A CALENDAR 



JUNE 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Pot up the Carnation cuttings and 

 place them in a cold frame. Sow seed of Chinese Primulas. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Keep all the wall-fruit trees well 

 mulched, especially if the weather be dry, as a protection against 

 excessive evaporation of moisture. 



Flower Garden. — As a continuation of the two previous days' 

 work remove the Anemones and other early flowering plants. 



JUNE 9 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Orchids and remove any 

 flowers that may be appearing, lest they should retard the growth 

 of the plants. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Examine the Plum trees and re- 

 move all new wood not required for extending the size of the trees. 



Flower Garden. — Attend to the Carnations, Pinks and Picotees, 

 and thin out the shoots of those plants which are rampant in growth. 



JUNE 10 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Give a top-dressing of loam and de- 

 cayed manure to the Liliums. Plant Calla Lilies in a trench having 

 a layer of manure at the bottom. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue yesterday's work on the 

 Plum trees and keep a sharp lookout for the smedl fly which fre- 

 quently attacks them, destrojdng it as soon as observed. 



Flower Garden. — Continue the work on the Carnations, etc., 

 carefully tying the remaining shoots to their stakes and binding the 

 flower-pods where they are inclined to burst prematurely. 



JUNE II 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Make cuttings of such plants as 

 Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Verbenas, etc. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the outdoor Grape-vine and 

 thin out the young shoots, allowing only one shoot to remain at each 

 joint. 



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