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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



khol rabi, lettuce, radish, leeks and 

 onions. 



Start early celery about the 15th in 

 hot-beds. 



March. 



Haul out and spread manure in the 

 garden whilst the ground is still 

 frozen. 



Order your seeds, trees, tools, etc., 

 now and avoid the late rush. 



Dig out perennial weeds in the lawn 

 and sow fresh seed in the bare spots. 



Graft apple and pear trees, cut off 

 strawberry runners, and for the win- 

 ter mulch of manure. 



Manure rhubarb and asparagus. 



Trim out old berry canes, cut out all 

 wood except last year's new growth. 



Overhaul your implements. 



Consult spray calendar. 



Plant late celery in hot-beds not 

 later than the 15th. 



April. 



Plant deciduous trees and shrubs. 



Plant hardy roses about the 25th, 

 pruning rather severely. 



As soon as ground can be worked 

 plant sweet and garden peas. Use 

 sifted ashes to make the garden work- 

 able. 



Uncover and rake the bulb beds. 



Sow seeds of hardy vegetables, all 

 except beans, corns, vines and the to- 

 mato family. 



Plant onion sets and early potatoes. 



Transplant hardy vegetables from 

 cold frame to garden, especially cab- 

 bage and cauliflower. 



Divide and rearrange perennials and 

 share with your neighbor. 



Take particular care of the hot beds 

 and cold frames, on account of sud- 

 den showers, hail, frost, heat and cold. 

 It takes careful watching to prevent 

 spindly plants, drying and burning. 



Start cannas out of doors by April 

 1st, and the early crop of gladiolas 

 and dahlias. 



Spray roses with whale oil soap the 

 last of April. 



May. 



Look out for frost! Don't plant ten- 

 der vegetables or bedding plants until 

 after the latest frost date. The tender 

 vegetables are: com, beans, eggplant, 

 cucumbers, melons, peppers, okra, 

 pumpkin, squash, sweet potato and to- 

 matoes. 



PerhapB try a few hills of corn the 



beginning of the month for the extra 

 early crop, and if frost threatens cover 

 up with newspapers. 



Trust to the cold frame for early 

 vegetables. 



Take a look to the spray calendar in 

 this chapter. The apples and pears 

 need attention. 



June. 



Make an outdoor seed bed and sow. 

 vegetables and flowers for fall use. 

 Put brush on the beds, to keep off 

 the chickens, etc. Lay newspapers 

 over the top and sprinkle every day 

 until the plants are up. 



Pot strawberry runners before July 

 1st, to get plants for fall sets. 



Keep the hoes and cultivators busy. 



Thin, weed and cultivate vegetables 

 and flowers. 



Get after the cut worms with pois- 

 oned bran mash. Keep out the chick- 

 ens. Make a second sowing of annu- 

 als, marigolds, phlox, calliopsis, Cali- 

 fornia poppy, zinneas, pansies, nas- 

 turtiums, candytuft, mignonette. Trim 

 the hedges. Plant dahlias and gladi- 

 oli. Prune all shrubs that are done 

 flowering by thinning out old wood. 

 Look to the bad spots and weeds in 

 the lawn. 



July. 



Get after the weeds in the heat of 

 the day. 



Pinch the ends of the squash and 

 melon vines, and dig in some un- 

 leached wood ashes. Potash is the 

 most needy fruit making element. 



Destroy strawberry plants after 

 they have borne two crops. Pot run- 

 ners before July 1st. 



Don't pick the cherries when they 

 are dewy or rainy. 



Remove the suckers from the fruit 

 trees as fast as they form. 



To obtain a record crop of roses cut 

 back the hybrid perpetuals after the 

 June bloom is over. Cultivate and 

 manure, cut back about six inches. 



Pinch chrysanthemums, cosmos 

 and dahlias, make them compact, and 

 full of flowers. 



Get busy looking up your bulbs. 



August. 



Buy your potted strawberry -plants. 

 Your seedsman should be able to sup- 

 ply a midsummer sales list. 



Start perennials from seed. Sow in 

 cold frame. 



Plant evergreens to avoid the spring 

 rush. See that they have a perfect 



