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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for i9t& 
Petunias for a late hatcli. Pot on Lobelias for large j)lants for vases; 
the trailing sort, Lobelia sj)eciosa is splendid. Begin planting Gladiolus 
out of doors, and at intervals for a succession. Young Bouvardias in 
2in. and 2Vain. pots can be put out in frames and grown on there during 
the Summer. Young stock of French Hydrangeas from 2in. and 2 V 2 in. 
pots may be planted out now, and will make nice specimens for the Fall. 
Cut sown plants of Coleus may be shaken out and repotted. Keep 
Cyclamen growing on in a cool, partly shaded frame. 
May 
First Week . — Those Geraniums and Lemon Verbenas in 2in. pots 
may be potted into 4in., and will sell by the end of the month. Now 
is the time to get hanging baskets and window boxes looked out and 
filled. Carnations can now or shortly be planted out in the field. 
Order rooted Chrysanthemum cuttings; they may be potted or benched. 
Second Week . — Buy in some 4in. Boston ferns and grow them on. 
Plant out In the field for Summer cut flowers, young stock of Hydran- ' 
gea arborescens grandiflora, also have a stock of H. paniculata grandi- 
flora, whicli begins to bloom in the middle of July when arborescens 
has ceased. Seeds of Giant Branching Asters .sown out-of-doors May 
10 give good flowers for late Summer. Pay attention to the growing 
on of Primula, Cyclamen, Winter-flowering Begonias, also Bouvardias, 
extra early Snapdragons for December flowering, home-grown Freesias, 
and late flowering Chrysanthemums. See that all bedding stock has 
room in which to develop; it pays to pot on stock from 2in. or 2 V 2 in. 
pots into 4in. size rather than have it stunted. 
Third Week . — Prepare a nice piece of land, and sow out a few 
Concrete Manure Pit 
On'manyia grower's or nurseryman's establishment a manure pit would pay for 
itself in one or two years. Leaching is prevented and fermentation much reduced. 
