134 
Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for 19J8 
Make a good sowing of Khubarb for Spring planting if roots are 
likely to be scarce. 
Sow Tomatoes and Eggplant for Winter and early Spring use in 
the warmer locations. 
Head down any Lemon trees that are getting too high, and prune 
back unsightly branches after gathering fruit. 
October 
Continue spraying and fumigating on every chance occasion, the 
cool nights at this time of year being especially suitable for the latter 
operation. 
Prepare plenty of good 
compost, sand and other 
requisites for early sowing 
of vegetable plants; also 
clean up and repair lights, 
flats and other equipment 
that have been more or less 
out of service. Clean up 
and pile all drying racks 
and roof them after they 
are done with for the sea- 
son. 
Look over early strati- 
fied seeds, and plant in 
rows any that are started. 
Sow English and Black 
Walnuts for stock purposes. 
Make heavy plantings of 
Cabbage and Cauliflower. 
A Variety of Fuchsia triphylla 
Easily grown from cuttings taken in the h'pring 
and grown-on cool 
After the Walnut har- 
vest, clean up the orchard, 
burning up all primings or 
dead branches and tidy up 
finally. 
Clean out ditches, especially where land is low lying or likely to 
be overflowed. 
Keep the water going on deciduous stock that may be a little be- 
hind in growth in order that it may be well developed before digging 
time. 
November 
Transplant any large deciduous fruit trees that have to be moved. 
If»too large to ball easily, cut them back hard and remove any re- 
maining foliage, cut the roots back a little and plant quickly, giving 
plenty of water until re-established. 
Give a thorough dressing of manure to berry plantations. 
Sow the early ripening varieties of Tomatoes such as Earliana 
