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Robert Kemp Philp
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252.
February.--Flowers
of
the
Month.
Snowdrop,
Violet,
Alyssum,
Primrose.
253.
Gardening
Operations.
Transplant
pinks,
carnations,
sweet-williams,
candy-tuft,
campanulas,
&c.
Sow
sweet
and
garden
peas
and
lettuces,
for
succession
of
crops,
covering
the
ground
with
straw,
&c.
Sow
also
Savoys,
leeks,
and
cabbages.
Prune
and
nail
fruit
trees,
and
towards
the
end
of
the
month
plant
stocks
for
next
year's
grafting;
also
cuttings
of
poplar,
elder,
willow
trees,
for
ornamental
shrubbery.
Sow
fruit
and
forest
tree
seeds.
254.
March.--Flowers
of
the
Month.
Primrose,
Narcissus,
Hyacinth,
Wallflower,
Hepatica,
Daisy,
Polyanthus.
255.
Gardening
Operations.
Seeds
of
"spring
flowers"
to
be
sown.
Border
flowers
to
be
planted
out.
Tender
annuals
to
be
potted
out
under
glasses.
Mushroom
beds
to
be
made.
Sow
artichokes,
Windsor
beans,
and
cauliflowers
for
autumn;
lettuces
and
peas
for
succession
of
crops,
onions,
parsley,
radishes,
Savoys,
asparagus,
red
and
white
cabbages,
and
beet;
turnips,
early
brocoli,
parsnips
and
carrots.
Plant
slips
and
parted
roots
of
perennial
herbs.
Graft
trees
and
protect
early
blossoms.
Force
rose-tree
cuttings
under
glasses.
256.
April.--Flowers
of
the
Month.
Cowslip,
Anemone,
Ranunculus,
Tulip,
Polyanthus,
Auricula,
Narcissus,
Jonquil,
Wallflower,
Lilac,
Laburnum.
257.
Gardening
Operations.
Sow
for
succession
peas,
beans,
and
carrots;
parsnips,
celery,
and
seakale.
Sow
more
seeds
of
"spring
flowers."
Plant
evergreens,
dahlias,
chrysanthemums,
and
the
like,
also
potatoes,
slips
of
thyme,
parted
roots,
lettuces,
cauliflowers,
cabbages,
onions.
Lay
down
turf,
remove
caterpillars.
Sow
and
graft
camelias,
and
propagate
and
graft
fruit
and
rose
trees
by
all
the
various
means
in
use.
Sow
cucumbers
and
vegetable
marrows
for
planting
out.
This
is
the
most
important
month
in
the
year
for
gardeners.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
