SKfiJ. XX. A CALENDAR. 391 



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JLlIE general work of gardening has been pretty 

 fully spoken of, in the parts concerning the format ion, 

 cultivation, and management of a garden, propaga- 

 tion, c. The particular culture of esculents, kerbs, 

 fruits, and flowers, has been treated in the sections, 

 appropriated to each It therefore remains to give 

 here little more than short hints, by way of assisting, 

 recollection, and to make proper references to the 

 pages, where farther instructions may be found. 



What is said concerning seeds and sowing, page 62 

 to 69, must be attended to. It need only be farther 

 observed, that as to the season most proper to do the 

 several works of gardening, it is not the same (ex- 

 actly) every where, as soil and situation make a dif- 

 ference. The time mentioned in this calendar is, 

 that which the author judges will be found most 

 generally right in the midland counties, as the ex- 

 tremes of England north and south make a great 

 difference in this business, which must be allowed 

 for. 



The work of gardening being very multifarious, it 

 would be a practice not unworthy, even the skilful 

 gardener, to make it a rule, once a week, to consider 

 what is to be done the following week ; and to make 

 memorandums accordingly, numbering them in the 

 order he would have them performed. Thus he would 

 never be at a loss, what to set himself, or his labourers 

 about, and the mortification of omissions, or appear- 

 ance of neglect, would be avoided : This calendar, 

 it is presumed, will be found a ready and sufficient 

 assistant upon such an occasion, the author having 



