TUE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
Mauch 25. 
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Cutdijlowers, either umler glass, or iVoin sheltered situations | 
where they have been wintered, slionld lie planted out. i 
! Cabbages, Wakhcrcn Brocoli, Cauliflowers, Spinach, Borecole, 
Turnips, Beet. Letlnee, Cclerg, Barsleij, and Brussels Sprouts, j 
should now he sown, and all iilants in seed-heds thinned 
out in time, that they may grow shortdegged and robust. ! 
i As Apricots and other fruit trees on walls, in some ! 
i localities, have been seriously injured by the late cold w'inds , 
, and frost, on account of large portions of the alburnum | 
being disorganised, particidaiiy the young trees with vigorous ' 
shoots, to countei'act the occurrence of disease, it is neccs- j 
sary to shade the trees from the sun’s rays, which only , 
a sound state of vegetation can now withstand w'ithout j 
injury. Tliin screens, as recommended in a preceding ] 
calendar, will be indispensable for all fruit-trees against a 
j south wall, until their leaves begin to expand. The borders 
' should be stirred, mulched, and watered, if drought con¬ 
tinue, and the like attention will be necessary with all 
newly-planted trees, 
Earthiug-up. —After a shower of rain it is a good plan to 
raise the soil to the stems of Cabbages, and other such plants, 
which will protect them from the sun and wind. 
Young Celery plants should now be inicked out into a bed 
six inches dee 2 i of good, old, rotten dung, with a portion of 
any light soil mixed witli it, on a hard bottom, whence they 
can be moved, in projicr season, to the trenches, with a mass 
of librous roots. The Celery requires at all times an abun¬ 
dance of water. 
I As ridge Cucumbers require more attention in jireparation 
I of dung, &c., than formerly, on account of the attacks of 
I insects, and a cankering disease to which they are now 
more liable, it is necessary to raise young plants in a 
sliglit liotbed ; when iit, to be potted otf singly, and when 
the plant has made fresh growth, to be stopped at the 
' second joint, when they will be lit to plant out early in 
I May. The ridge, or pit, is generally made four feet wide 
I and from tw'O-ancl-a-half to three feet deep, by throw¬ 
ing the soil out to the sides and ends, and of any re¬ 
quired length, according to the supyily wanted; the situation 
should be some warm corner on the south side of a wall, or 
hedge. The dung to be frequently turned over and iiiixed 
[ with old loaves, tufts of grass, or any other such litter. 
' When the noxious gases have jiassed away, and it is in what 
is termed a sweet state, it is thrown into the ridge, or pit, and 
i well beaten down to make it tirm. In a few days, wlien a 
! gentle heat is felt near the surface, about three inches thick 
j of turfy soil is laid along the centre, and upon that is placed 
I about one foot thick of light, rich soil, into which theidants 
are turned out of their jiots, to be protected by hand-lights, 
pots, or anything else suitable for the purpose, until they 
have established themselves in the soil; fresh soil to be 
added as the roots appear on the sides, until the whole w'idlh 
of the pit, or ridge, is covered; by this means they grow faster 
than when planted at first in a great body of soil. The 
after-attention will be a regular supply of air, stopping and 
j training a few bearing shoots, removing all that are w'cak, or 
I seem crow'ded, and iregging out the remainder wdthout con¬ 
fusion. Cegclablu Marrow may be treated in a similar 
manner. French Beans, Scarlet liuuners, and Easturtiums 
may be sown about the middle and end of the month, 
i 'J'he medicinal proiiertios of Chamomile should recom¬ 
mend it to every cottager; by transplanting it now, an 
edging of it w'ould produce an abundance of llowcrs to be 
gathered and dried in summer. 
As we may now expect some tine, wuiriu showers, it is 
advisable to pliant out Piuls, Cloves, Carnations, Piccotces, &c., 
into beds and borders. On account of the comiimanco of 
the late dry w'catber, it is necessary to examine all fresh- 
I planted shrubs, and if dry, they should be watered, and 
then mulched with a thin coat of half-rotten leaves, and 
j other such liglit substance. 
Laurel hedges and Laurel trees may now be pruned with 
safely, as they are not liable to be injured by frost after this 
I lime. 
I I’he Rockwork should now be dressed, and planted with 
I'ock-idants and with hardy annuals. fUadiolus cardiiialis, 
Ixias, Ferraria, and other such bulbous roots may now be 
jilanted, and protected by sticking Tir or Laurel branches 
amongst them. 
1 Young plants of bedding-out stuff, such as Verbenas, Cal¬ 
ceolarias, Salvias, Lobelias, Ageratums, &c., might be iiricked 
out into beds of rich soil, to lie iirolectcd by Imojis and mats 
until the. middle or latter end of IMay, when th(>y can be 
moved with safety, and planted out, taking particular care 
to retain a ball, or as much soil as possible, around the roots. 
The garden should now be gay with the Polyanthuses, 
Auriculas, Double Primroses, the beautiful little Omphalodes 
verna, Drabas, IValtJlowers, several species of Arabis and 
Aubretia. The common garden Anemone makes a sidendid 
bed at this season of the year. For a supply, another season, 
the seed should be sown in a bed of lino, light soil, scattered 
thinly and covered lightly. The seeds sown will produce 
flowering ydants this time next year. 
As Auriculas wWl now be growing fast they will require 
freqticnt and gentle waterings. After the very dry weather 
we have lately had, the surface of all beds containing 
Tulips and other such florists’ flowers should be loosened, 
and the cracks filled up with fresh soil. Polyanthus seed 
may now be sown in boxes, or jians, of light soil, and pro¬ 
tected in a cold frame, or in the open ground; they delight 
in a moist, loamy soil in the shade, witli only a little morning 
sun upon them. 
( Dahlias should now he introdirced to some house, or pit, 
where there is a little heat to excite them into growth ; to be 
yiotted otf as soon as they are three or four inches long. 
As the late cold winds and frosty nights liave given a 
check to the growth of Auriculas, it is necessary to give care¬ 
ful waterings, and to protect the thrums of the cx^ianding 
flower from strong sun bursts, by a slight shading with 
j calico, or any other thin material. If the slime or nibbling 
of snails is seen on the plants, it is advisable to yilace a few 
tiles in the frahie, supported at the corners with small stones, 
about an inch from the ground, by putting fresh bran under 
the tiles, and by jrlacing the pots of Auriculas or Polyan¬ 
thuses on the tiles, the snails will congregate there, and 
can easily bo destroyed. 
i As long, straggling plants of Pinks are apt to be broken 
I off at the surface during rough weather, they will require to 
j ho jicgged down with hooked pegs to prevent them from 
I being blown about. A top-dressing of rotten cow-dung 
passed through a riddle will be found beneficial for Bnnun- 
culuses now making their appearance above ground, taking 
care, also, that the sod is well closed round the necks of the 
rising plants. 
Carnations and Piccotces should be sticked as soon as pos¬ 
sible, for if delayed until the irots are filled with roots, they 
will be injured by the insertion of the sticks. 
'I'lie Belgian Carrot, which is the most i^rotitable for feed¬ 
ing purposes, should bo sown in the earlyart of the month. 
They will do well on sandy soils of all kinds, light loams, 
light black mould, and on all kinds of land that is of a loose, 
open nature. As the ground on which Carrots are sown 
should not be dunged for that crop, they generally succeed 
best when they follow a crop of Cabbages, or other such 
crops that had been dunged the preceding season. 
The ALangold Wurzel is an excellent food for shee]> or 
cows, when cut and given with 2 iease-haulm, or clover-hay, 
or with a small portion of bean or pease-meal sprinkled over 
the cut roots. If the ground has been ploughed, or digged, 
as recommended in the autumn, it will have been so acted 
I upon and improved by the winter weather as to be now in 
a lit state for sowing, after a slight digging to destroy seed- 
; ling weeds, and to form it into ridges twenty-six inches 
apart, taking care to break all lumps; the seed to he now 
sown by hand in a shallow drill, formed on the crown of the 
' ridge with the corner of a hoc, or it may be depositcij in 
holes made with the dibble, about seven or eiglit inches 
j apart on the crown of the drill; the holes should not be 
quite an inch in depth, and two or three seeds, or, rather, 
I seed-vessels (for each of the rough bodies called seeds is 
i a seed-vessel, containing two or three, seeds) dropped in each 
j hole, or the-seeds may be dropped over compost placed in 
i dibble holes.— William Keane. 
A Scotch Gaudenkh in the Ckimea.— “ When the 
Allies made a brief expedition to Yalta, in the south of 
j the Crimea, they found some splendid gardens around a 
I seat of I’rince Woronzoff. These gardens w-ere the 
