GERMAIN’S 
S7VEGETABLE SEEDS 
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN CALENDAR, Continued 
FEBRUARY 
Flower Garden.— General planting of ever¬ 
greens and shrubs should he completed as soon 
as possible. Also finish planting lilies, anem¬ 
ones and ranunculi. Commence planting gla- 
diola 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 21 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 depart¬ 
ment, 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 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 strictly to cleanliness. 
APRIL 
Flower Garden.— Plant dahlias, gladioli, tube¬ 
roses, tigridias, tuberous begonias and all sum¬ 
mer-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, pep¬ 
per, 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 cre¬ 
ated 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 commence flowering. Sow vegetable seeds 
for succession (see reference table), and keep 
surface of soil weil 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 plant¬ 
ing. 
Vegetable Garden. —(See reference table for 
varieties that may be sown for succession.) 
Hill up all growing crops and stick pole-bean3 
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 dur¬ 
ing 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 pota¬ 
toes. Sow cabbage, cauliflower and spinach for 
main crops, and others mentioned in reference 
table for succession. 
SEPTEMBER 
Flower Garden. —Commence planting hya¬ 
cinths, tulips, anemones and other Dutch bulbs 
toward the end of the month. Prick off calceo¬ 
larias, cinerarias and primulas sown last month, 
into small pots, and continue sowing same for 
succession. Pansies can be grown better trans¬ 
planted 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 suc¬ 
cession until the end of November. Also sow 
all the hardy annuals and perennials. 
Vegetable Garden. —Many varieties of vege¬ 
table seeds may be sown this month. (See ref¬ 
ence 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 sow¬ 
ing 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 reno¬ 
vate 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 ener¬ 
getically proceed with all heavy work. 
Vegetable Garden. —Sow seeds as recom¬ 
mended in reference table for this month, and 
hill up young crops. Keep the ground thor¬ 
oughly 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. 
