==Cauliflower==.—­Plant out as weather permits from hand-lights and frames, choosing the best ground for this vegetable.  In preparing a plot for Cauliflower, use plenty of manure; and if it is only half-rotten, it will be better than if it were old and mellow.

==Celeriac==.—­So far as seed sowing is concerned, Celeriac may be treated in the same way as Celery.

==Celery==.—­For the earliest supply, sow on the first of the month a pinch of seed of one or more of the smaller red or white sorts on a mild hot-bed, or in an early vinery.  As soon as the plants are large enough to handle, prick them out three inches apart on a nice mellow bed of rich soil on a half-spent hot-bed; give them plenty of light, with free ventilation as weather allows, and constant supplies of water.  About the middle of the month sow again and prick out as before; but if no hot-bed is available, a well-prepared bed in a frame in a sunny position will answer; or, if the season is somewhat advanced, a bed of rotten manure, two or three inches deep, on a piece of hard ground, will suffice, if the plants are kept regularly watered.  From this bed they will lift with nice roots for planting out, scarcely feeling the removal at all.

==Chives== to be divided and re-planted on a spot which has not previously been occupied with the crop.

==Cucumber==.—­The vines should now be in a flourishing condition, but it is necessary to look forward to the day when they will fall into the sere and yellow leaf.  More seed sown singly in pots will provide a succession of plants.  Re-pot them once or twice if desirable, and when large enough turn them out between the first lot.  As the old plants fail, the new-comers will supply their places.  Setting the bloom, as it is called, is not only useless, but is a mischievous procedure.  It results in the enlargement of one end of the fruit, and ruins its appearance.  If seed be the object, of course the process is justifiable; but for the table a ‘bottle nose’ cannot be regarded as an ornament.  Besides, the ripening of seed in a single fruit will materially diminish the usefulness of the plant, and perhaps entirely end its career.  Stopping the vine is a necessity, but it should not be done too soon.  In the early stage of growth, it reduces the vigour of the plant and retards its fruiting; but when the fruit is visible, stopping aids its development and at the same time tends to regulate and equalise the growth.

Frame culture of Cucumbers is usually begun in March.  There are men who can produce fruit from hot-beds all the year round, but it is a difficult task, and as a rule ought not to be expected.  At this time of year, however, success is fairly within reach of ordinary skill.  In quite the early part of the month put seed singly into pots which must be kept in a warm, moist place.  The plants will then be ready for frames at the end of the month.  The most important business is the preparation of the