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CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR 



EXHIBITION CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES 



GROWN IN POTS. 



By J. J. Keen, of Southampton. 



No hard and fixed rule can be laid down for the 

 culture of the Carnation, as so much depends on 

 the incidence of the seasons, and, therefore, for that 

 reason, a calendar of operations must not be taken 

 too literally, and due allowance must be made for 

 differences of season and cHmate in the North and 

 South of England. A calendar is as a sign-post to a 

 wayfarer in a strange land, and is not intended for 

 a traveller who knows the road. 



JANUARY. 



In January growth is at a minimum, and but 

 little attention is needed, cleanliness and watering 

 being the chief points. As to the desirability of 

 protecting the plants in frosty weather a difference 

 of opinion exists. Here, again, no rule can be laid 

 down. If the soil in the pots is dry, no amount of 

 frost wiU do any damage ; but if the grower should 

 have been tempted to water his plants, then it is 

 imperative that the frost — as far as possible — 

 should be kept away by coverings of mats. 



