A CALENDAR 



Flower Garden. — Plant Tulips in the bed prepared for them, 

 about 6 inches apart and 4 or 5 inches deep, selecting the 

 varieties with due consideration to their time of blooming. 



OCTOBER II 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Give careful attention to the Chry- 

 santhemums which are coming into bloom and supply them liberally 

 with diluted manure water. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Now, also, is the time to prune the 

 roots of those Fruit trees which by their excessive foliage and lack 

 of fruit have shown that the operation is required. Make a begin- 

 ning of the work to-day. 



Flower Garden. — Choose a suitable bed for planting Pheasant's 

 Eye and other Narcissus, and double and single Daffodils. A shady 

 border or a bed abutting on a shrubbery may be suggested — ^the 

 soil is not important if well drained. Plant the bulbs 4 to 8 inches 

 apart and 6 to 9 inches deep, according to size. 



OCTOBER 12 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Pot up and bring into the greenhouse 

 some of the Chrysanthemums which have been grown for that 

 purpose in the open. After potting, water them well and keep them 

 in the shade for a short time. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue the work of root-pruning 

 the Fruit trees. 



Flower Garden. — Plant in good-sized patches some bulbs of 

 Winter Aconite. Neither soil nor situation are of importance. 



OCTOBER 13 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Strawberry plants which 

 have been potted for forcing and remove to the frames any which 

 may have been left in the open, closing the frame-lights on any 

 suspicion of frost and as protection from heavy rain. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Fruit bushes and lift 

 and re-plant those which have been undisturbed for three years or 

 more. 



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