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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for 1918 
Do not delay home planting for any other work; early planting is 
the making of the plants. 
Better not disturb Snowballs and like shrubs, the flowers of which 
will be in demand for Memorial Day. 
Magnolias and Tulip trees are known to require great care in trans- 
planting. The best way in many cases is to cut them back almost to 
the ground at planting time. 
Paeonies start quickly, calling for early dividing of their clumps. 
Small, young stock is best planted where watering and shading 
can be given them. 
Set out a good block of evergreens; the demand for them is 
growing. 
Watch closely beds of seeds sown in Autumn. Seeds like dark- 
ness while germinating, but not so much when above ground. 
Florists find vines in pots in demand the Summer through. Pot 
them now. Keep the public advised of what you have to sell. 
May 
Photographs of trees and shrubs help sell stock. Take some for 
catalogs. 
Keep up sprayings to have clean stock to sell. 
Water evergreen stock lately planted; deciduous stock rarely 
needs it in Spring.* 
Poison vines may be destroyed by spraying with strong solutions. 
With no foliage permitted to come the plant dies. 
Watch seed beds closely to help seedlings. 
Between pruning and tying encourage straight leaders to trees, 
etc., that need it. 
Spring flowering shrubs should be pruned when flowering is over. 
When plants are in flower label such as are not easily known with- 
out labels. 
Remove seed pods from Rhododendrons and other plants, when not 
wanted. 
Early ripening seeds of Maples, Elms, and many other sorts, sow 
now. 
Collect all heeled-in stock and plant it properly. 
Pinch out central shoots of side branches of evergreens, where 
bushiness is desired. 
Plant out hardy stock that has been under glass for various 
purposes. 
Pot evergreens for use for decorative purposes. 
See that the entrance to your place is well planted with trees and 
shrubs. 
Label fruiting Hollies before berries fall, to know them from 
sterile sorts later. 
Place orders with collectors of seeds for what you will need through 
the season. 
As Peach stones sprout in seed beds remove plants to nursery rows 
for budding later. Prepare orders for stock that you find you need. 
Shade for seed beds is always beneficial, but the heavy shade of 
Winter can be removed. 
