THE HEART OF THE YEAR 



Planting Winter Greens. — Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, July 

 Borecole, and Savoys may be planted out at the first ^"15 

 spell of showery weather. If ground is scarce, some may 

 be planted two and a half feet apart between Potato 

 rows, but the early small-topped Potatoes should be 

 chosen for such intercropping. If it is absolutely 

 necessary to put Greens between late, strong-growing 

 Potatoes like Up-to-date, Table Talk, Factor, and Sensa- 

 tion, plant them between alternate rows only, and draw 

 the Potato tops away from them towards the spaces 

 between the rows that are not intercropped. 



JULY— Third and Fourth Weeks July 



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Flowers 



Several important operations often come on during 

 the second week of July, notably budding Roses, layer- 

 ing Carnations, and manipulating Chrysanthemum buds. 

 In each of these cases the exact period is decided by 

 the weather. 



Buddiftg Roses. — Large growers of Roses get the 

 greater part of their Rose budding done between the 

 middle of July and the middle of August. Should there 

 be a good deal of showery weather in June and the early 

 part of July, they begin earlier. As a matter of fact, the 

 budding of Roses may be done as readily and as success- 

 fully in June as in August if there is a supply of suitable 

 wood for making buds, and the sap is flowing freely 

 enough in the stocks for the pith to come out freely. 

 Let me explain what I mean by "suitable wood." The 

 part of a Rose which is taken when propagation by 

 means of budding is practised is a slice about two inches 

 long cut from a firm shoot of the current year's growth 

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