A CALENDAR 



SEPTEMBER 7 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Calceolaria seedlings and 

 re-pot those whose growth requires it. Keep them close to the 

 glass, so as to induce a dwarf habit. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Now that many of the summer 

 crops have come to an end and are being cleared away day by day 

 the planting of the winter crops should go on apace. Plant out a 

 batch of Cauliflowers to-day. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the Dahlias, and if you wish to obtain 

 first-class specimens of flowers disbud and thin the shoots, tying 

 them carefully where required. 



SEPTEMBER 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Let to-day's work be devoted to the 

 Pelargoniums, for on their proper care in autumn their future pro- 

 fusion of bloom depends. Examine each plant, and any that are 

 beginning to go off place out of doors to ripen their wood in the sun. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue to give attention to the 

 planting out of winter crops. Put in some Cabbages to-dayj first 

 forking over the ground thoroughly and digging in deeply manure 

 or garden refuse. To produce good plants they must grow fast, for 

 which a rich soil is necessary. 



Flower Garden. — Continue to give attention to the Dahlias. 

 Give them a good soaking of manure water, if the weather be dry, 

 and protect the choice blooms from the sun's scorching heat by caps 

 of paper. Be vigilant against earwigs, examining the traps frequently 

 and destroying the catch. 



SEPTEMBER 9 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Examine the Heaths for any sign of 

 mildew, and on the least appearance of the disease — to which Heaths 

 are particularly hable — ^give the plants infected a dusting of sulphur. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue the work of preparing 

 the ground for winter crops, digging up and manuring each plot as 

 it becomes vacant. 



Flower Garden.— See to the Hollyhocks, thinning and tying the 

 .^hoots where necessary, and supplying them with manure water 

 as a means of prolonging their bloom. Keep a continuous watch 

 for earwigs. 



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