A CALENDAR 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Carefully collect the ashes from 

 the bonfire and store them for fatuxe use under cover from the wet. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the Dahlias, and be ready at the first 

 sign of the flowers being touched with frost to hf t and store the tubers 

 in some dry place. Label them and hang them up stalks down- 

 ward. 



NOVEMBER 7 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Give constant attention to the tem- 

 perature of the greenhouse and keep it as uniform as possible. With 

 a dry atmosphere a comparatively low temperatiure (say, 40° to 

 45°) may be permitted. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — If it be desirable to break up new 

 ground for future planting let it be done at once. 



Flower Garden. — Cut down the Hollyhock stems and propagate 

 any variety jrau desire to increase by lifting and dividing the stools. 



NOVEMBER 8 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the plants which are coming 

 into flower. The Chrysanthemums, for instance, should now have 

 close attention. Be careful that they are not crowded, lest the leaves 

 fall. Pick off dead leaves and keep the soil loosened and free from 

 weeds. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look to the garden paths, weeding 

 them thoroughly and repairing them where necessary. 



Flower Garden. — ^Look to the reserve beds of Polyanthuses. 

 Stir the surface of the soil and give a top-dressing of well-rotted 

 cow manure. 



NOVEMBER 9 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Continuing your attention to the 

 Chrysanthemums, make a practice of watering them in the morn- 

 ing, so that the moisture may have gone before the cold of the night 

 has set in. Give manure water while the flowers are expanding. 



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