A CALENDAR 



APRIL 3 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Wdl S37ringe the plants to remove 

 dead insects. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — If Apricot, Nectarine and Peach 

 trees are showing their bloom they diould be carefully protected 

 against frost. Make arrangements for doing so to-day. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out biennials, such as Wallflowers, 

 Stocks of various kinds. Hollyhocks, Campanulas, Sweet Williams, 

 Fo^loves, etc, etc 



APRIL 3 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Scrub all shelves and stages, and make 

 the greenhouse as dean and tidy as possible. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Examine Apricot, Peach and 

 Nectarine trees for any withered branch, as all these trees may un- 

 expectedly show a decayed limb, which should be immediately cut 

 away as near the base as possible. 



Flower Garden. — Continae the planting out of biennials. 



APRIL 4 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Look to the frames and see that they, 

 too, are clean and sweet, and especially beware of woodlice. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — If the Strawberry beds were not 

 uncovered last month, do not delay to uncover them now. Also 

 dear away all weeds and nip off the runners. 



Flower Garden. — ^Sow such hardy annuals as were not got iu 

 last month — Coreopsis, Mignonette and Simflowers, for instance, 

 which may be as wdl sown now as earUer. 



APRIL 5 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Make arrangements to shade plants 

 in flower and those about to come into bloom. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Give the Strawberry bed a spring 

 dressing of half-rotted manure, soot and well-decayed leaves. 



FUrwer Garden. — ^Sow Sweet Peas for succession. 



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