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POPULAR GARDENING. 



and brushing any parts affected, with soapsuds 

 or tobacco water heated to about 125° , rinse after- 

 wards with clean water. Kill angle worms in the 

 soil, by soaking the earth with lime water. 



Label the plants and varieties if you would be- 

 come famiUarwilh them. Attention to this point 

 will help beginners more than any amoimt of book 

 study. Revise names when plants are in bloom. 



Orchids as a rule need less moisture as the days 

 shorten. Prepare them to go through the winter 

 at as low a temperature and as near dorment as 

 possible. Most growers hurt them with too much 

 moisture and heat in the winter. Keep clear of 

 insects. 



Cool Orrhids will need no artificial heat until the 

 temperature falls to 45° at night. These can 

 stand more moisture than the other classes ; in 

 sunny weather the atmosphere will not be too 

 moist even with daily sprinkling about the house. 

 Such as are in Bower will bloom stronger next 

 spring for removing some of the flowers now. 



Priuulas now want heat, light and moderate 

 moisture in the air. Give weak manure water to 

 blooming plants, both double and single, once every 

 two weeks. 



Pkopagation can, especially in bedding plants, 

 be carried on to any required extent now, that out- 

 door cuttings are abundant. Cuttings also strike 

 readily without the help of bottom heat at this 

 time. Set them firmly into beaten down sand, 

 sprinkle lightly and often, shade from the sun and 

 admit air freely, but not in draughts. 



KosES. Syringe twice a day, aiming to wet aU 

 the leaves, but not causing excessive wetness to 

 the soil. Anight temperature of from5.i° to6.i° 

 is the most suitable for flowers. 



Prune Tea Roses as the buds are cut, by taking 

 off each shoot back to within two eyes of its base ; 

 occasionally also pass over the plants and remove 

 all "bUnd shoots," in other words such as have 

 ended their growth . 



Stephamotis. Keep rather dry and cool until 

 early spring. Keep down mealy bug. 



Stocking Up. It any tender plants that are 

 needed yet remain in the outdoor beds, no time 

 should be lost to get them in. See Lifting, under 

 House Plants. Give newly brought-iu plants plenty 

 of space, air, and the foliage a light sprinkling 

 with water about six times a day for a while. JMost 

 kinds will then bear the change from out doors to 

 in-doors without showing it. 



TrnERosES. Keep in a night heat of 60® to 65° . 

 Avoid chilling draughts, water moderately. 



FRUIT GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



Cider should only be made from perfectly clean 

 and sound apples, to be good . Insist on cleanliness 

 being practiced, at every stageof the making. For 

 preserving it, there should first be slow fermenta- 

 tion in a cool place and after fermentation, bung 

 tightly. In a short time the cider will become clear, 

 then rack off into clean barrels. 



Cuttings of Currant, Grape, Quince and Goose- 

 berry are easily made by anj'one and may be cut 

 and set this month. Make 6 inches long each; 

 place in lines about 4 inches apart— in trenches, 

 packing the soil firmly against them. Cover with 

 coarse litter, to prevent winter-heaving. 



Grapes. Pick for winter or for wine only after 

 fully ripe; all may not color at the same time, be 

 patient up to hard frosts. Ripeness is known by 

 the stem turning brown and shrivehng somewhat. 



Grapes unUke some fruits w^on't ripen after gath- 

 ering. Gather in fair weather and between dews, 

 place in shallow drawers in a cool room until as- 

 sorted, and packed. 



Marketing. Pack uniformly, whether in barrels 

 for shipping, or in crates or baskets for the home 

 trade. Strict honesty is the best practice; once let 

 a grower obtain the reputation for "facing" his 

 packages more than they will bear, and he will find 

 difficulty in selling, as he deserves to 



Nuts should not be gathered until frosts start 

 dropping somewhat. 



Planting. One season with another, we prefer 

 to plant fruit trees of all but stone fruits, in this 

 month, provided the ground is properly drained. 

 Raspberries and Blackberries, we think, also do bet- 

 ter to set now on such land. Whatever planting 

 cannot be done before the 10th of November in the 

 Northern States, had better be deferred until spring. 

 The work may begin as soon as the leaves show 



maturity by their color; if they persist in hanging, 

 strip off with the hand. 



In planting shorten all 

 the main shoots, some- 

 what, as shown in the en- 

 graving. Have the hole 

 large enough to receive all 

 the roots without bending. 

 Spread them out naturally, 

 bring fine earth between 

 and against all the fibers 

 and other parts, and pack 

 the soil firmly. In finish- 

 ing the job. raise a mound 

 of earth against the tree 

 as shown in the cut. This Mounding Up, 



will steady the tree, shed water from and protect the 

 roots. In exposed places a stake should also be 

 provided . 



Any trees or plants received too late for fall 

 planting, should be buried root and top in earth in 

 some dry spot . Some who prefer spring planting, 

 advocate this course with all the stock to be set out. 



Seeds of fruit may easily be saved by washing the 

 pomace of such kinds as are made into cider. 

 Small quantities may be gathered up, when hand- 

 paring and quartering is done. Wash clean, dry 

 and keep until planting time in boxes of sand. 

 Peach and other stones as well as nuts for seeds 

 should be packed in sand and set out doors to 

 freeze hard, during the winter. 



Weeds, should be kept down with the hoe to the 

 end of the season. Manj' kinds grow rapidly now, 

 and to kill them will save work next year. 



Winter ArrLEs and Pears. Leave on the trees 

 while growth keeps up, unless freezing weather is 

 expected. All fruit not intended for cider should 

 be 'hand picked. Bruises from falls cause rot. 

 Keep wormy fruit from the sound. Store in a cool 

 dry room in heaps for several weeks, in order to 

 dry out somewhat, before consigning to winter 

 quarters. For winter, store in shallow bins that ad- 

 mit of a circulation of air through them. 



Sweet Potatoes, will suit these. A cellar, unless 

 warm and dry, is too damp for them. 



Stakes and Poles if housed after use, will last 

 much longer than If left out; place in the dry. 



Sweet Potatoes. Dig before hard frost-s, han- 

 dle carefully, as bruises lead to rot; store in a dry 

 warm place, in a temperature near 60 ° . In many 

 cases, a shelf of the kitchen closet would do. 



Tomatoes. Plants not yet touched by frost, will 

 if protected by a frame and sash, ripen fruit for a 

 month longer. Green fruit that is three fourths or 

 more developed, at a time when no longer safe to 

 leave it outside, will ripen if brought under shelter, 

 as in the dwelling or greenhouse. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Beets. Gather and store in a cool cellar, after 

 the growth is checked by frost. The quality and 

 flavor will be better retained by packing in sand. 

 If there is a large crop, they may be kept in pits 

 over winter. Locate these in well drained ground, 

 covering with straw and earth, to prevent hard 

 freezing, and sudden changes of temperature. 



Brussels Sprouts . Treat like Cauliflower. 



Carrots. Treat as directed for Beets. 



Cauliflower. When indications of freezing 

 weather appear, gather those not fully headed, 

 and plant in boxes of soil in a cool cellar. Similar- 

 ly treated in glass-covered pits will also answer. 



Celery grows well now, and will need close at- 

 tention in earthing up. The early crop may go 

 into trenches for winter. 



Chervil. Treat as directed for Parsley. 



Chicory, for use as a salad in winter, should be 

 lifted by the end of the month, stored in a cool 

 part of the cellar, and brought mto a warm place 

 for growth as wanted . 



Digging over. As the crops are gathered dig 

 over the earth, so that the air and frost may have 

 full effect upon it. By such a course, the larvae of 

 many injurious pests will freeze to death. 



Greens tor spring use, such as Spinach and Corn 

 Salad, should be thinned if needing it; keep the 

 ground clean. 



Lettuce can be cut from the open ground for a 

 month or more yet. Some brought on in frames, 

 will answer a month later than that. 



Onions. For the earliest crop next year, plant 

 some sets about the middle of the month in rich, 

 drained land ; protect with hay or leaves over winter. 



Parsley. This is easily brought along for use, 

 either in a cold-frame, window or green-house, by 

 lifting the plants now, and setting them in pots or 

 boxes. The leaves may also be dried, and in this 

 shape be preserved for use . 



Parsnips. The main crop should stand until 

 spring; lift some for winter use and store in pits 

 or the cellar. 



Radish. Dig the winter sorts after hard frosts, 

 store in light earth in the cellar. 



Salsify or Vegetable Oyster. The same as 

 Parsnips. 



Sijuashes. The directions given tor storing 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER 

 GLASS. 



Grapery. Houses with fruit that is not yet fully 

 ripe, should have the temperature kept at about .Vi " 

 at night, and 10^ or more higher by day . A gentle 

 fire heat may be needed for maintaining this, and 

 for keeping the atmosphere of the house dry and 

 favorable to ripening the fruit and leaves. 



Prune successional houses as soon as the leaves 

 fall, also cleansing the canes. This is also the 

 time for washing or painting interior wood work. 



Lettuce tor use by Christmas and later, may 

 now be planted in hot-beds or green-house; 55o of 

 heat with proper airing suits it. 



Mushroom beds for winter supply must be pre* 

 pared, if not yet done. Collect plenty of short, 

 fresh dung, and lay in small heaps until you have 

 a barrow load, then mix it up with half its bulk of 

 fresh pasture loam, that is free from fungi. Turn 

 the heap daily until enough of the material is se. 

 cured to stock the bed, directions for making which, 

 will be given next month. 



Radishes can be grown at any season where .'■)5° 

 of heat, and an abundance of light and air with 

 suitable moisture can be provided. 



Rhubarb is so easily forced in the winter, even 

 as a " house plant," that we wonder it is not of tener 

 done . The large root stored full of nourishment, 

 is what the growth must depend upon mostly; if in 

 addition, there be warmth, moisture and a little 

 light, the conditions needful to raise a crop of fresh 

 pie-making material in the winter are all at hand. 

 After several hard frosts is the time to start in on 

 the work, by lifting the roots and storing them 

 away from hard frosts, so they can be got at . . 



Strawberries to be forced, should now be strong 

 plants with well formed crowns and occupying six 

 inch pots. If they were treated right when shifted, 

 the pots were then plunged to the rim in sawdust, 

 coal ashes or the like, on some smooth surface 

 where angle worms could not get into the pots. 

 Here they should stand until November. 



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This beina th^ PeopWs Paper it is open t<> ail their In- 

 quires, beartiiij on Gardening. 



on the vtlu-r hand, anstrers to published inquirea are 

 earnestly requested from readers. 



The editors and special contributors are ready to do a 

 la rue share of the answering, but the rxjterience of many 

 being more valuable than of the fete, hoteever varied that i«, 

 andconditivns andloealities being so different, they prefer 

 to receive answers, etvn several of them to the same quea 

 tion, from readers everi/ichere. /)on7 hesitate to xcrite 

 because yon may feel you are no fine tcriter: give facts and 

 ideas and the editors tcill see that they a/»pear in credi- 

 table shape. 



In tcriting, give the number of the qxteation you are an^ 

 swering; your lucaldy and name, the latter not for publica- 

 tion unless you desire. Write only on one side of the jtaper 



Flowers will be gladly named provided first, that no more 

 than three be sent at one time. Second, that these he fully 

 prejiaid. Third, that several sjtecimena of each reach us in 

 good shape. We cannot undertake to name florists' varie> 

 tiest 



1. —Green Growth on Pot Soil. The soil 



in my Camellia pots, is covered with a preen prowth. 

 How shall this be prevented and remedied?— E. F. 

 DeS. 



2.— Liquid Manures for Pot Plants. 

 Will some one kindly say what is the best manure 

 water for greenhouse plants? Is diluted ammonia 

 of any use?— A. P. C. 



3.— Weeping Trees. Whatkindsare to be 

 preferred for a lawn exposed to strong southwest 

 winds y-Mrs. R. L., Oil City, Pa, 



5._Select list of Shrubs. We are making 

 improvements about our grounds, and* would Uke 

 to set out some hardy shrubs, such as give flowers 

 for a long season, will some one name a hst or a 

 dozen or twenty.— A Flowbr Lover. 



