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House & Garden 
February 
THE GARDENER’S CALENDAR 
Second Month 
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SUNDAY 
MONDAY 1 TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY' THURSDAY FRIDAY 
SATURDAY 
liberal space 
And nothing 
jostle or dis¬ 
place. 
So waved the 
pine-tree 
through 
my thought 
And fanned the 
neverbrought. 
—Emerson. 
This calendar of the gardener’s labors is aimed as a re¬ 
minder for undertaking all his tasks in season. It is fitted 
to the latitude of the Middle States, but its service should 
be available for the whole country if it be remembered 
that for every one hundred mile north or south there is a 
difference of from five to seven days later or earlier in 
performing garden operations. The dates given are, of 
course, for an average season. 
1. Better 
get out the 
sashes for the 
hotbed and 
cold-frame.and 
see that they 
are in good 
Broken glass 
may need re¬ 
placing, and 
the wood 
shouid be 
painted to^pro- 
the weather. 
2. No one 
can garden 
well with dull 
or poor quality 
tools.Thlslsthe 
time to do any 
repairmg that 
3. All plants 
in the same 
pots for any 
considerable 
^4. 1 a n t 
that the plants 
would not re¬ 
quire support- 
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6 . Have 
you ordered 
your suppl^^of 
should be on 
hand now. An 
old^ br..d tin 
flowering^Sbs 
gladioli, dah¬ 
lias. caladium. 
etc., should be 
looked^ 0 r 
7. Have you 
pro^^essei^any 
your mind 
with that rose 
garden you 
have l)«n con- 
8. Have you 
pruned your 
They will pro¬ 
duce if left in 
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