14t) Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for 1918 
Revise record of 
stock on hand, prepar- 
ing for the coming 
J’ear. 
Make a list of in- 
door work for un- 
favorable days outside. 
Broad -leaved 
evergreens dislike sun 
in Winter. Shade them 
in some way. 
Grafting fruit and 
other stocks indoors 
commences this 
month; then heel them 
in in cool cellars in Bundle of Trees Tightly Packed 
damp sand. 
Cut shoots of trees and shrubs, placing them under cover to be 
made into cuttings for Spring planting. 
Subsoiling is profitable work. It can often be done in mild 
Winters. 
Advertise early tlie plants, etc., you will have for Christmas sales. 
Start list of trees, shrubs, etc., having ornamental features in 
Winter, white bark, red or yellow shoots, weeping trees, etc., such as 
attract at that season. 
Don’t tie up evergreens so tightly as to exclude air. Protecting 
from the sun is the main object. Lack of air kills many. 
Root out some crooked trees, but not all; a planting of trees, all 
straight-trunked does not constitute beauty. 
Many tree, shrub and vine seeds can be sown under glass this 
month, often to better advantage than when sown outdoors. 
Plantings of small 
evergreens and other 
stock are often bet- 
tered by a thorough 
watering before Win- 
ter sets in. 
A Packing Machine Ready for the Trees 
December 
Prevent snow 
damage to evergreens 
by passing strands of 
string around them. 
It secures safety, at 
little cost. 
Seeds for Spring 
sowing keep in air- 
tight cases. 
Evergreen c u t - 
tings are best made 
this month. 
