A CALENDAR 



FEBRUARY 14 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See that the Arum Lilies have a dose of 

 liquid manure, and continue this for some time once or twice a week. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Parsnips in deeply-dug ground. 



Flower Garden. — Plant Ivy where required, also such shrubs as 

 Box, C3Tpress, Ribes, etc. The green-leaved Ivy will thrive in any 

 aspect, but the variegated sort prefers a west or north aspect. 



FEBRUARY 15 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Sow seeds of Tomatoes in pans and 

 apply water carefully day by day until the young plants appear. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Sow Lettuce on a warm border and 

 plant out from frames any that may be ready for removal. 



Flower Garden. — Make a sowing of Sweet Peas for succession. 



FEBRUARY 16 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Thin and train the shoots of Pelar- 

 goniums. See that all forced and protected crops have suiScient 

 air. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Make fresh plantation of Rhubarb 

 by dividing old stools, taking care to leave untouched enough for 

 use during coming season. 



Flower Garden. — Sow the hardier kind of annuds if the weather 

 be suitable. 



FEBRUARY 17 



Greenhouse and Frames.^-Stii the surface round such plants as 

 Cauliflowers, Lettuces, etc., in frames, and dress the soil with soot 

 and lime to destroy slugs. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Make a new bed for Sea-kale in 

 rows about 2 ft. 6 in. apart. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the beds of hardy annuals and 

 biennials sown last summer and weed them,, if necessary, giving the 

 young plants a mulching of light manure to protect them and to 

 strengthen them for blooming later. 



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