Calendarial Section 
137 
The Nurseryman’s Year 
By Joseph Meehan 
January 
Grafting of fruit and other stocks is in order this month. 
Prepare book of stock in which to check off sales. 
Make cuttings of trees and shrubs, tie in bundles, bury in moist 
sand in cool cellar. 
Place orders for stock for sales or for own planting. 
Almost all seeds for Spring sowing should be kept in moist sand 
or at least in airtight cases. 
It is a good time to shape up trees and shrubs intended for Spring 
sales. 
Consider plans to embellish the entrance to your grounds. It pays. 
Get in a label supply for Spring use, as many of them could be 
written now. 
Many perennials make good plants for Spring sales if seeds are 
sown now. 
Manure may often be hauled and spread to advantage in this 
month. 
Keep watch on stock in cold storage, that all may be going well. 
See to marking all fertile (berry bearing) Hollies in order to 
know them when their berries have fallen. 
See that all stock, out of doors or in, is free from injurious in- 
sects or fungi. 
Make list now of all shrubs and trees with colored bark or with 
other desirable Winter features. 
Keep up the making of evergreen cuttings, starting them under 
glass at once; hauling of wood cuttings of trees, etc., may also be con- 
tinued, for Spring planting. 
February 
Give attention to packing boxes, bales and materials, to be ready 
when the rush of Spring is on. 
Advertise what you have; and let your 'stock deserve your praises. 
Bamboo canes for staking are very useful. Get in a stock of them. 
The glazing and repairing of sash frames may be done. 
Stock for layering should be cut back soon. Young shoots are 
needed close to the ground. 
Prepare a book in which to record the date of flowering of trees, 
shrubs, etc. 
The making of evergreen cuttings should be completed early this 
montli. Prune up to six feet trees for street planting; low branched 
ones are often preferred on lawns. 
Sow evergreen seeds in pots or boxes indoors now. Better results 
follow than from outdoor sowing in Spring. 
Do not chop down all crooked trees. Many gardeners receive oc- 
casional calls for them. 
Many Privet and other hedges may be cut down now to advantage, 
looking to new growth in Spring. 
Take another look at packing and shipping materials for Spring 
use. Pass out advertising matter to printers. 
