Calendar of Operations 



The pruning of Roses should be attended to this month; cut 

 out, first, all weak or sickly growths and cut back all unripe soft 

 shoots to firm, mature wood. 



Climbers should have their shoots thinned out where they are 

 at all matted; cut out all hard, weak wood which does not pro- 

 duce strong, young shoots. After pruning, tie all straggling 

 shoots into place, and mulch with good manure about the roots 

 of all Roses whether grown as standards, on trellises or in beds, 

 leaving the mulching to be washed in by the Winter rains. Plant 

 Roses in ground well trenched and manured. 



GREENHOUSE. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. Propagate this plant by means 

 of the leaves; remove the leaves, with a sharp knife, close down 

 to the base of the leaf -stems, and place them in shallow pans 

 filled with clean sharp sand or light sandy leaf-mold, selecting 

 strong leaves for cuttings. 



Climbers should be freed from superfluous shoots, all growths 

 too weak to produce flowers being removed and the strong shoots 

 shortened. 



If any scale or other insects be found among the leaves or 

 stems, the plants should be taken from the trellises and thor- 

 oughly cleaned. 



See that Poinsettias and other flowering-plants are carefully 

 watered at the roots and their flowers and bracts kept away from 

 drip and damp. 



Keep all paths clean and give air freely during warm weather, 

 opening the ventilators in the early part of the day and shutting 

 them up again as soon as the temperature begins to fall in the 

 afternoon. See that the foliage of all plants is kept clean and 

 free from insects. 



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