April.

THE GARDENER’S K A L E N D A R.

any are taken away. When the fairest and best situatedfruit are thus singled out, let the rest on that branchbe cleared away. When you have finished one branchgo to the next; and proceed regularly from branch tobranch through the whole tree.

Strawberry Beds.

Take care that your strawberry beds be now kept freefrom weeds. You should also clear away the runnersfrom the plants as they advance ; unless new plantationsare wanted, when some of the strongest runners shouldbe suffered to remain.

They will require very frequent waterings in dry wea-ther, especially when they are in bloom; for if they arenot well supplied with water at that season, the crop willbe thin, and the fruit small aud ill tasted.

Dejiroy Infests.

Insects are very destructive to fruit-trees, so that toomuch care cannot be taken to destroy them. This is theseason when they begin to breed on the leaves of youngtrees, and also on those of old trees, which are of weakergrowth. Proper means should therefore be taken to re-move the evil before it spreads too far.

In order to this look over your trees frequently ; andwhere you perceive any of the leaves curled up, you maybe sore to find insects there. Let the worst of theseleaves be taken off immediately, and the branches welland frequently watered in dry weather.

If you perceive your trees, whether old or young,over-run with insects, pluck off all the curled leaves, andscatter tobacco dust over the branches where the insectsare found. This should be done in the morning, andsuffered to remain two or three days on the tree.

If tobacco dust cannot easily be bad, steep some to-bacco in water, about twenty-four hours, and sprinklethe trees where the insects are, with the solution, whichwill totally destroy them, without injuring either thefruit or the tree.

The Pleasure or Flower-Garden.

Sew Perennial and Biennial Flowers.

You must sow all the perennial and biennial plants in-tended to be sown this season.

The sorts proper to sow now are sweet-williams, wall-flowers, columbines, stockjuly-flowers, Canterbury bells,pyramidal campanulas, tree primrose, Greek valerian,hollyhocks, French honeysuckles, single catclifly, rosecampion, and scarlet lychnis.

The feed should be sown in beds of light earth threefeet wide; and the larger sort of feed covered abouthalf an inch, and the smaller about a quarter of aninch deep.

Sprinkle the beds frequently with water, in dry wea-ther, both before and after the plants appear above thesurface. By this means the plants will grow freely, andsoon acquire a sufficient degree of strength.

Transplant Perennial Plants.

You may yet transplant perennial plants with suc-cess, provided it be done at the beginning of the month.

Most of the sorts will succeed at this season, particu-larly golden rods, Michaelmas daisies, perennial asters,perennial fun-flowers, Canterbury bells, columbines,Greek valerian, fcabiouses, campanulas, catchfly, rosejeampion, rockets, lychnises, batebelors buttons, sweetWilliams, pinks, carnations, polyanthuses, primroses,double daisies, double camomile, thrift, London pride,gentianellas, and some others.

Remember to take up the plants with balls of earthabout their roots, if possible, and plant them again im-mediately in the places where they are to remain.

Water them well as soon as planted, and repeat theoperation frequently in dry weather. By this means theplants will all flower this year, each at its respective sea-son.

Dress the Pots containing Perennial Plants.

Those pots of perennial plants which were not dressedin March, must now be done in the following manner.

Loosen the earth on the top, and round the sides ofthe pot; take out the loose earth, and clear away all thedecayed leaves from the plant: when this is done, fill thepots again with rich new earth, and give the plants agentle watering.

This dressing will be very beneficial to the plants, andshould be done the beginning of this month, if omittedin March.

Remember also to water all the plants that are in pots,in dry weather. This should be done frequently, or theplants will miscarry.

Tender Annual Plants.

A new hot-bed should now bemade for the receptionof the tender annuals sown in February.

By tender annuals, we mean cockscombs, tiicolars,double balsams, globe amaranthus, the egg plant, thedouble stramonium, and the ficoides, or ice plant.

Where these curious plants are desired to blow in anytolerable degree of perfection, they must now be broughtforward by the assistance of a regular and proper degreeof artificial heat; and is that circumstance be duly at-tended to, there is no danger of the plants proving strong,and their flowers being large and beautiful.

The bed for this purpose should be full two feet thick,and made of the best hot dung well prepared.

Set the frame upon the bed ; and when the burningheat is over, lay on the earth, which must be light and'dry, not sifted, but very well broken with the spade. andbands, and laid six or seven inches thick on every p artof the bed.

In about twenty-four hours after the earth has beenlaid on the bed, it will be in a proper condition to re-ceive the plants, which must then be taken out of theirold bed, with a ball of earth about their roots, and plantedin the new bed full six inches apart, every way. Givethem a little water as soon as they are planted, to set'‘ ethe earth about their roots; put on the glasses, and whenthe fun is so powerful as to cause the plants to flag, throwa single mat over the glasses, continuing this practice tithey have taken root.'

Remember to raise the glasses a little every day, th athe steam from the dung may pass off freely; and if y ouperceive any quantity of steam in the bed, let one cornerof the glasses be raised at night, hanging a mat beforethe opening. As