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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 1909 



are also coming to the front. In some 

 instances the results have altogether ex- 

 celled expectations. The parts of Kent 

 and Westmoreland along the Northum- 

 berland Strait, have not as early nor as 



We have access to the neighboring 

 port of Halifax. With the selection of 

 suitable varieties, with the planting of 

 larger areas so that production may be 



sufficient to bring in buyers, and -with 

 proper attention to spraying and packing. 

 New Brunswick has good prospects for a 

 fair share of the apple export trade. 



Apple Trees Covered with Blasiomt 



On Grounds of the Midaes Thomson, Kothesaj, N.B. 



warm-growing seasons as the other parts 

 of the province mentioned, but have pro- 

 bably an advantage in not having as 

 severe frosts in winter, and less liable to 

 late frosts in the spring owing to their 

 proximity to the water. 



ILLUSTRATION OEOHAEDS 



Much good has been done by the plant- 

 ing of government illustration orchards. 

 If these orchards are properly cultivated 

 and cared for, and later, demonstrations 

 be given in orchard cultivation, pruning, 

 spraying, and packing, they should prove 

 a great boon to this comparatively new 

 agricultural industry in this province. 



We have a large and well-equipped crld 

 storage plant at our own port of St. John. 



Laivn and Garden Hints for August 



Scene ia "Sunny Bru" Orchard at Shediac, New Bnuuwick 

 Owned by Mr. H. B. Steeres 



IF the vegetable garden has been well 

 cared for and cultivated, there will not 

 be much to do in August, more than 

 to keep the soil stirred and watered. Some 

 vegetables may still be sown, such as 

 stringed beans, early maturing peas, rad- 

 ishes, early flat turnips, beets for greens 

 and anything that will grow quickly. 



Lettuce may be sown and be satisfac- 

 tory if kept well shaded during the hot 

 weather. To have lettuce for fall use, it 

 may be sown now and transplanted later 

 to a cold frame. 



The early crop of celery should be 

 blanched. Use either earth or boards. 



There are many excellent vegetables 

 that are little known. Corn salad sown 

 about the first of September and protect- 

 ed when cold weather comes, will be ap- 

 preciated for salad purposes early next 

 spring. The tuberous chervil is similar 

 in growth and equal in flavor to parsley 

 and grown in the same manner. Sow the 

 seed in late August. They will remain 

 dormant until spring. The tubers have 

 somewhat the flavor of sweet potatoes. 



Growing in a cold frame is an easy 

 method of securing home grown vege- 

 tables in late fall. Lettuce, spinach, rad- 

 ish and many other things may be grown 

 in them. Make a cold frame if you have 

 not one. 



AMONG THE FRUITS 



This is the month for budding fruit 

 trees. Peach trees are the easiest to bud, 

 but the operation may be performed suc- 

 cessfully also on apples and other fruits. 

 Keep the ground stirred between the 

 small fruit bushes. Cut all unnecessary 

 suckers of raspberries and blackberries. 

 Pinch back raspberry bushes that are 

 growing too freely in 

 order to make them 

 branch. 



For immediate use, 

 leave tree fruits until 

 well ripened before pick- 

 ing. The best flavor 

 will thus be secured. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN 



To secure the most 

 bloom from all kinds of 

 flowers, keep them well 

 picked or cut before they 

 commence to fade. If 

 seed pods have formed 

 nip them off unless it is 

 desired to save teeds. 



Pansies may be grown 

 from seed. English 

 daisies may be grown 

 similarly. Old pansy 

 plants may be taken 



during August and renewed by cutting ofl" 

 the side shoots and placing these in a 

 rather sandy soil in a shady place. Keep 

 well watered and they will soon make 

 vigorous plants to put in winter quarters 

 ready for next spring. 



Dahlias are heavy feeders. Give them 

 plenty • of fertilizer while the buds are 

 swelling. 



If weather conditions are favorable, 

 some annuals will flower if sown now, 

 such as calendula, calliopsis, sweet alys- 

 sum, candytuft, larkspur, marigold, mig- 

 nonette, eschscholtzia, gypsophila, bal- 

 sam, nasturtium and Shirley poppy. Fair- 

 ly good results may be expected also 

 from scarlet runner and convolvulus for 

 climbers. 



Seeds of hollyhocks, delphinium, aquil- 

 egia, campanula, coreopsis, gaillardia, 

 papaver and some other herbaceous per- 

 ennials may be planted this month and 

 transplanted to the border late this fall 

 or early next spring. 



Plant lily bulbs for next summer. 

 Hardy lilies and lily-of-the-valley may be 

 transplanted late in the month. If glad- 

 ioli are apt to be broken by wind storms 

 tie them to stakes. All plants that are 

 liable to injury should be treated sim- 

 ilarly. 



THE LAWN ? 



If you intend to mulch the lawn this 

 fall prepare the material now by secur- 

 ing equal parts of good clean soil and 

 well-rotted stable manure. Mix these to- 

 gether and turn occasionally until Octo- 

 ber when it will be ready for use. 



Apply water to lawns at night or in 

 the early morning, giving a good r.oak- 

 ing. Cut the grass about once a week, 

 with longer mtervals during hot weather. 



Roses may be budded this month. By 



this means, undesirable varieties may be 



changed to desirable ones i.i a short time. 



FLOWERS IN-DOOES 



Many plants that h<ive been enjoying 

 period of rest will have to be re-potted. 

 Read the excellent article that tells ho 

 to do it, on page i6g of this issue 



To have freesias for Christmas, start 

 them in August. For directions refer to 

 page 150, July issue. Bermuda lilies for 

 Christmas also must be planted early this 

 month. The same should be done with 

 Roman hyacinths and paper-white nar- 

 cissi. 



In all these operations, do the work as 

 well as you can. If convenient, take 

 snapshots of the various steps that are 

 taken to produce the desired results and 

 send them for publication in The Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist. 



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