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whenever possible and their foliage covered with soil and manure, also 
standard Roses likewise. Pot Roses may be placed in coldframes and 
well covered with salted hay. See that you have a stock of Asparagus 
plumosus and sprengeri coming along. When ordering Carnation cut- 
tings try one or two of the novelties. Cuttings can be taken now. 
Fifth Week . — Now is a good time to plant out for the coming 
Spring; double Cornflowers may be sown now. Formosum and gigan- 
teum Lilies planted last October will be 2in. above the pots. Gigan- 
teums need a temperature of 60 deg. Another sowing may be made of 
Sweet Peas for April flowering. Look over young Cyclamen stock amt 
repot any that require it. 
Reminders for the Flower Garden in the 
Middle Atlantic States 
By W. H. Waite 
January 
Plan beds for coming season so 
as to know what number of plants 
to propagate. 
Start propagating such plants 
as Geraniums, Heliotrope, Alter- 
nanthera, and all plants of which 
the stock is limited. 
Sow seeds of Vinca rosea and its 
varieties. 
Prune deciduous shrubs that 
flower on the newly formed wood, 
such as Hibiscus, Hydrtingea, etc. 
February 
Continue pruning shrubs, trees 
and vines. 
Keep propagating bedding stock. 
Shake snow from specimen ever- 
greens as it falls. Keep gutters 
on driveways free of snow and ice. 
March 
Pruning may still be done. Ca- 
talpa and Hydrangeas are better 
left to the last when the heavy 
freezings are over. 
Toward the end of the month 
some of the protection may be 
taken off the protected evergreens. 
Lawns may now be fertilized, top 
dressed and reseeded, as soon as 
the frost is out of the ground. 
Rumson, N. J. 
Pansies, Myosotis and Beilis 
should now be planted. 
April 
Planting of perennials, Roses, 
shrubs and trees should now be 
done. 
Protection should be entirely re- 
moved from evergreens. Rose and 
bulb beds. 
Lawns may still be top dressed 
and reseeded; new lawns should 
now be made. 
Gladioli can be planted; all 
walks should be edged. Mow 
lawns when the grass is long 
enough. 
May 
Shrubs, trees, and perennial 
plants may still be planted but 
should be done at once. All of the 
month may be utilized for the 
planting of evergreens. 
Prepare all beds after the 
Spring flowering plants are over 
for the Summer bedding 
Toward the end of the month 
in favorable localities Cannas, 
Coleus, Geraniums, and all other 
bedding plants may be planted. 
Gladioli should be planted every 
week or so for a succession. 
Dahlias may now be set out 
Lawns will need constant atten- 
tion; look out for the dry places. 
