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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
your box-hives, nor yet purchase any from parties near you, apply to 
Messrs. Neighbour, High Holbom. If you will refer to our second 
volume, you will find directions for managing from month to month. 
If your vines are weak put some mulch over the surface of the border 
above their roots. 
Sulphur Fumigating (An Early Subscribe ]-).—As you have no 
hot-water apparatus, or hot flue in your conservatory, the safest way 
to fumigate it will be to have a vessel of water kept boiling over a 
lamp, and over the vessel of water a plate on which some flowers of 
sulphur are sprinkled, 
Unfruitful Cherry-Tree (G. W. P.). —“Harrison’s Heart” 
is only one of the many names applied to the Bigarreau. Like you, 
we once were possessed of a very fine, an ornamental, cherry-tree, 
which bore but little fruit until we applied seven or eight pounds of 
common salt, say three times a year—in spring, summer, and autumn 
—over the soil about its roots. Try this, and in the meantime we 
will make some enquiries. 
Bees (IF. IF - .).—All your questions about their management are 
answered in the “ Bee-Keeper’s Calendars ” of our last and the pre¬ 
sent volume. The hives we prefer are Payne’s Improved Cottage", for 
cheapness arid easy management; and Taylor’s, when expense is no 
object, and amusement chiefly is sought from the employment. 
Feather-Stemmed Savoy (Clericus, Beds .).—Will you write to 
Mr. Barnes, Gardener to Lady Itolle, Bicton, near Sidmoutli, Devon : 
he raised the variety, and will tell you how to obtain the seed. It is 
curious that you find mice get at your peas, despite a thick covering 
of soot, whilst Mr, Savage says they will not touch it; our preventive, 
which we know to be efficacious, is finely sifted coal-ashes, put about 
one inch deep and six wide over the rows. 
CALENDAR FOR APRIL. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Air admit freely in mild weather. Give sparingly when east winds 
prevail, and then merely by the top sashes, to avoid cold draughts; 
shut up early in the afternoon, and if sunny sprinkle the plants from 
a fine syringe. Azaleas coming into, and in flower, water freely. 
1 hose to be retarded remove to a north aspect, under glass or even 
an opaque roof. Bulbs, introduce. Camellias, water freely when 
in flower ; those done floweiing keep close, to encourage growth, and 
shortly afterwards re-pot if necessary. Sow seeds, insert cuttings, 
inarch , and graft. Calceolarias, Cinerarias, Primroses, 
Cytisus, &c., assist with manure water, weak, but given often. 
Cactus, the late kinds water at the roots, after sudling the stems by 
syringing. Cuttings, insert; place in hot-bed or shady place ac¬ 
cording to kinds. Climbers regulate. Epacrises and Heaths 
done flowering, cut back, and also any other straggling plants, and 
keep them by themselves, so as to be close and warm, to encourage 
them to break freely. Those in, and coming into flower, keep in the 
airiest part. Fuchsias, water the forward ones freely. Fumigute 
with tobacco at the first appearance of fly. Geraniums, train the 
first, encourage the second, and pot and propagate for autumn sup¬ 
ply. Prepare for general potting, but do not let a plant wait for a 
time when it wants attention. Propagate by seed, roots, cuttings, 
inarching, and grafting. Seedlings, remove as soon as (possible 
from the seed pans, and prick them out singly, especially if thick. 
Sow balsams, cockscombs, tliunbergias, ike. Pot the various 
Achimenes, and introduce tubers for a succession. Remove decayed 
leaves. Stir and loosen the surface soil. Succulents of all kinds 
water more freely. Water for all plants will now be required 
oftener. Vines on rafters, train. Strawberries set in. Keep 
rather dry until the flower trusses show themselves boldly. 
R. Fish. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Annuals (Tender), prick out those sown in February and March 
into a hot-bed; water gently but often; sow in hot-bed; (Hardy) 
may be sown in borders, &c., to remain ; thin those advancing. 
Auriculas in bloom, shelter. (See Hyacinths.) Supply with water 
often ; those for seed plunge pots in a sheltered border, where thev 
can have sun until 11 o’clock: plant offsets; propagate by slips'; 
seedlings shade during mid-day. Auriculas done flowering, place 
out of doors, and separate offsets. Box edgings may be made, and 
old taken up, slipped, and replanted; clip box edgings. Biennials, 
finish sowing, b. ; plant out those sown last spring. Bulbs, in 
water-glasses, done flowering, plant in ground after cutting down 
stalks, but not leaves ; autumn flowering, take up and store. Car¬ 
nations, in pots, give liquid manure every third time,.very weak, 
and water often; stir the earth ; sow e.; plant into borders, b! 
Climbing plants, train and regulate. Layer Rrododendrons and 
hardy Azaleas. Dahlias, plant to remain, b.; or in pots to 
forward in a frame until May. Dress the borders, &c., inde- 
fatigably. Evergreens, plant, b. The Evergreen Oak rarely 
succeeds at any other time. Frames, raise, bv supporters at the 
bottom, as the plants within grow tall. Grass, mow once a 
week, and roll oftener; trim edges; dress with earth if poor; and 
sow seeds, especially white Clover. Gravel, turn and lay afresh 
in dry weather ; roll in rainy weather often. Hoeing and Raking 
are still the standard operations. Hyacinths, shelter from sun by 
an awning or matting over the beds, from nine to four; give the 
same shelter in bad weather day and night; those done flowering 
take up as soon as the leaves decay; separate offsets and store’. 
[March 28. 
Insects, destroy with tobacco smoke or dusting of Scotch snuff. 
Mignonette, sow in any warm border. Mulch, put round trees 
newly planted. Pinks, sow. Polyanthuses, sow ; plant out and 
propagate by offsets, b.; last year’s seedlings now in bloom, mark 
best for propagating. Potted Plants, give fresh earth to, if not 
done last month; shift into larger; water freely. Perennials, 
those sown last spring may still be planted, and propagated by 
offsets; finish sowing. Sticks are required to blooming plants. 
Tulips, shelter from sun and wet; take off pods to strengthen bulbs. 
Watering is now required more frequently, yet moderately ; give it 
early in the morning. Ranunculuses, water freely, and press the 
earth very hard between the rows. Roses, thin buds where very 
abundant; watch for grubs in the buds and crush them. Tobacco 
water use to destroy the aphides, by dipping the shoots in it where the 
insects are. T. Appleby. 
ORCHARD. 
Apples may be planted, although full late. Blossoms of wall 
fruit, protect. Budded (Trees), last summer, remove insects from 
buds and shoots from stock below, also head back the stocks. 
Cherries may be planted. Disbud wall trees and trained espaliers 
of superfluous buds, in a progressive way. Forcing fruits, in hot¬ 
house, attend to, on similar principles. Grafting (late kinds of 
Apples, Pears, and Plums) may be done still, b. Grafts, lately 
inserted, see that the clay is firm, and rub off shoots below the scion. 
Heading down Wall and Espalier trees, finish, b., if not done last 
month. Insects, search for and destroy. Limf. (early in the morn¬ 
ing), dust over the leaves of trees affected by Caterpillars. Mulch 
over the roots of newly planted trees to keep in moisture. Peaches 
may be planted, but they rarely succeed. Pears may be planted. 
Planting in general may yet be tried, to prevent a season being lost; 
much care must be taken. Plums may be planted. Propagating 
by layers, cuttings, suckers, and seed, finish, b. Pruning, finish, 
b.; stop young shoots if too luxuriant. Stake trees newly planted. 
Strawberries, remove runners from, as they appear, and top dress, 
water daily in dry weather those in bloom. Vines, propagate by 
layers and cuttings, b.; summer dress; in Vineyard stake and lioe 
frequently; old borders manure. Wall-fruit, thin generally. 
Wasp, destroy; every one now killed prevents a nest. Water 
abundantly freshly planted trees. 
Fig-trees may have their winter covering partially removed at 
the beginning of this month, and entirely by the commencement of 
May ; and they may then be pruned and trained. Newly Grafted 
trees are benefited by being sprinkled by the water engine during 
dry weather. 
Watch for the Caterpillar on the gooseberry bushes. Observe 
the directions about Peaches in The Cottage Gardener, and 
use the sulphur mixture ; also the tobacco water when the trees are 
fairly done blossoming. Watch the development of the American 
blight, and use the brush. Apply soft-soap water to the steins of 
Pear trees infested with the scale. Top dress Raspberries, 
also all bush fruit, if requisite. Remove all Suckers from fil¬ 
berts ; also from all bush fruit, wall trees, espaliers, &c. Let all 
Fruit borders be dressed and edged as a finish to the garden, 
taking care to make sound walks. R, Erkington. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Alexanders, sow. Angelica, sow. Artichokes, plant, b., 
or dress. Asparagus, sow ; plant; force, and dress beds. Balm, 
ilant. Basil, sow. Beans, sow, hoe. Beets (three sorts), sow, 
j. Borecole, sow; prick out; leave for seed. Brocoli, sow 
main crop; prick out; leave for seed. Borage, sow. Burnett, 
sow and plant. Cabbages, sow ; pick out; plant; earth up. Cap¬ 
sicum, sow. Cakdoons, sow. Carraway, sow. Carrots, sow; 
weed. Cauliflowers, sow in open ground, b. ; prick out; plant 
from glasses. Celery, sow; earth up ; leave for seed. Chamo¬ 
mile, plant. Chives, plant. Chervil, sow; leave for seed. 
Coleworts, plant. Clary, sow. Cress (American), sow. Cu¬ 
cumbers, sow; prick out; ridge out; attend advancing crops ; thin 
laterals. Dill, sow. Dung, lor hotbeds, prepare. Earthing-up, 
attend to. Fennel, sow or plant. Finocuio, sow. Garlic’, 
plant, b. Horse-radish, plant, b. Hotbeds, make and attend. 
Hyssop, sow ; plant. Jerusalem Artichokes, plant, b- Kale 
(Sea), sow and plant, b. ; dress beds. Kidney Beans (dwarfs), 
sow ; (runners) sow, e. Lavender, plant. Leeks, sow, b., c. ; 
leave for seed. Lettuces, sow weekly ; plant from frames, but they 
now do better without moving; prick out; tie up. Marigolds, 
sow. Marjorams, sow and plant. Melons, sow; prick out; 
ridge out; attend to advancing ; thin laterals gradually ; day temp.’ 
80° ; night, f0°. Mustard and Cress, sow ; leave for seed.' Musii- 
room-beds, make ; attend to. Mint, plant. Nasturtiums, 
sow. Onions, sow, b., e.; weed ; leave for seed ; (Potato and Tree)! 
plant, b. Parsley, sow ; leave lor seed; (Hamburgh), sow. 
Parsnips, sow, b. ; hand weed. Peas, sow ; hoe; stick. Penny¬ 
royal, plant. Pompions, sow, b. Potatoes, plant; attend forcing. 
Purslane, sow. Radishes, sow; thin. Rape, sow. Rhubarb, 
plant. Rocambole, plant. Rue, plant. Sai.safy and Savory,’ 
sow, e. Savoys, sow, b. ; prick out, Scorzonera and Skirrets, 
sow, e. Shallots and Sage, plant, b. Sorrels, sow and plant. 
Spinach, sow; thin; leave for seed. Tansy and Tarragon, 
plant. Thyme, sow and plant. Tomatos, sow. Turnips, sow, 
b., e.; leave for seed. Turnip Cabbage, sow. Wormwoods! 
sow - G. W. J. 
London : Printed by Harry Wooldridge, Winchester High Street, 
in the Parish of St. Mary Kalendar, and Published by William 
Somerville Orr, at the Office, No. 2, Amen Corner, in the parish 
of Christ Church, City of London.—March 28th, 1850 . 
