April 24.] 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
abundance, especially when the bulhs arc half grown. Plants on blocks 
syringe every day. Renantiiera coccinea remove out of the stove 
into the Indian-house to flower. Wash the leaves of all the plants, to 
destroy insects and open the pores to admit moisture. Plants in 
flower remove into a coolhouse to prolong the period of bloom. 
T. Appleby. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Air admit freely in good weather. If the house should be shut up on 
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. Cuttings, consisting 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. Young 
shoots of Heaths, Epacrises, Azaleas , See., 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. Earth: stir the surface on pots and borders, 
and fresh dress where repotting or renew ing 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 
flowering in a dwarf state, and almost continuously, the Otaheite orange 
is valuable. Shifting into larger pots must be carefully proceeded 
with. 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 another season will depend on the treatment they 
receive now. In consulting present convenience we must not forget the 
future. Hardy Plants should now be set in a sheltered corner, to 
make way for the importations from the pits and frames. 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. R. Fish. 
FRUIT FORCING. 
Aphides, keep down by fumigation or tobacco water. Bottom-heat, 
beware of extremes, watch frequently, do not exceed 85°. Capsicums, pot 
off, and get forward, b. Cucumbers, increase atmospheric moisture to, 
in house ; remove linings in frames ; fumigate if the fly appears, and stop 
and set frequently. Figs, water freely ; stop a few eyes beyond the fruit. 
Insects in general look for weekly. 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 
in; 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, thin their fruit, &c., and syringe freely 
twice a day. Pines, watch bottom-heat, water more liberally, and keep 
moist air to. Red Spider ; sulphur pipes, flues, &c., once a month. 
Tomatos, harden off, b. Watering, increase with the season. 
It. Errington. 
ORCHARDING. 
Apricots, hand pick caterpillars, b.; thin fruit, m. Aphides, destroy. 
American Blight, watch for. 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. 
Disbudding, perform frequently. Figs, prune, train, and disbud ; com¬ 
mence stopping, e. Grafts, see the day is safe, b. ; keep down wild 
shoots of last year’s, and secure the graft from wind, e. 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. Protecting, 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, ex¬ 
tripate, 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 plantings. 
Walks, clean or turn. R. Errington. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Anemones, water well between the rows. Annuals (Tender), remove 
into another hotbed; pot, if not done in April; water gently, and give 
air as much as possible; prick out April sown. Antirrhinums plant 
and sow for late autumn bloom. Auriculas done blooming, remove 
to N.E. aspect, where they will not have the sunshine after nine ; offsets 
with roots detach, and plant three in a pot ; seedlings keep in the shade; 
water moderately in dry weather ; auriculas to seed should be kept from 
wet. Awnings, or other shelter, continue over beds of tulips, e. now in 
bloom. Bedding-plants be not in too great hurry to plant out; the 
middle of the month is time to begin any of the half-hardy plants. 
Biennials, sow, b., in rows, thinly. Bulbous Roots, generally, 
directly leaves decay, take up and store ; seedlings shade through midday; 
plant again after separating offsets, or else store until the end of July. 
Carnations, remove side buds from flower-stems ; shade from meridian 
sun ; water in dry weather; put sticks to, and tie stalks ; sow. Dahlias, 
old, part and plant b.; young, plant out, e. Dress the borders, &c., 
frequently. Flowering Plants require staking, &c. Fuchsias, may 
be planted. Grass, mow and roll weekly. Gravel, roll weekly. 
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Hoeing cannot be too frequent. Hyacinths, take up and store as 
leaves decay. Mignonette, sow for succession, b. (Enotiiera ma- 
crocarpa make cuttings of when the young shoots are three inches long. 
Prune Laurestinus when done flowering; also Berberis aquifolia. 
Perennials, sow, b.; propagate by slips and cuttings. Polyanthuses, 
part, and shade throughout the summer; sunshine destroys them ; sow 
seed of. Roses, watch for insects on, and destroy them; roses in groups 
keep them low; roses in pots may be planted out. Rose-stocks for bud¬ 
ding do not rub off shoot; but stop those not wanted at the second or 
third joint. Stake and tie up plants; seedlings thin. Tulips, re¬ 
move seed-pods ; take up and store as leaves decay; water frequently in 
dry weather. Wallflowers, sow, 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 Wallflowers, and 
Pansies; and divide the roots of Neapolitan and Russian Violets, trans¬ 
planting 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 
Tropwolum aduneum and Convolvulus 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. 
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, Sec. 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. 
Beet (Red), thin out, See. 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-stirrir.g advancing crops. 
Borage, sow. Borecole, 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 look to favourite kinds for seed. Burnet, attend to. Cab¬ 
bages, sow or plant; earthing 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. Cardoons, thin out or sow, b. Cauliflowers, 
the early hand-glass crops should be well basined 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 thinning, 
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 fortnight; plant out and tie a few every week. 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 watering 
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. Musiiroom-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; sticking 
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. 
Purslane, sow; leave for seed. Radishes, sow in cool situations; 
and leave for seed. Rape, sow for salading ; (edible-rooted) sow, e. 
Rosemary 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 Tar agon, may plant. Tomatos, 
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 they are to be protected, should cold or un¬ 
kind 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 24th, 1851. 
