FALL WORK IN 



comes. We are entirely safe in counting on 

 cold weather by the first of November at the 

 North, and I would advise getting plants 

 ready for winter at that time. It is so late in 

 the season that no harm will be done by it if the 

 weather continues mild. Choose a pleasant 

 day for this work, if possible, and do it leis- 

 urely, that it may be well done. It doesn't 

 pay to hurry it, for hurry means half -doing 

 what you undertake. 



We have many shrubs which are considered 

 iron-clad in their ability to resist the influences 

 of a severe winter, but I find that it is well 

 worth while to give some protection to even 

 these. A few forkfuls of litter about their 

 roots will be of great benefit to them because 

 the covering, though slight, enables them to 

 save something in vitality, and a saving in the 

 vital force of all plants is what should be aimed 

 at if we would have them do their best. 



AFTER the work outlined above is done 

 there will still be considerable to do in 

 getting the garden ready for winter. Neatness 

 should characterize it at all times, and in order 

 to have it as attractive as possible during the 



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