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Stir the soil round bulbs which are coming up. 

 Turn over heaps of leaves which are being made into 

 leaf-mould, and sprinkle them with a little lime. 

 Apply soil-fumigants during outdoor digging. 



MARCH. 



Sow more half-hardy annuals in boxes if those sown in 

 January have not corae up well. Put in a warm position 

 in the greenhouse to hasten their germination. 



Prick off half-hardy annuals, half-hardy biennials, and 

 half-hardy perennials sown in January into boxes of 

 light soil. Water well and put in a position close to the 

 glass, to prevent them becoming drawn and lanky. 



Propagate Geraniums by cuttings planted in boxes of 

 sandy soil. 



Ventilate frames containing cuttings. 



Sow hardy annuals in pots or boxes. Sow thinly and 

 cover up the boxes with glass and brown paper, putting 

 in a warm corner to hasten germination. Afterwards 

 place in a cold frame. 



Sow Sweet Peas in pots. Five seeds will go to a 3 in. 

 pot. Place pots in warm dark cellar till the seeds have 

 germinated ; afterwards place in a cold frame. 



Plant perennials of all kinds, finishing the work by the 

 end of the month. 



Fork over the soil in existing perennial borders and in 

 rose beds, working in a little decayed manure. 



Finish planting roses. 



Finish structural alterations of all kinds. 



Plant all sorts of rock plants. 



Stir the soil round bulbs to assist their growth. 



Lay in bulbs after forcing, in a shady site, that they 

 may finish their growth. 



Plant out Carnations and Pinks in their flowering posi- 

 tions towards the end of the month if this was not done 

 last autumn. 



Annuals sown outdoors in the autumn may have the 



