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POPULAR GARDENING. 



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Boses. Keep diseased leaves well i)ifke<l off. Rose 

 chafers and slugs will make their appearance now. 

 See about remedies elsewhere In this Issue. 



Pinks to be supported by neat stakes to protect the 

 blooms from damage by rain and winds. 



Sprouts. Rub or cut off all that sprout from the 

 roots of Lilacs, the stocks of budded Roses, Kllniarnoek 

 and other Willows, Poplars and the like. Also remove 

 such parts of variegated and cut-leaved trees and 

 shrubs that incline to return to the original type. 



PLANT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



Achimenes to be given occasional doses of manure 

 water. 



Amaryllis, after blooming, may l>e kept in reason- 

 ably small pots In repotting, whenever necessary, 

 use a mixture of good loam with a little sand, pack 

 solid Into the pots, water and syringe well, and set in 

 nearly full sunlight. 



Azaleas, after finishing their grtfwth, to be put out 

 to harden. Give them a sheltered, shady position. 



OUmbing plants need special attention. Thin, 

 train and stop as required. Growth should be mod- 

 erately free. 



Eaphorbia jacquinifolia requires an abundance of 

 light and heat, but needs some shade during tbe hot- 

 test part of the day . 



General Management. Pot plants standing on the 

 benches in a greenhouse are liable to strike root 

 through the drainage hole and get a firm hold in the 

 soil under the pots. To prevent this turn the potsocca. 

 slonally. Hard-wooded olants should be supplied with 

 a constant supply of moisture at their roots. Water 

 only when needed, but then give enough that the earth 

 becomes thoroughly soaked. Stove plants to be kept 

 in cool shaded places to extend the flowering season 

 as much as possible. 



Ixias. Dry off gradually aft«r bloom Is over. Start 

 again In September or October. Bulbs may be stored 

 In paper bags like Tulips. 



Oranges. If allowed to fruit, these do not flower as 

 freely as they would otherwise. During the gi-owlng 

 season give frequent dosesof manure water.lf possible, 

 with a little soot added. Guard against scale and 

 mealy bug. 



Poinsettias. Cuttings with a heel of the wood at- 

 tached. If kept close, moist and warm, will quickly 

 strike root. 



Stephanotis likes strong heat.but no excess of moist- 

 ure in the air. Guard against mealy bug and scale. 

 Frequent spraying with soap suds will tend to keep 

 them off. 



Mulching. To keep the soil moist enough for any 

 tree or plant carrying a large head of foliage in very 

 dry weather, necessitates such continual applications 

 of water that the manurlal properties of the soil will 

 be very much exhausted. But by the aid of timely 

 mulching applied over the surface before the soil parts 

 with its moisture, a great saving may be effected. 

 Anything that prevents evaporation is useful in keep- 

 ing what moisture there is in the soil, or that which Is 

 supplied by watering. 



FRUIT. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



Blackberries. Young plantations should be kept 

 well cultivated. Summer pinching Is needed In all. 

 When the new growth reaches a height of three feet, 

 nip out the tips. This will make tbe canes stocky and 

 strong, and bring out strong laterals. The latt*r 

 may also be pinched back when they reach a foot and 

 a half or more In length. 



Oherries. The 'sweet sorts, where only a few are 

 grown, as In this vicinity, fall mostly a prey to robins, 

 cat birds, cedar birds, etc. It might be well to grow 

 the dwarf varieties and keep them covered with net- 

 ting. Still better it would be to set Cherries along the 

 road sides and in pasture lots by the thousands, and 

 thus have enough for birds and planters. When ex- 

 pense la no consideration, even large trees may be 

 covered by netting, and thus luscious, perfect, dead 

 ripe Cherries may be had all through July, August and 

 September. Sour Cherries, when allowed to hang on 

 the trees until dead ripe are especially luscious and 

 wholesome. 



Currants. The great enemy of the crop Is the Cur- 

 rant worm; but with a little prompt attention, and the 

 use of the knapsack sprayer and some Hellebore in 

 water. It Is an easy thing to keep the pest in subjection. 

 To simplify matters we might plant Tiooseberrles close 

 to the Currants or alternately with them. The worms 

 congregate on the Gooseberry plants, and may be de- 

 stroyed by simply spraying the bushes. Mulching Is 

 very beneficial to Currants. Soil should be rich. The 

 bushes need little trimming. 



Gooseberries. See directions for Currants. 



Grafts to be thoroughly inspected. Ruboff all shoots 

 appearing on the old wood near the scion; and remove 

 any overhanging branches that Interfere in any way 

 with the growth of the graft. 



Grapes, The most necessary thing to be done now 

 in all sections where Grape diseases are prevalent. Is 

 to keep the sprayer going. The Bordeaux mixture has 

 proved most effective, and while »n<>rc expensive than 

 other mixtures, should be used at least in the fore part 

 of the season. Should the Rose bug give trouble, the 

 virtues of the kerosene extract of buhach, or of the 

 Bordeaux mixture seasoned with Paris green, perhaps 

 as strong as one pound of the latter to 100 or even 50 



galhms of the spraying liquid maybe tried. Later In 

 the season substitute the cheap ammoniacal copper 

 carbonate solution for the Bordeaux mixture, thus 

 preventing discoloration of the lierrles. 



Orchard. Continue spraying the Apple trees with 

 the copper carbonate solution as a safeguard against 

 scab. If we want good fruit nest year,'we'must suc- 

 ceed in getting good foliage this year. Without It we 

 will not l)e likely togetagood crop even In 1892. Young 

 orchards should be given clean and thorough cultiva- 

 tion. Peaches. Plums and Dwarf pears are In especial 

 need of this. 



Peach borers should be hunted up and destroyed. 

 Use a small knife, or the wire probe for this purpose. 

 Alkaline washes are good. 



Pruning may yet be done this month. All wounds 

 wilt heal very readily. 



Plums to be sprayed or jarred for the curcuilo. 

 Paris green In water, one pound to 300 gallons, if 

 properly and evenly sprayed on, is a safe application. 

 More Paris green may safely be put in when fresh lime 

 water or the Bordeaux mixture is added. 



Raspberries- Give constant cultivation between 

 the rows. Otherwise see directions far Blackberries, 



Strawberries. A good mulch of cut straw, .sawdust 

 or marsh hay around the plants will increase your sat- 

 isfaction, and perhaps your profits from the patch. 

 Pull up all stray weeds. Provide clean boxes, and if 

 possible, use the gift packages. Instruct the pickers 

 to put only perfect fruit in the boxes to be sent to 

 market. Good fruit will bring a good price, but it 

 should be attractively put up. Cultivate the young 

 plantations and allow no weed to grow. Also keep off 

 runners for a while yet, in order to make the newly-set 

 plants strong. 



Thinning fruit where in the least too thick should 

 not be neglected. It pays, not only in the picking and 

 sorting when the fruit Is ripe, but also In the better 

 price paid for the bett«r fruit. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Asparagus. Cut this month, then stop and give the 

 plants a chance to recover before their vitality be- 

 comes exhausted. 



Beans. Sow the bush sorts for succession. 



Beets. Weed and thin. Also sow for succession. 



Carrots to be given prompt attention in weeding and 

 thinning. 



Celery. The seed bed needsfreqentcultlvatlon with 

 tlie haod wheel hoe, prompt weeding and severe thin- 

 ning. If the plants grow too tall, mow off part of the 

 tops. This will make them grow stocky and thicken 

 the roots. For earliest set White Plume this month. 

 In well-manured rows three feet apart, and five or six 

 Inches apart in the rows. Slight shading for a few 

 days after setting will be beneficial to the plants. In 

 dry weather water may be applied. 



Corn. Plant some of the sweet varieties for succes- 

 sion. Nice roasting ears always become acceptable, 

 and by planting tbe later kinds now and again two 

 weeks later, ears may be had in good condition until 

 frost. Some phosphatlc fertilizers applied along the 

 rows will help and hasten the crop. 



Cucumbers now to be planted for pickles. Have 

 hills five or six feet apart In rich soil, or plant In drills 

 six feet apart, leaving the plants a foot apart in the 

 drills. Guard against the yellow-striped Cucumber 

 beetle. Tobacco dust, or a mixture of this and bone 

 dust, applied freely around and over the young plants, 

 has proved one of the surest means of protection. When 

 growing Cucumbers for pickles as a field crop, select a 

 piece of nice rich, clean sod; plant in checks five feet 

 apart and use plenty of well-rotted manure, with some 

 high grade complete manure In the hills. 



Egg Plant to be set In open ground. Keep well 

 sprayed with Paris green in water, as a protection 

 apalnst Potato bugs, which are especially fond of Egg 

 plant foliage. 



Endive for fall salad to be sown. 



General Management. To make the most of the 

 garden, every spot should be continuously occupied by 

 some useful crop. As soon as one vegetable is gathered, 

 clear up the spot, dig It over with hoe, spade, hand 

 plow, etc., then plant at once with another desirable 

 crop. You have choice among many crops, such as 

 Celery, Peas, Early Sweet Corn. Radishes, Bush Beans, 

 Turnips, Cabliages, Peppers, late Tomatoes, Cucum- 

 liers, etc. 



Melons. Earlier sorts may yet be planted. 



Lima Beans. Assist the vines to get proper hold of 

 the poles or trellises. Give the bush sorts clean and 

 thorough cultivation. 



Peppers. Set in open ground, having soil well- 

 enriched. Plants may stand l,* to 18 inches apart in 

 rows 24 or :Ji) Inches apart. 



Squashes, especially of tbe winter varieties, need 

 rich, warm soil. Plant the l)ush sorts four feet, the 

 running varieties 10 or 12 feet apart each way. Keep 

 off the yellow-strlped Cucumber beetle; and hunt up 

 and kill the black, offensive-smelling Squash bug. Tbe 

 space between tne plants in the forepart of the season 

 may be utilized for growing Radishes, flat Tui-nips, 

 Lettuce. Early Potatoes, etc. 



Tomatoes. Plants for late should now go out at 

 once. In dry weather set them deep; and always 

 stimulate growth by early applications of some good 

 fertilizer In tbe hlUs. 



FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER 

 GLASS. 



Cucumbers. Give plenty of water, both over the 

 foliage and at the roots. 



Figs need heat, moisture and plenty of air and light. 

 Tliln the fruit where set too thickly. 



Grapery. High heat is required for the ripening 

 crop. Thinning may be done when the berries are of 

 the size of Peas. Allow i inly one bunch of fruit to the 

 cane. After fruit Is taken <>tt, the vines should be given 

 a period of rest by gradually withholding water. Air 

 them freely, and expose fully to the sun. 



Pines, after blooming, to he syringed dally and given 

 water when needed. Keep the house moist by sprink- 

 ling walls and walks dally. Withhold water from ripe 

 fruit. 



THE POULTRY YARD. 



Care of Toung Chicks. Feed hard boiled eggs 

 for two or three days after hatching; then give 

 a small quantity of curdled milk and Oat meal, 

 rather than Corn meal. When a week old they 

 will eat whole Wheat, and this is much better 

 than soft food. 



Profitable Poultry Keeping. A poultry man 

 in Maine keeps about 1,000 hens and is said to 

 make nearly ^1,000 a year. He has four acres of 

 land on the banks of the Salt Water river, that 

 runs from Great Falls to Portsmouth, on which 

 are three hen houses It is arranged so that the 

 hens can rundown to the saltwater for a few 

 snails and small shell fish when the tide is out, 

 which make a part of the meat scraps. 



Fresh, Clean Water is now the most necessary 

 thing that fowls need The best thing is a run- 

 ning spring in the yard, and where fowls have 

 free access to it In many cases, a running 

 stream of water from a spring or brook near by, 

 could be provided with little cost, and it would 

 be worth some little labor and outlay to secure 

 such a blessing for the use of your fowls. If 

 not, by all means take care to renew the water 

 several times a day. Stand the vessel containing 

 it in a cool, shady place, and occasionally put a 

 little carbolic acid or copperas in the water. 

 Also wash the vessel thoroughly often. 



The Best Fowl. For a general purpose fowl, 

 says Fanny Fiehl in Stahl's Excelsior Poultry 

 Book, for "those who desire to keep but one 

 breed, and want that one good for pretty much 

 every purpose for which fowls are kept, the 

 Plymouth Rock stands at the head; the Domin- 

 igues and Wyandottes come next." We find 

 that the Langshan gives us greater profit than 

 any breed we ever kept. Notwithstanding its 

 black plumage, it comes as near perfection as 

 any other. It has only one weak point. It 

 makes a less attractive broiler than does the 

 Plymouth Kock, or many other breeds. 



Makine an Egjr Tester. Take a pasteboard 

 box about seven inches long, six inches wide and 

 six inches deep. Cut a hole in the bottom big 

 enough to fit the large part of the lamp chim- 

 ney, and a hole opposite in the top just large 

 enough to let the top of the chimney through. 

 Next cut a hole about the shape of an egg. but 

 rather smaller, in one end so that it will be op- 

 posite to the lamp tlame when the tester is 

 slipped over the chimney. Now cover the box 

 outside with any dull, black cloth, so that no 

 light can get through, and you are ready for 

 business. Light the lamp, place the tester i'n po- 

 sition, and the egg over the oA^al opening in the 

 side. Turn gentjy as you look, and its condition 

 will be clearly exposed to view.— Farm Journal. 



Lice and Mites. Now is the time when these 

 multiply rapidly, and in thousands of cases turn 

 profit into loss. Yet it is a comparatively easy 

 thing to check their ravages. The red mite (red 

 when sucked full of warm poultry blood) fre- 

 quently infests the j>erches and nests by millions, 

 weakening the fowls by loss of blood, and driv- 

 ing setting hens from their nests. Kerosene is 

 the sovereign remedy, and it can best and most 

 cheaply be applied with a knapsack sprayer, or 

 even a toy "squirt gun." Such application 

 should be made frequently during all the year, 

 and especially during the summer season. Set- 

 ting hens are easily cleared from the large hen 

 lice fand lousiness of the chickens thus prevent- 

 ed* by putting a little fresh insect powder 

 through their feathers, especially near head and 

 neck. Attention to these things will certainly 

 prevent much loss to the poultry keeper. 



Profit in Care. It pays to feed fresh meat to 

 fowls occasionally in absence of insects. To re- 

 member that cracked shell and sharp grit are 

 better than dosing for weak fowls. To use the 

 skim milk or buttermilk for the chicks. To 

 make tight flotn-s to chicken coops, that weasels, 

 etc., may be kept out. Raise them up well from 

 the ground, tn avoid drowning in heavy rains. 

 To have running water in the yards where it is 

 possible. To clean out the houses frequently. 

 To take care of the manure. On too many 

 poultry farms this by-product is forgotten 

 when by using it Judiciously instead of wasting 

 it or giving it away, a nice addition might be 

 made to tbe profits. To have one's poultry farm 

 in a good grass region, both that grass may be 

 obtained by the birds, and also grasshoppers, 

 crickets, etc., which do not abound on sandy. 

 barren wa<Jtes. To make arrangements for keep- 

 inff away hawks. These birds carry awav much 

 of the poulterer's profits. A half-dozen small 

 wind-mills with bits of glass or bright tin at- 

 tached will do the work. Hawks are suspicious. 

 Renew the tin as often as it rusts.— From N. E. 

 Homestead. 



