166 Gardening Under Glass 



"wrinkles" tliat develop. And if you make 

 these little pilgrimages with an open mind and 

 a not too intrusive disposition, you will find your- 

 self gathering bits of valuable information here 

 and there that will enable you not only to do 

 new things but to do old ones better. 



Keep a little diary of your greenhouse activ- 

 ities. You will find it a lot of fun to do this 

 once you get the habit. And the record will be 

 invaluable to you when you have completed the 

 circle of the year's work, and start in again next 

 year. 



January 



First: Send for the dealers' new catalogues! 

 I don't know where you can get so much fun 

 and information for your money as from the 

 average seedsman's, florist's, or nurseryman's 

 catalogue. It is a good thing to have books 

 and magazines; but for the latest news in the 

 plant world you must go to the catalogues. 



And then there are the various helpful book- 

 lets which are published by the greenhouse con- 

 cerns, and by the manufacturers of tools and 

 insecticides, etc. A good collection of these will 

 form one of the most valuable parts of your 

 library. 



Prepare soil for starting seeds. See page 39. 



