Calendar of Operations 



Gloxinias, Achimenes, and Tsedies may also be started and 

 treated in much the same way recommended for the Caladiums; 

 see that the pots are well supplied with drainage material by 

 filling the pots at least one-quarter of their depth with crocks or 

 broken bricks, placing one flat piece over the hole in the bottom 

 of the pot and, above that, small pieces not over half an inch 

 thick; cover this with moss to keep the soil from washing into 

 the drainage material. 



Rearrange the plants from time to time as this will tend to 

 keep them in better condition and more shapely in appearance; 

 wash the pots, sponge the leaves, etc.; also wash the woodwork 

 and give a general cleanup to the house ; in short, neatness should 

 be in evidence in the greenhouse. 



MARCH. 



If wet weather or any other cause has rendered it impossible 

 to carry out the directions given for last month, these should 

 now be proceeded with. This is the best month for planting 

 Eucalyptus, Acacias and other semi-tender trees and shrubs, as 

 directed under their respective headings. All vacant ground 

 should be manured and spaded where required; weeds should be 

 destroyed wherever found, and the ground stirred lightly with 

 the hoe or rake, in order to destroy nests of slugs and harmful 

 insects. Ground which was roughly spaded last month should 

 now be hoed and raked when moderately dry. The borders of 

 the shrubbery and other ground, where flowers are to be planted 

 or where seeds are to be sown, should be worked over, levelled, 

 and raked preparatory to planting and seeding. 



If they have not been already sown, plant seeds of Sweet 

 Peas, Nemophyllas and the other annuals recommended last 

 month, sowing them in circular patches in small groups, or in 

 beds or rows where plenty of space is available. Plant out 

 young plants of Carnations, Phloxes, Violets, Pentstemons, 



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