MONTHLY CALENDAR. 



Such Dahlia plants as have been cultivated in pots should 

 be sheltered from the chilling air, and those in the ground 

 will need attention, 182. 



Prepare the ground for all the hardy kinds of bulbous 

 ilmver roots, 180. Towards the end of the month plant 

 Anemones and Ranunculuses, 184; Crocuses, 185; Crown 

 Imperials, 185; Gladioluses, 199 i Hyacinths, 200 ; Irises, 

 J01 ; Ixias and Jonquils, 201; Lilies, 202; Narcissus, 

 :>03 ; Ornithogalums,. 04; Paeonies, 205; Tulips, 200. 

 For the management of bulbous roots in pots and glasses, 

 see pages 212 and 213. Prune flowering shrubs, and make 

 new plantations of them, 1C9. 



Chrysanthemums should be neatly tied up to small sticks, 

 and watered occasionally with liquid manure, to promote 

 their blossoming in full perfection. Those in pots intended 

 to be protected for late flowering, should be watched and 

 taken in, on the appearance of a frosty night; they may, 

 however, be exposed to the air as much as possible when it 

 is soft and salubrious, as should all other half-hardy plants, 



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FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Prepare the ground for planting all kinds of hardy fruit 

 trees this month, by diging, trenching, and manuring 240. 



Gather such varieties of Apples and Pears as are in full 

 growth, both of Autumn eating and Winter keeping kinds ; 

 do it on dry days ; let the keeping sorts lay in heaps to dis- 

 charge their redundant moisture ; after which convey them 

 to a room adapted for preserving them through the Winter ; 

 lay each kind separate, and cover them up with dry straw, 

 a foot or more in thickness according to the warmness o 

 jheroom, which will preserve them in good order. 



Prune Currant and Gooseberry bushes ; make new plan- 

 tations, and plant cuttings from these shrubs, prepared as 

 directed in pages 284 and 291. 



Plant the stones of Cherry, Peach, Plum, &c. in drills 

 about two inches deep for the purpose of raising stocks and 

 for new varieties ; and in temperate climates, kernels of 

 Apple, Pear, Quince, &c. may be sown in drills about an 



