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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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The Month's Work in Garden and Greenhouse 



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GET ready for the coming Winter by gathering pro- 

 tective' material for the tender plants, and for 

 covering np the hardy beds and borders, generally 

 after they are frozen over. Clean up the remnants of the 

 season's crops, so as to have everything in readiness for a 

 clean start another year. 



HENRY GIBSON 



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of late planted stock, for which ample provision should be 

 made at once, so that the material will be on hand when 

 wanted. 



In the 



Celerv will need to be stored some- 

 Vegetable Garden ti'^e fluri'ig the month. It may how- 

 ever remam outdoors for awhile it it is 

 well hilled up and leaves spread over the plants to protect 

 them from frost. Dig all root crops without delay, and 

 store in trenches :. or an old box or barrel buried in the 

 ground may be utilized. Better still store in moist sand 

 in a frostproof cellar. 



Late crops of lettuce and endive still uutdours may be 

 prolonged by covering them with salt hay and leaves, or 

 they may have a frame of sash put over them. Keep the 

 endive dark which will help blanch it. 



Cabbage mav be put into trenches upside down and 

 buried. 



Protect French globe artichokes by laying some fine 

 brush over them before covering them with cornstalks and 

 other coarse litter. 



There is still time to sow a cover crop of rye in many 

 sections. Heavy retentive soils will be benefited by trench- 

 ing or double digging at this time, leaving the surface as 

 rough as possible. 



In the 

 Flower Garden 



Complete the planting of all spring 

 flow-ering bulbs as soon as possible. 

 Dig over vacant beds and leave the 

 surface rough. Start giving protection to such subjects 

 as tender Hydrangeas, Boxwoods, Rhododendrons and 

 Hemlocks in exposed situations. Cut oft' and burn all 

 flower stalks : gather up all stakes, tie into neat bundles 

 and put them away for another season. Get the mulching 

 material to some convenient spot and applv it when the 

 ground freezes an inch or two. Perennials may be planted 

 until the ground freezes. They require good care in the 

 way of adequate protection when .planted later. 



Lift and store, preferably in a dry cool cellar, Montbre- 

 tias, Cannas, Dahlias, Gladiolus, and other tender summer 

 flowering bulbs. Cannas winter w-ell under a greenhouse 

 bench. The be.st method of wintering dahlias, is to cover 

 them with moist sand on the floor of a frostproof cellar. 



Cut everlasting flowers, such as Goniphrenas and straw- 

 flowers -before they are badly frozen and hang up indoors 

 to dry. 



Fall sown sweet-peas bloom much earlier than Spring 

 sown. Prepare the ground well and sow at once. In the 

 colder sections jirotection during \Mnter is necessary. 



Do not allow the grass on the lawns 

 to remain too long over the Winter. 

 The exceptionally warm w^eather we 

 ha\-e been experiencing, has caused the grass to keep-on 

 growing later than usual and if not kept cut will present 

 a tangled mass of dead material in Spring that will prove 

 difficult to cut.' 



The planting of deciduous trees and shrubs may be 

 proceeded with as long as the ground remains open. 

 Protection is ;in important factor in successful wintering 



About the 

 Grounds 



The 

 Orchard 



The orchard is an important and 

 permanent feature of every place 



whether large or small, and the prepa- 

 ration of the ground should be thorough. Plow deep and 

 subsoil to break up the hard pan usually found beneath 

 the surface soil. Alake the holes where the trees are to go 

 much larger than necessary and fill up with good soil, well 

 incorporated with plenty of barn yard manure. 



Apples and pears are best set in the Fall, while stone 

 fruits are better left until Spring. 



Grape vines and fruit trees may be pruned anytime 

 now. If the wood is wanted fur cuttings or scions of 

 fruit tree for grafting, tie into bundles, and bury them in 

 the ground until Spring. 



The Chrysaiitlu'iiiiiiii is now at the 

 In the height of its season, and, as Queen of 



Greenhouse the Autumn, is occupying the premier 

 place at all the flower shows in the land which are 

 so numerous during the month. These flower shows have 

 rare educational value, especially to amateurs and begin- 

 ners in the art of flower growing. \\'henever possible an 

 eft'ort should be made to attend these shows and to exhibit 

 also. 



Anything from an humble head of salad to the most 

 expensive greenhouse plant, that has exceptional merit 

 should he exhibited ; it not only creates interest and adds 

 to the exhibition, but helps to win moral and financial 

 support for the show. 



In the greenhouse the plants should have a dry, buoyant 

 atmosphere, the ventilation and fire heat being regulated 

 to this end. Cuttings of the large bush varieties should 

 be rooted now. 



All pinching out of the flowering scapes of the winter 

 flowering Geraniums should cease now. 



If not already done lift from the open ground. Cam- 

 panulas, Dielytras, Coreopsis, Iris, early flowering shrubs, 

 etc., and pot them up for forcing. After watering place 

 them in a deep frame until needed. Allamandas and 

 Bougainvilleas, which have been growing during the 

 Summer, have made all their growth and should be rested. 



Roman Hyacinths and Paper White Narcissus, that 

 have made a mass of roots can be placed in a temperature 

 of 50 degrees F., and successive batches brought in every 

 ten days or so to maintain a succession. 



Cinerarias and Schizanthus should be potted on as they 

 require it. Grow them cool, not over 45 degrees at night. 



Fluctuations of temperature should be avoided with 

 Poinsettias, keeping them steadily round 60 degrees F., 

 at night. Feed them with liquid manure twice a week 

 when the bracts show color. 



Early cutting of Carnations may be taken now. All 

 pinching of the flowering plants should cease. See that a 

 proper relation between night and day temperature is 

 maintained, and that watering is done with care. 



Roses that have been cropping for some time past will 

 stand some feeding. Liquid manure is .good, but danger- 

 ous in careless hands. Mulching with half soil and half 

 cow manure is perhaps the safest way to supply food to 

 these plants at this time of the year. \Mien watering 



