MARKET NURSERY WORK 



MONTH. 



VARIETIES OF SEEDS. 



April 

 May .. 



June 



July . . 

 August . . 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 



Further Half-hardy Annuals, Dahlias, Streptocarpus, Ridge 

 Cucumbers, Grevillea, Ferns. 



Cinerarias, Primula Sinensis, P. Obconica, P. Malacoides, 

 Trachcelium, Late Asters. 



Calceolarias, Hardy Primulas, Auriculas. 



Successional Cinerarias, Primulas, Calceolarias, Schizanthus. 



Cyclamen, Grevillea, Asparagus Sprengeri, Smilax, Aralias. 



First sowings of Tomatoes, Cauliflowers. 



Sweet Peas and further Tomatoes. 



Tomatoes. 



Tomatoes. 



CHAPTER III. 



SEEDLINGS 



We will take it that our seedlings are well up and that they 

 have unfolded their cotyledons. They are extremely sensitive 

 to their surroundings, and will speedily wilt, wither and die 

 unless all the essentials to their well-being are afforded them. 

 Light, air, moisture, meticulously measured, are what they 

 need ; not bursts of hot sunshine, not blasts of cold air, not 

 copious floodings with water, but carefully modulated pro- 

 portions of these essential elements. 



So then, directly their seed-leaves have formed, they should 

 be placed in the full light of day, though for a day or two they 

 must be shaded from sunshine. The atmosphere about them 

 must be kept moving that is, a slight current of air must pass 

 through the house, for it is the nitrogen thus brought to them 

 that imparts strength and vigour. In a few days the seedlings 

 will be sufficiently strong to stand sunshine, to enjoy more 

 air, and also to enjoy sufficient moisture to counterbalance the 

 evaporation always taking place when air is admitted. 



At this stage, while comparatively rapid growth is going on, 

 a pan of seedlings can make such headway as to create a very 

 real danger for themselves : viz., that of " damping off." The 



