A CALENDAR 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — ^Dig up and manure where necessary 

 those plots of ground rendered vacant by the lifting of the root 

 crops. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out biennials — such as Canterbury Bells, 

 Honesty, etc., etc. — ^in the places where they are to flower. 



OCTOBER 25 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Violets in the frames and 

 see that they have proper space and air. Nip off any dead leaves 

 and stir the surface of the soil. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Continue the work of digging up 

 the vacant plots of ground, trenching and laying up in rough ridges 

 any which are not required for autumn planting. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the perennial border edgings — such 

 -as Thrift, London Pride, Ivy, etc. — and where they are exceeding 

 proper limits take them up, divide and re-plant them. 



OCTOBER 26 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the Bouvardias, and give 

 weak liquid manure to those plants which have begun to flower. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Lift the Parsnips as soon as there 

 has been a little frost to sweeten them. 



Flower Garden. — ^Now is a good time for planting bulbs in the 

 turf. Consider what increase you can advantageously make to 

 those already growing there, putting in new bulbs where desirable. 

 Snowdrops, Snowfleikes, Scilla and Crocuses are all excdlent for the 

 purpose. 



OCTOBER 27 



Greenhouse and Frames. — ^Devote the time at your disposal to- 

 day to overhauling the heating apparatus and seeing that it is put 

 in good working order. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Earth up the remainder of the 

 Celery and make the necessary preparations for covering it in case 

 of frost. 



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