A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue the gathering and storing 

 of Apples and Pears {see i8th, igth and 20th Sept.), taking advan- 

 tage of any fine weather for the purpose. 



Flower Garden. — Prepare a bed of rich Ught loam, well drained, 

 for the reception of some good Hyacinth bulbs. 



OCTOBER 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Go carefuUy over the plants recently 

 brought into the greenhouse and see that they are placed in suitable 

 positions — make, in fact, a general rearrangement. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Now is the time for planting Fruit 

 trees. Prepare the ground where they are intended to be planted 

 by draining and making any necessary alteration in the character 

 of the soil. 



Flower Garden. — Plant specially-selected Hyacinths in the bed 

 prepared for them. For the best effect put them in about 6 iijches 

 apart and fully 6 inches deep in the soil. 



OCTOBER 9 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look carefully through all the plants 

 in the greenhouse, especially those which have been brought in re- 

 cently, re-potting where required and removing those which may 

 be scarcely worth retaining. 



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

 preparation of the ground in which Fruit trees are to be planted. 



Flower Garden. — Prepare a bed of good hght soil for the reception 

 of Tuhps. 



OCTOBER ID 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Look to the frames generally, and 

 arrange their contents to the best advantage. See that proper 

 ventilation is provided and remove the frame-lights on fine days. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Plant the Fruit trees for which the 

 ground has been prepared, first removing all broken or bruised 

 root-fibres. Take care that the roots are spread out evenly and that 

 the " collar " — where the roots join the stem — is kept at the surface 

 of the sou. 



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