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Germain Seed Company, 326-330 South Main St., Los Angeles, Cal. 
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN CALENDAR, continued 
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 planting lilies, anemones and ranunculi. Com¬ 
mence planting gladioli bulbs for succession. Sow hardy 
annuals out-of-doors, especially sweet peas, and half- 
hardy annuals as recommended 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 water¬ 
ing 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 maybe 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 turnips, carrots and other root 
crops requiring it. 
MARCH 
Flower Garden. —Continue planting gladioli bulbs for 
succession. All hardy and half-hardy annuals may be 
sown in the open ground this month. Alternanthera and 
other border 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 cucumbers, melons and other plants previously sown 
under glass. Hill up rows, keep down insects, slugs and 
vermin, and attend stricly to cleanliness. 
APRIL 
Flower Garden. —Plant dahlias, gladioli, tuberoses, 
tigridias, tuberous begonias and all summer-flowering 
bulbs. Continue sowing hardy and half-hardy annuals. 
Watch rose-bushes, and if troubled wflth green aphis, 
use tobacco dust freely. 
Vegetable Garden. —(See reference table for varieties 
to be sown.) Plant out eggplant, pepper, tomato and 
sweet potato 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 vacancies thus created should be filled with other 
flowering plants. Half-hardy and other annuals may 
still be sown, and summer-flowering bulbs be planted. 
The garden should now be 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 com¬ 
mence flowering. Sow vegetable seeds for succession 
(see reference 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. —(Seereference table for varieties 
that maybe 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 edgings 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. 
AUQUST 
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 cul¬ 
ture 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, tu¬ 
lips, 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 per¬ 
ennials. 
Vegetable Garden. —Many varieties of vegetable seeds 
may be sown this month. (See reference table.) Plant 
out cabbage 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 pe vs, onions and 
spinach for mam 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 (for 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 unoccupied ground for future use. Keep 
down slugs by free use of Hammond’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. 
