A YEARS GARDENING 



Flower Garden. — ^Make a further planting of spring flowering 

 bulbs, say Snowdrops and Scillas (Squills), the flowers of which, 

 appearing together, make a beautiful combination of white and 

 blue. 



SEPTEMBER 17 



Greenhouse ani Frames. — Look to the Balsams and Cockscombs 

 in the frames, and those which are coming into flower make use of 

 for indoor decoration. 



Vegetable and Frtdt Garden. — Continue the work of making a 

 new Asparagus bed. The soil should be rich and fairly dry. 



Flower Garden. — Continue the planting of spring flowering 

 bulbs and let to-day's planting include some more Fritillarias. 

 Besides the Crown Imperial there are many beautiful varieties of 

 delicate tints of colour. 



SEPTEMBER 18 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See to any other flowers which are 

 coming on in the frames — such as Violets, Carnations, Pinks, etc. 

 Pot them up and bring them into the greenhouse, giving them slight 

 heat to ensure their blooming during the winter. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden.— ^Lodk to the Apples, and those 

 which are ripe, as diown by their parting easily from the branch, 

 gather at once. 



Flower Garden. — In continuation of the planting of bulbs, put 

 in the Fritillaria called Snake's-head. Unlike most of the Fritil- 

 larias it prefers a moist soil and does well in the grass. 



SEPTEMBER 19 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Continue yesterday's work at the 

 frames in the potting up and removal of such plants as are ready to 

 be brought on for winter blooming indoors. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — See to the early-ripening Pears 

 and gather those which are easily detached from the bough, lest, 

 if allowed to remain after they are ripe, they fall and are bruised. 



Flower Garden. — The Bulbocodium vernum is too good to be 

 omitted from the early-flowering bulbs. Put in some to-day 

 planting about 2 -inches deep. 



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