THE OCTOBER CALENDAR 



Out-doors 



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LIFT summer flowering bulbs dahlia, canna, gladiolus, and 



rose and store them in the cellar. 

 PLANT before the middle of the month, if possible, all spring flowering 



bulbs; the earlier the better. 



HARVEST all vegetable crops except parsnip and salsify. 

 CLEAN up the garden, burning all weeds and rubbish. 

 TRANSPLANT young cabbage plants to cold-frame, also all half-hardy 



perennials. 

 MAKE thick straw mats or some other covering for the cold-frames; alsc 



an outer protective covering of boards. 



