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20. Plant narcissi, snowdrops, chionodoxas and scillas. Divide 



~~-ttnd replant bulbs of Hiram candidum without delay. 

 21. Plant English and Spanish irises in beds. 

 22. Rooterl cuttings of pinks may be planted in their permanent 



quarters, preferably as an edging beside a long path. 

 23. Keep beds and borders neat and tidy by removing exhausted 



annuals and cutting down withered perennials. 

 24. If frost threatens, give a little heat to the greenhouse, and wash 



off all shading material on glass outside. 

 25. Lift gladioli that have done flowering, tie in bunches and hang 



up in a shed to dry. 

 26. Insert cuttings of marguerites in sandy soil in cold frame, or in 



pots and boxes in a cool greenhouse. 



27. Plant shrubs for edgings or decoration of beds and borders. 

 28. Dress vacant land infested with wireworms with lime and allow 



it to lie exposed for two or three months. Then dig in during 



trenching. 

 29. Thin out weak shoots of bush roses, trim back old shoots and tie 



in new shoots of climbing roses. 

 30. Plant out double daisies, honesty, forget-me-nots and silene 



pendula compacta. 



OCTOBER 



i. Lift carrots and beet and store in sand for winter use. Take 



shrubby calceolaria cuttings. 

 2. Take cinerarias grown on in frames into the greenhouse, and 



stand seedling primulas on top shelves near the glass. Con- 

 tinue to give cool treatment. 

 3. Lift begonias, dahlias and cannas from beds and borders in the 



open. 



4. Clear ground of late potatoes. 

 5. Freesias in pots may be transferred to greenhouse where without 



forcing they will supply early bloom. 

 6. All late flowering chrysanthemums should now be under glass. 



They will require plenty of air on suitable days. 

 7. Plant out border carnations in soil with which some old mortar 



has been incorporated. 

 8. Renovate defective lawns by laying turf. 



