MAY MORNS 



into bearing may be stimulated with liquid manure. May 

 (See under Melons, p. 206.) I-15 



Lettuces. — Thin seedlings, and plant the biggest ones 

 out a foot apart. Sow more seed for successional crops. 



Winter Greens. — Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, and other 

 winter Greens should be thinned. A last sowing of 

 Broccoli, such as the variety Late Queen, may be made. 

 Savoys and Scotch Kale may also be sown. 



Peas. — Succession rows may be sown, using an 

 approved variety, such as Autocrat, Gladstone, or Late 

 Queen. 



MAY— Third and Fourth Weeks j^ay 



For those who practise " bedding out," the latter I0~3I 

 part of May will be a busy time. It is also a good 

 period for sowing biennials for blooming the following 

 year. Thinning and staking need attention. 



Flowers 



Bedding Out. — I have already said that the bedding- 

 out system is still flourishing, and it has its advocates 

 among gardeners who like to arrange their beds for two 

 separate seasons — in autumn with bulbs, Wallflowers 

 and Primroses for spring, in May with Geraniums, 

 Begonias and other plants for summer and autumn. 

 Let us glance at a few popular plants which may be 

 used for bedding. The dwarf blue Ageratum is bright 

 and a persistent bloomer. We saw how it could be 

 raised from seed in an earlier chapter. Antirrhinums 

 (Snapdragons) are among the very best of bedding 

 plants, and, as we have already seen, will bloom in 

 summer from seed sown the same year if raised in winter. 

 They remain in bloom as long as Zonal Geraniums, and 

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