FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 
A Concise Calendar of Operations Throughout the 
JANUARY 
Flower Garden.—Continue to plant lilies. All kinds of 
evergreen and deciduous shrubs can now be planted. The 
planting of hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, etc., should be com¬ 
pleted this month. Hardy annuals may be sown out of doors, 
and, where artificial heat is obtainable, half-hardy annuals 
may be sown. A hotbed of stable manure is easily prepared 
by piling it 4 or 5 feet in height, well watered and trampled 
down, over which place a large box or frame, with glass sash, 
taking care to air and sweeten the bed well before using. 
Vegetable Garden.—For main crop sow broccoli, carrot, 
chicory and parsnip. At the end of the month, in warm, 
sheltered situations, Early Rose potatoes may be planted. 
Plant asparagus, horseradish and rhubarb roots. These all 
require deeply worked ground. Dress beds already planted 
with about 3 inches of well-rotted manure. Cucumbers, 
eggplant, melons, peppers, squashes and tomatoes may be 
sown under glass for after planting. A safe plan is to sow 
about 5 seeds of each variety on reversed pieces of sod, about 
4 inches square. On planting in the ground, insert the sod 
with the growing plants and firm the soil in the usual way. 
By this method the growing plants will suffer no injury. 
Stick and hill up peas and other crops requiring it, and attend 
strictly to cleanliness. 
FEBRUARY. 
Flower Garden.—General planting of evergreens and shrubs 
should be completed as soon as possible. Also finish plant¬ 
ing lilies, anemones and ranunculi. Commence planting 
gladiola bulbs for succession. Sow hardy annuals out-of- 
doors, especially sweet peas, and half-hardy annuals as recom¬ 
mended for last month. This is the best month in which to 
sow acacia seeds. Soak for 24 hours before sowing, or, where 
practicable, spread dry leaves or bushes over the beds after 
sowing and watering and set fire to them. This is the best 
manner of sowing all hard tree seeds. 
Vegetable Garden.—This and the next month will be the 
busiest of the year in this department, as nearly all crops 
may be sown in these two months. (See reference table for 
varieties to be sown). Continue planting asparagus and other 
roots as recommended for last month. Plant main crop of 
potatoes. Attend to weeding and hilling up. Thin out tur¬ 
nips, carrots and other root crops requiring it. 
' * MARCH 
Flower Garden.—Continue planting gladioli bulbs for suc¬ 
cession. All hardy and half-hardy annuals may be sown in 
the open ground this month. Alternanthera and other bor¬ 
der plants can be planted with safety, as all danger from even 
slight frost is now over. 
Vegetable Garden.—Nearly all vegetable seeds may be freely 
sown this month. (See reference table.) Plant out cucum¬ 
bers, melons and other plants previously sown under glass. 
Hill up rows, keep down insects, slugs and vermin, and attend 
strictly to cleanliness. 
APRIL 
Flower Garden.—Plant dahlias, gladioli, tube-roses, tig- 
ridias, tuberous begonias and all summer-flowering bulbs 
Continue sowing hardy and half-hardy annuals. Watch 
rose-bushes, and if troubled with green aphis, use tobacco 
dust freely. 
Vegetable Garden.- (See reference table for varieties to be 
sown.) Plant out eggplant, pepper, tomato and sweet po¬ 
tato plants, the latter in light, rich soil, well worked, in rows 
6 feet apart, and 2 feet in the rows, and keep the soil well 
worked. Cultivate well and hill up as required. 
MAY 
Flower Garden.—As hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, etc., die 
down, the bulbs should be dug up and stored away in a cool 
dry place till fall, when they may be replanted. The va¬ 
cancies thus created should be filled with other flowering plants. 
Half-hardy and other annuals may still be sown, and sum¬ 
mer-flowering bulbs be planted. The garden should now be 
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brilliant with flowers, and all sowing, planting and general 
cleaning up should be completed this month, ready for the 
summer season. 
Vegetable Garden.—Pinch out points of shoots of cucumbers, 
melons, squash, etc., as soon as they commence flowering. 
Sow vegetable seeds for succession (see rereence table), and 
keep surface of soil well broken. 
JUNE 
Flower Garden.—Trim edgings of borders and hedges, and 
carefully attend to watering. Dahlias and gladioli may still 
be planted. Sow eucalyptus and cypress seeds for winter 
planting. 
Vegetable Garden.—(See reference table for varieties that 
may be sown for succession.) Hill up all growing crops and 
stick pole beans and tall peas as required. 
JULY 
Flower Garden.—Continue to dig up and store bulbs as they 
ripen. Trim edging and hedge-rows and sow perennial flower 
seeds in shady situations. Continue sowing eucalyptus and 
cypress seeds. 
Vegetable Garden.—Cultivate well between the rows. Sow 
vegetable seeds for succession, as per reference table. If 
manure is used during this hot month, it should be in liquid 
form. 
AUGUST 
Flower Garden.—This is the best month in the year in 
which to sow hardy perennials. Most varieties if sown this 
month will flower the next year. (See remarks on culture 
in body of list.) Also sow calceolaria, cineraria, pansy and 
primula seeds. (See special remarks on culture of tender 
annuals.) Continue sowing eucalyptus and cypress seeds. 
Vegetable Garden.—Plant second crop of potatoes. Sow 
cabbage, cauliflower and spinach for main crops, and others 
mentioned in reference table for succession. 
SEPTEMBER 
Flower Garden.—Commence planting hyacinths, tulips, 
anemones and other Dutch bulbs toward the end of the 
month. Prick off calceolarias, cinerarias and primulas sown 
last month, into small pots, and continue sowing same for 
succession. Pansies can be grown better transplanted into a 
well-manured bed than in pots, as they are not so liable to be 
attacked by the red spider. Pansy seed may be sown for 
succession until the end of November. Also sow all the 
hardy annuals and perennials. 
Vegetable Garden.—Many varieties of vegetable seeds may 
be sown this month. (See reference table.) Plant out cab¬ 
bage and cauliflower plants sown in July. 
OCTOBER 
Flower Garden.—Hyacinths and other Dutch bulbs should 
be planted freely this month; also early lilies. Cineraria and 
primula seed may still be sown for late flowering. Continue 
sowing hardy annuals. 
Vegetable Garden.—Sow largely peas, onions and spinach 
for main crop; also other seeds for succession, (see reference 
table), especially winter radishes. 
NOVEMBER 
Flower Garden.—Continue planting hyacinths and other 
Dutch bulbs, and lilies of all kinds; also plant roses, evergreens 
and deciduous shrubs of all kinds. Form new lawns and 
renovate old ones (f®r which we recommend our special lawn 
fertilizer, at the rate of 600 pounds per acre.) Carry out 
landscape alterations, if required; dig and manure borders, 
and energetically proceed with all heavy work. 
Vegetable Garden.—Sow seeds as recommended in reference 
table for this month, and hill up young crops. Keep the 
ground thoroughly clean, and dig or plow manure in all un¬ 
occupied ground for future use. Keep down slugs by free use 
0 i. .^ a P mon d ,s Slug Shot, salt, lime, or any other dressing 
which is beneficial to the growing crops. 
DECEMBER 
Flower Garden.—Operations same as last month. 
Vegetable Garden.—Operations same as last month. 
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