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Calendar of Operations 



preferred); in the water place a few small pieces of charcoal; 

 place the bulbs in the glasses so that the bases barely touch the 

 water and place the glasses in a cool, dark situation until the roots 

 nearly fill the glasses, when they may be placed in the greenhouse 

 and gradually exposed to light but free from cold draughts. 

 When it is desirable to transfer, to glasses, Hyacinths which 

 have been grown in pots, their roots may be freed from soil by 

 carefully dipping the ball in water and washing the roots, after 

 which they may be placed in the Hyacinth glasses. A fresh 

 batch of bulbs should be potted at intervals of three weeks until 

 November, after which the bulbs seem to deteriorate. 



When desired, Tulips, Scillas, Crocuses, etc., may be grown. 

 The same soil and treatment recommended for Hyacinths will 

 be suitable for them also. 



OCTOBER. 



Pinks and Carnations. Cuttings and layers which were put 

 in in July should now be well-rooted and ready to be planted in 

 their permanent quarters. Examine the soil, and, if it looks the 

 least sour or sticky, have it dug and left rough, giving it no water 

 for at least two weeks; this treatment will greatly assist in 

 sweetening the soil. After the soil has been well dried and aired, 

 give it a good watering and again turn it over with the spade; 

 level it, and, after raking it, mark the ground and plant the young 

 plants, setting them out about eight inches apart. Do not allow 

 the roots to become at all dry before they are planted. After 

 planting, give a good watering with the watering-pot to settle the 

 soil about the roots, afterwards giving a light sprinkle to the 

 leaves. A light spraying every evening for a week after planting 

 will greatly benefit the young plants. 



Dahlias should still afford a good show of flowers. See that 

 they are all correctly labeled before the blooming season is over; 

 remove all spent flowers and decaying leaves, and give copious' 

 supplies of light liquid-manure during dry weather. 



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