CHAPTER XIV 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 



In the following list of Rosarian work for each month 

 I have not repeated the details of each operation, but 

 merely noted the times when they are to be performed. 

 This is often important, as delay and loss of opportunity 

 will frequently leave a mark on the work throughout 

 the year. A novice should study some such calendar 

 as this, see how much work he has to get through in a 

 given time, and make his arrangements accordingly. 

 It will be seen that a large collection will supply 

 sufficient work to keep a man " out of mischief " pretty 

 nearly all the year round. 



Octoher. — By general consent this is considered the 

 first month of the Rosarian's year. Nurserymen's 

 catalogues for the coming season are now to be had, 

 and they are eagerly scanned by ardent amateurs. 

 Orders should be given as soon as possible, and it is 

 better still to visit the nurseries in the early autumn 

 and choose and order the finest specimens. It is rather 

 hard on those who go by the catalogues, but first come 

 first served is a good old rule of trade, and it is right 

 that those who take trouble about a thing should reap 

 some benefit from it. If new beds are to be made, or 

 planting on an extensive scale is to be undertaken, 



