A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 475 



DECEMBER 



I. Make further improvements in the garden. Construct paths, 

 make new beds, build a shed, erect trellis- work,~arcKes' and' 

 pergolas. 



2. Prepare soil for chrysanthemum cuttings. It should be fine and 

 sandy. Wash pots and pans, and thoroughly clean boxes 

 that are to receive cuttings. 



3- Sweep the surface of the lawn to break down and distribute worm- 

 casts. Roll at intervals when ground is fairly soft. 

 4- Lift rhubarb roots and place them in deep boxes filled with rich 

 soil, under greenhouse staging. Exclude light and keep moist. 

 5- Bring hyacinths in glasses that have started to form shoots into 



the light. 



6. Sow blue lobelia seed for next summer's bedding. 

 7. Take chrysanthemum cuttings as they are ready. 

 8. Thin out crowded buds on camellias. Give plenty of air to 

 cinerarias and primulas. Vaporise for greenfly as required. 

 9. Prune vines under glass. 



10. Lay in a good stock of labels in readinessfor the coming seed-sowing 

 season. Paint one side white and write names ready for use. 

 ii. Continue to plant roses and fruit trees in mild weather. 

 12. Bring deutzias into warmth for early flowering. 

 13. Place seakale roots in large pots and boxes for forcing. Treat as 



for rhubarb. 

 14. In frosty weather, when the ground is hard, wheel manure to places 



where it is required, and distribute over vacant plots. 

 15. Give slightly increased heat to arum lilies forming spathes. 



Apply liquid manure in frequent doses. 



16. Give ferns a period of rest and withhold water for a time. 

 17. Look over stakes required for next year's use. Reject all rotted 



sticks and carefully sort out and tie into convenient sizes. 

 18. Purchase Indian azaleas, pot in peaty soil and introduce into 



greenhouse for early blooming. 

 19. Plant briars for budding roses next season. 

 20. Cover beds of bulbs with a mulching of fibre refuse. This pro- 

 tects the bulbs and gives the beds a tidy appearance during 

 the dull days of winter. 

 21. Fork up gravel walks and put down new gravel where required. 



