A YEAR'S GARDENING 



of providing more ingress for light now that the days are decreasing 

 in length. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Attend to the Gooseberry and 

 Currant bushes, picking the fruit as it ripens and seeing that, mean- 

 while, it is duly protected from the birds. Black Currants, especi- 

 ally, should be picked as soon as ripe — they quickly shrivel when 

 left on the bush. 



Flower Garden. — If the layering of the Carnations was not com- 

 pleted last month, let it be done to-day — it is not too late. 



AUGUST 4 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Give attention to the foliage plants in 

 the house, such as Palms, Indiarubber PlMits, Aspi(hstras, etc., 

 sponging the leaves (a little mUk added to the water is recommended), 

 giving unobtrusive support to stems which require it and removing 

 all traces of decay. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Keep a keen watch over the wall- 

 fruit — on Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, etc. — and do aU you can 

 to protect it from the attacks of wasps and flies. Set traps for them 

 to-day, by hanging on the wall or branches wide-mouthed, steep- 

 shouldered bottles containing syrup. 



Flower Garden. — Look to those Carnations which were layered 

 early and take off and pot any which are rooted. 



AUGUST 5 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the winter-flowering Begonias 

 and consider whether you should begin to give them an occasional 

 watering of weak liquid manure. See that they are so placed that 

 no injury is being done to their handsome, fleshy leaves. 



•Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look Out, also, for snails, which 

 often attack and spoil the wall-fruit. Search for them at evening 

 or early morning and destroy them. 



Flower Garden. — Continue the work on the rooted layers of 

 Carnations. Two or three rootlets may be placed in one pot, and 

 the pots should then be allowed to stand in a shady situation, so that 

 the plants may be well established before winter. 



&o 



