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MONTHLY CALENDAR ; 
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WORK TO BE DONE IN THE FLOWER-GARDEN | 
[Norz.—The climate of England is so mild, that many of the opera- 
tions of Gardening can be continued out-of-doors, even in mid-winter. 
This, however, not being the case where our gardens are sealed up in 
frost and snow for at least two months, the directions in the follcwing 
calendar for the months of January and February are not applicable here 
If, however, the gardener finds but little to employ him in winter, the — 
great rapidity with which spring advances, after it begins, almost over- 
whelms him with the multiplicity of its cares and duties. The labours 
of January and February in England, have, in this country, to be crowd- 
ed into the same time with those of March or April, and it is almost 
certainly the case, therefore, that something is left undone or imperfectly 
executed. A skilful gardener will, to a considerable extent, obviate this, 
by having every thing done that it is possible to in the previous au- 
tumn ; especially by taking care that the whole garden is left in the clean- 
est state, as regards weeds and rubbish of every description, and that 
all preparatory trenching, levelling, &c., is finished before winter com- 
mences.—Ep.] 
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« JANUARY. 
Tue gravel walks should be occasionally rolled, particularly after a 
thaw; and if the thaw be attended with heavy rain or melting snow, 
care should be taken to open the drains, and keep them 7... of rubbish 
and withered leaves, which are very apt to choke them up. Snow 
should never be suffered to lie on the walks of small gardens, as it is apt 
to render them soft; and gutters or drains should be provided on each 
side, particularly on sloping gate to prevent the heavy raine from_ 
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