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6. Sow seeds of annual flowering grasses, and plant tubers pj[ Tro- 



paeolum Tuberosum at the foot of arches, trellises or pergolas. 



7. Provide shading for greenhouses as the sun gains in power. Sow 



grass seed to make new lawns and renovate old ones. 



8. StarFmowing lawns if they are not too soft, and keep the mowing * 



machine regularly at work once or twice a week. Roll grass 



frequently. 



Q. Plant lilies in open borders. 

 10. Scatter lime and soot under gooseberry and currant bushes and 



dig in lightly to check caterpillars and saw-fly. Also dust lime 



and soot round fresh green growth of herbaceous plants to 



prevent attacks of slugs. 

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12. Sow further batches of hardy annuals. Half-hardy annuals may 



now be sown out of doors. 



13. Plant out in the open borders old roots of dahlias. Divide old 



roots of early flowering chrysanthemums that have remained 

 out of doors during the winter. 



14. Harden off bedding plants that have been raised in the greenhouse 



by removing them to cold frames. 



15. Azaleas that have finished flowering should have seed-pods care- 



fully removed. Syringe foliage regularly to promote fresh 



growth. 

 T 6. Pot on chrysanthemums into five-inch pots, after pinching out. 



Top-dress with fresh soil and manure liliums in pots that are 



now making strong growth in the greenhouse. 

 !7. Pot on begonias started from old tubers. Make soil fairly rich 



and keep plants in shade. 

 !8. _ Cover strawberry beds with netting to prevent attacks of birds. 



19 . Sow last batch of peas, and finish planting potatoes. 



20. _ Sow beet and plant out lettuce raised in boxes in frames. Plant 



out cabbages. 



21. _ Plant out clematises and other climbers raised in pots, taking care 



to see that they are provided with suitable supports at the 

 same time. 



22. Remove violets fiom frames and plant out in shady corner. 



23. _ Sow seeds of tall nasturtiums, canary creeper and convolvulus 



at foot of arches, etc. 



