A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Cherry trees and prune 

 away interior and cross shoots on Standard trees, but remember 

 that the Cherry is liable to " gumming " and will not bear severe 

 pruning. 



Flower Garden. — Lift the Tigridia (Tiger-flower) bulbs and treat 

 them in the same way as the Gladioli. {See 22nd inst.) 



SEPTEMBER 24 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Continue yesterday's work of potting 

 up the seedlings in the frames — such as Calceolaria, Cineraria, etc.>, 

 etc. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Look to the Plum trees, cutting 

 away any shoots of gross growth, but reserving all short-jointed 

 wood. 



Flower Garden. — Lift those roots of Marvel of Peru which you 

 have decided to store during the winter and re-plant in the spring. 

 This method produces larger plants than can be obtained when 

 treated as an annual or biennial. 



SEPTEMBER 25 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Cucumbers and remember 

 that the frames in which they are should now be closed early. Cut 

 the fruit immediately it is fit and promptly remove all decaying 

 leaves. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue to be vigilant in your 

 efforts to defend the wall-fruit from the attacks of insects {see 

 4th and 5th August) until all the fruit is picked. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the Roses and cut back any of the 

 perpetuals which seem to have a chance of a third bloom. 



SEPTEMBER 26 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Melons, and if the fruit 

 is tardy in ripening give a new lining to the hot-bed. Close the 

 frames early each day. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Examine the Fruit trees for any 

 appearance of red-spider, which at this season of the year, especially 

 in dry weather, is often prevalent. Spray the trees with flour of 

 sulphur as a preventive or cure. 



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