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LADlES f FLOWER GARIJEKEK, 



CHAPTER X 



MONTHLY NOTICES. 



RECAPITULATION of the work which each month 

 presents to the gardener's notice will be useful. By 

 occasionally glancing over the Monthly Notices, the me- 

 mory is refreshed ; and it will be found that even the three winter 

 months allow the young gardener no remission from labor. 

 There is something to be done in every week in the year — some- 

 thing to be attended to, which amuses the mind, interests the 

 imagination, and benefits the general tone of mental and physical 

 health. 



JANUARY. I 



Let your lawn and grass walks be kept neat and smooth, by 

 rolling, this month ; and if any part of the grounds require fresh 

 turf, this is the season for cutting and laying it down. If you 

 live in the neighborhood of a common, that is the best ground 

 for cutting turf, as the herbage is short, and free from nettles, 

 docks, &c. Lay it down firm and even, allowing for the sinking 

 of the newly-laid earth, about an inch or two. Roll it well, after 

 having laid down the turf. 



Keep the gravel walks also from weeds and moss, and roll 

 them in dry weather. If you attempt to roll gravel in wet wea- 

 ther, the gravel clings to the roller. 



Dig the clumps or spots where you mean to plant evergreens, 

 in February and March, that the ground may be trenched in 



