ridge out 
under hand-glasses upon a little bottom-heat. Many frosty nights may 
be expected during May, therefore, previously to planting out tender 
plants, remember how it is to be protected should cold cold or unkind 
weather set in. T. Weaver. 
London; Printed by Harry Wooldridge, Winchester High-street, 
in the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published by William 
Somerville Orr, at the Office, No. 2, Amen Corner, in the Parish of 
Christ Church, City of London .—April 29th, 1852. 
