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5. Protect dahlias and delphiniums against slugs by placing a ring 



^*~ of soot round the base of the stems. 

 6. Start layering carnations and picotees. 

 7. Transplant seedling wallflowers six inches apart each way and 



make quite firm to promote sturdy growth. 

 8. Top-dress Japanese irises with rich soil and keep very moist until 



they come into flower. 

 9. Pinch out the points of runner-bean stems as soon as they reach 



the tops of the sticks. Sow a few more dwarf beans for a late 



crop. 

 10. Cuttings of coleus may be taken and grown on in the warmth of 



the greenhouse, 

 ii. Sow seeds of forget-me-nots for spring flowering. Continue to 



thin out and transplant perennials and biennials sown early 



in June. 



12. Sow East Lothian stocks for spring blooming. 

 13. Finish planting out early flowering chrysanthemums. Attend 



carefully to watering and secure tying of late varieties now in 



their flowering pots. Syringe twice a day in hot weather. 

 14. Summer prune wall fruit-trees by thinning out rampant growth. 

 15. Bud roses in moist weather. 

 16. Continue layering carnations and take last batch of cuttings of 



pinks. Insert cuttings of hydrangeas and keep in frame. 

 17. Give gladioli in borders frequent applications of liquid manure. 

 18. Carefully and regularly remove all withered blooms of pansies, 



violas and other bedding plants. This operation will keep 



the plants growing vigorously and will prolong the flowering 



period. 

 19. Propagate roses by inserting cuttings in sandy soil in a shady 



corner. 

 20. Prick out seedlings of cinerarias and primulas and keep close 



till they have started into vigorous growth. 

 21. Cut off flowering stems of delphiniums when they have ceased 



blooming, to promote a second crop of flowers. 

 22. Bend over the tops of spring onions near to the neck of the bulbs, 



so as to hasten their development. 



23. After flowering, lift and transplant bulbs of lilium candidum. 

 24. Sow cabbage <^ ; - v d for r-pring. also spinach, turnips and lettuce. 



