Calendar of Operations 



if well done, this will enable them to continue in bloom through- 

 out the Winter. 



Caladiums. Where the more delicate varieties are grown, 

 great care should be given them at this season. Many tubers are 

 lost every year by being dried too rapidly. As soon as the leaves 

 show signs of dying off, the plants should be placed in a position 

 where they may receive the full light and be watered carefully, 

 reducing the quantity of water as the foliage decays, and discon- 

 tinuing it altogether when the foliage is all dry. When the tubers 

 are ripe, allow the soil in the pots to become perfectly dry. 

 The pots may be laid on their sides under the plant-stage or in 

 any dry place where the temperature does not fall below fifty 

 degrees Fahrenheit ; they may remain there until wanted in early 

 Spring. 



Ferns, which have been growing in a close and moist atmos- 

 phere, should now be allowed more light and air, as soon as their 

 growth is completed, in order to harden their fronds, as in this 

 condition they are better prepared to withstand the cloudy days 

 which may be expected during the next three months. 



NOVEMBER. 



Keep the lawn well-rolled and smoothly cut, removing all 

 fallen leaves. The latter can be much more easily swept up 

 when the grass is smooth and short than when it is otherwise. 

 The walks should be kept well rolled and their edgings neatly 

 cut. When walks, edgings and lawns are neatly kept, the garden 

 always looks well even though flowers and color may be scarce. 



Examine Lily bulbs carefully as soon as their leaves have 

 fallen and their stems are dead, to see if they are attacked by 

 wire-worms. Should cut, wire or other worms be found at work 

 in the bulbs, take the bulbs up at once and dip them in water 

 strongly diluted with soot, and, as soon as the bulbs have been 

 cleared of the pest, plant them, in a different part of the garden, 



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