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CALENDAR OP WOEK TO BE DONE IN THE HARDY FLOWER 

 GARDEN PROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER 



JANUARY 



Laurels (p. 360). — The round-leaved Cherry 

 and Portugal Laurels may be trimmed up 

 where the growth has become too dense. 



Lawns (p. 113). — These should be rolled 

 occasionally except in very wet weather. 



Montbretias (p. 946) and other bulbous plants 

 may be mulched with well-rotted manure, 

 or the beds may be covered with coco- 

 nut fibre if not already done. 



Psonies may be mulched as advised at 

 p. 165. 



Roses (p. 382). — Where a hotbed or warm 

 greenhouse exists Roses may be budded 

 or grafted and kept in a close moist 

 atmosphere for some time. 



FEBRUARY 



Anemones (p. 140) — At the end of the 

 month Poppy Anemones may be planted 

 if the weather is mild and open. 



Annuals (p. 78). — Tender annuals and other 

 plants treated as such (e.g. Ageratum, 

 p. 493, China Asters, p. 499, Fibrous 

 Begordas, p. 462, Cockscombs, p. 762, 

 Golden Feather, p. 536, Lobelia, p. 556, 

 Petunia, p. 667, Phlox Drummondi, p. 

 660, Tobacco, p. 695, Bedding Solanums, 

 p. 669, WiganSias, p. 669, Bicinus, p. 784, 

 &c.) may be sown in gentle heat. 



Bedding Plants. — At the end of the month 

 it will be necessary to insert cuttings of 

 Lobelias (p. 556), Altemantheras (p. 763), 

 Iresines (p. 764), Fuchsias (p. 455), 

 Zonal Pelargoniums (p. 289), Heliotropes 

 (p. 670), &c. in a hotbed, to pot them up 

 when rooted. Sow seeds of Petunias 

 (p. 697). 



Borders (p. 80). — About the end of the 

 month, when many bulbous plants (see 

 p. 95) will be showing through the ground, 

 the borders may be forked over and all 

 the leaves buried beneath the surface. 



Layering (p. 59).— When forking over the 

 borders the lower branches of desirable 

 shrubs may be layered in the way 

 recommended. 



Pruning (p. 105). — Hardy climbers, as 

 mentioned at p. 89, may be looked over 

 and thinned out, but care must be taken 

 to treat them according to their nature. 

 Sweet Peas (p. 348).— Seeds may be sown 

 in pots in cold frames or on hotbeds for 

 planting out when weather permits. 



MARCH 



Annuals. — Seeds of most of the Annuals 

 mentioned at p. 78 may now be sown. 



Bedding Plants.— Cuttings of all kinds may 

 be inserted in light sandy soil on hotbeds. 



Begonias (p. 462). — The tuberous kinds 

 may be started into growth in gentle heat 

 and moisture. 



Cannas (p. 885). — The rootstocks may be 

 divided and started into growth in heat 

 and moisture. 



Dahlias (p. 519). — The tubers may be placed 

 in gentle heat and kept moist to produce 

 cuttings. The latter may be rooted as 

 advised at p. 521. 



Everlasting Peas (p. 347). — These may be 

 divided if more plants are required. 



Forced Bulbs. — Any Tulips, Hyacinths, 

 Daffodils &a. that have been forced in 

 greenhouses may be planted out in the 

 borders at the end of the month for 

 flowering a couple of seasons later on. 



Pansies and Violas (p. 233). — These may 

 be planted out in beds and borders in 

 rich soil to form a groundwork for various 

 Bedding Plants later on. 



Roses (p. 382). — Plants growing on a south 

 border may be pruned (see p. 384), 

 those in other parts of the garden being 

 attended to near the end of the month. 



Shrubs (p. 104). — The evergreen kinds may 

 be looked over and any old or dead wood 

 cut out. A list is given at p. 111. 



APRIL 



Annuals and Biennials. — The kinds men- 

 tioned at p. 78 may be sown in the open 

 border in more or less large patches to 

 produce an effect later on. Those sown 

 the previous month in heat will require 

 pricking out. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragons) (p. 710).— Plant 

 out cuttings rooted in cold frames in 

 autumn like Pentstemons. 



Bedding Plants. — Pot off seedling Verbenas, 

 Petunias, Begonias &c. Many kinds 

 may be shifted to cold frames near the 

 end of the month to be hardened off. 



Climbers (p. 89). — Sow seeds of climbing 

 TropcBolums (Nasturtiums) (p. 290), 

 IpomcBas (p. 683). 



Dahlias (p. 519). — The ground for these 

 should be well dug and manured. 



Gladioli (p. 947). — Plant corms gandavensis, 

 Childsi, hrenchleyensis, and ■>ianceianus. 



Grasses, Ornamental (p. 956). — Sow seeds 

 in the open ground. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants (p. 80).— Many 

 kinds mentioned on p. 86 may be divided 

 and re-arranged. 



Hollyhocks (p. 272). — Prepare ground for 

 these by digging and manuring. 



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