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sweet peas in pots in cold frame. Place lobelia cuttings in 



moist sandy soil in heat. 

 ii. Take cuttings of zonal pelargoniums in greenhouse and cut back 



old plants- Plant primroses out of doors. 

 12. Roll lawns frequently and use birch broom freely to distribute 



worm casts. Continue to divide and replant herbaceous 



plants in the border in suitable weather. 

 13. Watch for attacks of birds on fruit buds and protect currants, etc., 



with netting. 

 14. Syringe vines morning and afternoon as soon as new growth is 



apparent. Plant young vines in prepared border. 

 15. Sow further batch of tomato seed, and continue to sow half-hardy 



annuals in warm greenhouse. 

 16. Make up a good mushroom bed. Remove dead wood from 



climbing plants in greenhouses and carefully train new 



shoots. 

 17. Take cuttings of coleus and grow on in warmth. Sow early peas 



in well-prepared ground out of doors. 

 18. Divide London Pride and giant polyanthuses for flowering in 



April. Plant hardy lilies in the open border in moist situa- 

 tions. 

 19. Repot plants that need it in the greenhouse. Have pots and 



drainage crocks perfectly clean and water sparingly after 



repotting. 



20. Sow parsnips in fairly dry situations. Plant clematis, honey- 

 suckle, jasmine and Virginia creeper in the open. 

 21. Remove from greenhouse bulbs that have finished flowering, 



store in cold frame and replant in open ground in May. They 



are useless for forcing again. 

 22. Bring into warm greenhouse lilies that were plunged in cocoa-nut 



ashes or fibre in the autumn. Give them a light airy position. 

 23. Remove dead leaves from strawberries, and top-dress soil with 



decayed manure. Syringe leaves of arum lilies frequently 



with quassia and soft-soap solution to keep down greenfly. 



Give plenty of air to cinerarias and keep temperature cool. 

 24. Sow parsley in sheltered corner. Sow early dwarf peas. 

 25. Overhaul mowing machine and if necessary send it away for 



sharpening of blades and other repairs. 



