THE DECEMBER CALENDAR 



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Start a window-box with flowering plants from the florist's. Try prim- 

 roses, getting enough to make a good showing. Sink the pots in 

 the soil without removing the plants, if so desired. Do not cover 

 the crowns. 



Keep watch of all plants for aphides or green-flies. As soon as any 

 are seen, spray with sulpho-tobacco soap solution. 



Plant a root of beet, carrot, radish, salsify, or other root-crop in a 

 window-box to develop into flower and seed. Try a cabbage 

 stock also, having cut the head from around it. 



