A YEAR'S GARDENING 



Flower Garden. — ^Attend to the winter protection of the Holly- 

 hocks, placing any special plants under glass and covering the others 

 with light litter. 



OCTOBER 14 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See that you are maintaining a sufiS- 

 cient supply of salading in the frames by making successional sow- 

 ings from time to time. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue the work of lifting and 

 re-planting the Fruit bushes. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out tuberous-rooted Anemones, digging 

 deeply and manuring thoroughly. 



OCTOBER 15 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the plants in the greenhouse 

 that are coming into flower. The Tuberoses, for instance, should 

 now be showing fiower-spjkes and should have some weak manure 

 water. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Make a final gathering of fruit 

 (unless the weather be wet), such as late Plums, Quinces, Medlars, 

 etc. 



Flower Garden. — Make a selection from a good catalogue of such 

 new Rose trees as you require and order them without delay. 



OCTOBER 16 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See to the Primulas which are begin- 

 ning to show signs of bloom. Place them where they can have plenty 

 of light and nip off the early flower-stems if the plants are small. 

 Give weak manure water occasionally. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the Strawberry beds, 

 removing any runners which may have become evident since the 

 last nipping, digging carefully (so as not to injure the roots of the 

 plants) between the rows and at the same time applying a light 

 dressing of manure. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the existing Rose trees and protect 

 the roots by drawing the earth closely around them. 



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