chap. xii. J CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 389 
that were turned out are also in flower. The 
beds for hyacinths and other spring bulbs 
should be dug over and manured. 
In the kitchen-garden, spinach may be 
sown for use in spring; and the potatoes and 
other roots should be taken up. This is 
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considered the best month for planting straw¬ 
berries. The wall-fruit will require protec¬ 
tion from birds, wasps, and flies. Some 
worsted twined backwards and forwards from 
projecting nails, is said to be the best protec¬ 
tion from birds; and bottles of sugar and 
water hung from the twigs will attract the 
wasps and flies from the fruit. After the 
fruit of the wall-trees is gathered, the borders 
are usually lightly forked over, and what is 
called a top-dressing of fresh compost is 
spread over them. 
October . 
In the flower-garden the tender green¬ 
house plants should be taken up. Seeds of 
the hardy annuals that will stand the winter 
should be sown, particularly those of the 
heartsease, rocket-larkspur, coreopsis, Esch- 
scholtzia, and all the Californian annuals. 
