A CALENDAR 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Look over the newly-planted 

 Strawberry bed and draw up the earth around each plant, after- 

 wards spreading a slight covering of manure as a further nourish- 

 ment and protection to the roots. 



Flower Garden. — ^A really ornamental hedge may be made from 

 the Japanese Fruiting Rose [Rosa Rugosa), and a delightfully fragrant 

 one from the Sweet Briar. Give the matter your consideration 

 to-day and act without delay. Now is a favourable time. 



NOVEMBER 25 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Keep up a sufficient supply of salading 

 by making sUccessional sowings in the frames, bearing in mind that 

 the seed will be slow in germinating during cold weather. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Lift some of the Broccoli plants 

 and re-plant them in a trench as a means of protecting them from 

 frost. This method may retard their growth but often prevents 

 them from being killed by frost. 



Flower Garden. — If you decide on planting a hedge such as that 

 suggested yesterday, dig the ground deeply and incorporate with 

 the soil a mixture of manure, burnt garden refuse and a little old 

 mortar, if procurable. 



NOVEMBER 26 



Greenhouse and Frames. — See that the Cauliflowers in the frames 

 are in satisfactory condition. Remove any decaying leaves and look 

 for and destroy all vermin. Give the soil a sprinkling of a mixture 

 of soot and wood ashes. 



Vegetable and Fruit Garden. — Take up the Horseradish roots 

 and store them in a dry place ready for use. Make new plantations. 



Flower Garden. — Look to the Ferraria (or Tigridia) bulbs and 

 lift them for the winter unless they are in a dry soil and a sunny 

 situation; they are apt to decay in cold moisture. 



NOVEMBER 27 



Greenhouse and Frames. — Look to the welfare of aU the vegetables 

 in the frames, such as Carrots, Onions, Lettuces, Radishes, etc. Let 

 them have as much air and exposure as may be corisistent with pro- 

 tection from frost, and water sparingly, lest mould ensue. 



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