Annuals (Tender), prick out those sown in February and March into a hotbed; water often; sow in hotbed; (Hardy), may be sown in borders, etc, to remain; thin those advancing. - Auriculas in bloom, shelter. (See Hyacinth.) Supply with water often; those for seed plunge pots in a sheltered border, where they can have sun until eleven o'clock; plant offsets; propagate by slips; seedlings shade during midday. - Anemones and Auriculas done flowering, take up and separate offsets. - Box edgings may be made, and old taken up, slipped and replanted. - Biennials, finish sowing, b.; plant out those sown last spring. - Bulbs, in water glasses, done flowering, plant in ground after cutting down stalks; autumn flowering, take up and store, ready for planting in July; spring flowering, remove from borders to some place where they can complete their vegetation; their decayed leaves are unsightly. - Carnations, in pots, give liquid manure, and water often; stir the earth; sow, e.; plant into borders, b. - Climbing plants, train and regulate. - Dahlias, plant to remain, b., or in pots to forward in a frame until May. - Dress the borders, etc., indefatigably. - Evergreens, plant, b.; it is the best season. - Frames, raise, by supporters at the bottom, as the plants within grow tall. - Roll; trim edges; dress with earth if poor. - Gravel, turn and lay afresh in dry weather; roll once a week. - Hyacinths, shelter from sun by an awning or matting over the beds, from nine to four; give the same shelter in bad weather day and night; those done flowering take up; separate offsets and store. - Insects, destroy with tobacco smoke or dusting of Scotch snuff. - Mignonette, sow in any warm border. - Mulch, put round trees newly planted. - Pinks, sow. - Polyanthuses, sow; plant out and propagate by offsets, b.; last year's seedlings now in bloom, mark best for propagating. - Potted Plants, give fresh earth to, if not done last month; shift into larger; water freely. - Perennials, those sown last spring may still be planted, and propagated by offsets; finish sowing. - Sticks are required to blooming plants. - Tulips, take off pods to strengthen bulbs. - Watering plants in pots is now required more frequently, yet moderately; give it early in the morning.

Flower Garden #1

Anemones, sow. - Annuals, stick; water; clear from decayed leaves, etc. Auriculas, shift into fresh earth; water; keep in the shade; seedlings prick out; sow. - Biennial seedlings, transplant. Bulbous-rooted flower-seeds, to obtain varieties, sow. - Bulbous roots, remove I or transplant; remove and plant offsets; Autumn flowering), plant. - Carnation, layers cut from old root and plant; water frequently; layering may still be done, b.; card the flowers and shade from sun. - Dahlias, stake; thin the flowers. - Daisies, propagate. - Double-blossomed perennials with fibrous roots, propagate by division, e. - Dress borders as required. - Edgings of box, etc, clip in wet weather. - Evergreens may be moved, e., if wet weather; plant cuttings. - Grass, mow and roll weekly. - Grass seeds may be sown, e. - Gravel, weed and roll weekly. - Hedges, clip in moist weather. - Mignonette, sow. - Pelargoniums, propagate by cuttings, b. - Perennials, in pots and elsewhere, will require water almost daily; break down flower stalks as they finish blooming; seedlings, transplant. - Pipings of Pinks may be planted out. - Polyanthuses, sow. - Potted Annuals will require water daily in dry weather. - Ranunculuses, sow; plant in pots to bloom in November. - Seeds, gather as they ripen. - Sowings, to obtain varieties, had better be done in boxes. - Ten-week Stock, sow, b. - Tulips, and other bulbous-rooted flower-seed, sow. - Turf, may be laid, e. - Watering will be required generally in dry weather. - Weeding, generally attend to.

Flower Garden #2

Anemones, defend in bad weather; plant if mild. - Auriculas, defend in inclement weather. - Bulbs omitted may be planted if the weather be mild. (See November.) - Carnations, defend in inclement weather. - Composts, prepare. - Dig over borders and dress all quarters generally. - Edgings, plant. - Fibrous-rooted Perennials and Biennials divide and plant. - Flowers (choice), defend generally from inclement weather. - Grass, roll occasionally, if winter be mild. - Gravel, roll and keep orderly. - Hedges, plant and plash. - Hyacinths, defend in inclement weather. - Leaves, collect for composts. - Mulch round the roots and stems of shrubs newly planted. - Plant shrubs of all kinds. - Potted Plants, protect in deep frames, etc.; place in hot-house for forcing. - Prune all shrubs requiring regulation. - Ranunculuses, defend in bad weather; plant if mild. - Seedlings of all kinds require protection. - Stake shrubs newly planted, and any others requiring support. - Suckers may be planted as removed during the winter dressing. - Tulips, defend in bad weather. - Turfs may be laid in open weather. - Water in glasses, change weekly; add a few grains of salt or five drops of spirits of hartshorn.