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HORTICULTURE 



August 23, 1913 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER GLASS 



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King George Melon 



King George Melon is one of the newest introductions 

 and with such a title great things are expected of it. 

 Novelties are continually being sent out on all things 

 claiming prestige over existing varieties — some justly 

 so, but alas ! others do not always justify all that is said 

 of them. This is not so with King George Melon for 

 after three trials with us here it proves itself one of the 

 best and all the claims made for it are justified. 

 Having an attractive appearance — oval in shape, dark 

 green skin netted deeply, the flesh is scarlet in color and 

 cuts vei-y deep, while the flavor is surpassed by none. It 

 sets its fruit very freely which attain quite an average 

 size. 



After all these good qualities one little fault must be 

 recorded — how easy to find them even in the best. It 

 require? special care at the roots, anything touching on 

 slackness in the way of watering is at once resented. It 

 resembles Sutton's Perfection somewhat in this way. 



Late Muscat Grapes 



Muscat grapes that are hanging through the hot 

 weather ought to be given treatment that will help the 

 vines in addition to keeping the grapes. In the winter 

 time little moisture is needed but with the recent hot 

 weather moisture must be around to help the foliage 

 and also to help keep red spider down. The roots, too, 

 must not be allowed to want for water. — call it "a betwixt 

 and between treatment." Early in the morning with a 

 heavy dew or during a stormy day no moisture will be 

 needed. Look over the bunches periodically to remove 

 any decayed berries. A lierry removed in time saves 

 nine. 



Winter Tomatoes 



Make a sowing of tomatoes for the winter crop at once. 

 Use well drained pans, or flats if large quantites are re- 

 quired, fill them up with porous soil that has passed 

 through a half-inch seive making it just firm enough so 

 that wlien it is watered it will not settle down any. Some 

 prefer to water the soil before the seeds are sown, others 

 will sow the seed, cover them over with a little soil and 

 then water. Tliey will germinate and the seedlings will 

 grow either way if the amount of soil covering the seeds 

 is no thicker than a seed itself. Many small seeds are 

 ruined by sowing them too deep. It is better to water 



the soil before real small seeds are sown as there is a 

 chance of w'ashing them out. Pans are best plunged 

 which does away with watering until the seeds come up. 

 Cover them over with a piece of glass to hold the 

 moisture until they show through. Pot up into 2148 

 as soon as they are large enough to handle using the 

 same soil as they are sown in. Keep the seedlings in a 

 well ventilated bouse near a side ventilator if possible, 

 as soon as they have taken hold of the soil. 



Bush Beans 

 Wlien making a final sowing of bush beans in* the 

 garden try to grow them so that they will be handy to 

 receive temporary protection from early frosts or sow 

 three single drills (two double ones) so that a temporary 

 frame consisting of a stake drove in the ground with a 

 1 inch by 2 inch nailed on to it can be made for them. 

 Shutters used for winter covering can be placed over 

 the frame and so prolong the season considerably. A 

 sowing made now in 10-inch pans or azalea pots will 

 often come in useful and will be through before the last 

 bench is wanted in the vegetable house. Fill the pots 

 only half full at the time of sowing, leaving the remain- 

 ing room for top dressing. 



Turnips for Forcing 



Where it is intended to force turnips for the tender 

 tops during the winter months an additional quantity 

 should be sown for the purjwse. In many places these 

 should be in already, others will soon have to get them 

 in. Any one who has not tried this method of forcing 

 turnips for the green tops during the winter months is 

 recommended to try it. It is generally liked, makes a 

 nice change, and is easy to grow. 



Soil for Winter 



Most vegetables will be found to grow best in a soil 

 that is half decayed, in this stage the food substances are 

 more soluble than when using new or green sod. Have 

 a little pile got together expressly for the vegetables mix- 

 ing in a little manure if the sod is any way poor. Sod 

 that has been taken from a good pasture will not need 

 any, but a little soot will improve it. This of course 

 applies only where growing in benches is practiced. 

 Houses erected for growing vegetables commercially will 

 lie larffc enough to have a team go in and plovigh the 

 whole tiling up after manuring in the usual way. 



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