1918 MARCH 1918 
Last Quarter, 5th day, 7h. 44m., evening. 
© New Moon, 12th day, 2h. 52m., evening. 
2) First Quarter, 19th day, 8h. 30m., morning. 
© Full Moon, 27th day. lOh. 33m., morning. 
1 
Fr. 
It is time to order shrubs and hardy plants. 
2 
Sa. 
Procure hotbed frames and sashes at once. 
3 
S. 
Hunnemannia fumarisefolia is a delightful annual for outdoors. 
4 
M. 
Have you a stock of the fragrant Daphne odora, a cool house subject ? 
5 
Tu. 
The flower markets usually become glutted at this period. 
6 
W. 
It is now that the gardener or grower values his warm pita and frames. 
7 
Th. 
1 The demand for florists’ cut flowers in March, 1917, was slow. With 
> sluggish markets, soft coal was costing S3. 50 per ton, and $7 to 
1 SIO for hard coal, and cold weather prevailed. 
9 
Fr. 
9 
Sa. 
10 
S. 
Flowers of Lilium regale sold on Boston market at this date, 1917. 
11 
M 
Sand that is clean and sharp is a preventive of damping-off of seedlings. 
12 
Tu. 
Tornado at New Castle, Ind., in 1917, causing much loss. 
13 
W. 
Robins and redbirds return north to latitude of southern Indiana. 
14 
Th. 
This is the period of the large Spring shows. — N. Y. Sh. 14th to 21st. 
15 
Fr. 
Crocuses begin to bloom in sheltered places. 
16 
Sa. 
St. Louis, Mo., held its first large flower show in 1917. 
17 
S. 
St. Patrick’s Day. Make a hotbed. 
18 
M. 
The Yellow Freesias are much in request. They are rich and handsome. 
19 
Tu. 
Statues and fountains add immensely to scenic effect of flower shows. 
20 
W. 
First Nat. Rose Fest. opened at Phila., 1917. 
21 
Th. 
Saxifraga cordata is one of the most desirable of hardy garden plants. 
22 
Fr. 
Ninety-eight bushels of Potatoes per acre is the average yield. 
23 
Sa. 
\ The New Australia Concord Sweet Peas were on view at N. Y. show 
J March, 1917, for the first time. 
24 
s. 
25 
M. 
Maryland Day in Maryland. 
26 
Tu. 
Narcissus Johnstoni Queen of Spain, in pots, is a gem. 
27 
W. 
A plant of Imantophyllum miniatum measuring 5 ft. through and 
having 24 large trusses was grown by R. Tyson, Madison, N. J. 
28 
Th. 
j-Jasminum primulinum deserves more attention. 
29 
Fr. 
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Sa. 
31 
S. 
Easter Sunday. In 1917 a heavy snowfall came on Easter Monday. 
