THE GARDENER'S KALENDAR 



You may prune your Hydrangeas, Dogwood and 

 Elders now, and if you have forgotten to prune your 

 grape-vines it is better to do it now than not at all. 

 Hybrid perpetual Roses may be pruned back to one 

 or two feet as soon as frost leaves the ground. 



By March i5th it will be well to uncover your bulb 

 beds and also your hardy borders. 



Put boxes and barrels around your rhubarb plants 

 after the snow has gone, and put manure over them. 

 At night they should have a top covering. 



Sow inside under cover Bachelor Buttons, Calendula, 

 Drummond Phlox, French Marigolds, double Petunias, 

 Lantana, Cannas, Coleas, Heliotrope (for budding out) , 

 Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemums and Chaubaud Carna- 

 tions (for October and later flowering), Ardisia (for 

 bloom next spring, and berry fruit the Christmas after), 

 Dahlias (to flower this season), among other flowers. 



Lily-of-the- Valley pips should be started right away, 

 in time for Easter bloom. Your Snowdrops, Scillas, 

 Crocus, Hepaticas, Magnolias and English daisies 

 should be blooming this month. Bring forth the rest 

 of your bulbs from the cellar. 



Magnolias of all varieties, hybrid Rhododendrons 

 and Mountain Laurel should be set out only in the 

 spring, and then as soon as the ground may be worked. 



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