Lawn and Garden Hints for Septenvber 



THE first frosts of fall may be ex- 

 pected about the middle of the 

 month. Injury to plants may be 

 prevented by a little foresight. When 

 frosts threaten, water the garden thor- 

 oughly, as the dampness will help to 

 keep the temperature from falling too 

 low. Covering the' plants with cloth or 

 paper will also prevent injury from light 

 frosts. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



When frosts come gather all remaining 

 fruits from tomatoes and squash vines. 

 Tomatoes will ripen in a dry place. Store 

 squash where the temperature is cool and 

 the atmosphere dry. When pulling 

 squash leave a short portion of the vine 

 attached to them. 



Continue blanching celery with earth or 

 boards. If for early use, be sure and 

 have all the stalks in each bunch close 

 together before banking up. 



Sow winter varieties of radish at once. 

 They may be harvested before freezing 

 time and stored in sand in a cool cellar. 



Spinach for early spring use may be 

 sown now. Use the prickly or winter 

 spinach for this purpose. Protect through 

 winter with straw or other covering. 



Plant Egyptian tree onions about the 

 middle of the month. They will furnish 

 the first onions next spring. 



Late in the month give the rhubarb bed 

 a good coating of manure. They require 

 plenty of plant food. 



Sow Chinese mustard and tuberous 

 chervil. The former will furnish a salad 

 plant for use late in fall. The latter is a 

 herb for spring use. 



Lettuce for forcing in the house may 

 be sown now. Plants will be ready for 

 use late in November. 



NOTES ON FRUIT , 



.'\fter harvesting raspberries and black- 

 berries, the old canes may be removed, 

 biit the best practice is to lea\e them un- 

 til spring so that they wi'I h:lp to hold 

 the snows of winter for the protection of 

 the new growth. 



Currants and gooseberries may be 

 pruned any time after the leaves fall. 

 New plants may be set out in autumn. 

 These fruits may be propagated by means 

 of cuttings taken in fall and" stored. 



Black-caps and purple raspberries may 

 be propagated this month l3y means of 

 tip-layering. Place the tips of the canes 

 under the soil and fasten them there by 

 firming with the feet or by placing on 

 them a clod of earth. They will root and 

 be ready for transplanting next spring. 



Remove the webs of fall webworm by 

 cutting and destroying the branches upon 

 which they have been made, or by burn- 

 ing on the tree with a torch. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN 



Dig the bulbs of tigridias and garden 

 caladiums early in autumn. Dry for a 

 few days and then store in a temperature 

 of about 50 degrees. 



Spring flowering bulbs may be planted 

 towards the end of the month. Plant in 

 beds that are well prepared and enriched. 



Gather the ripened seeds of any flow- 

 ers that you wish to reproduce. Dry 

 them slowly for a few days then store in 

 a cool dry place. 



House plants that have been growing 

 outdoors should be taken inside when the 

 temperature of the house is about the 

 same as that outdoors. Do not put in 

 pots that are too large and avoid water- 

 ing too freely. 



Perennials that were started from jeed 



early in spring may be planted in the 

 border late this month or early in Sep- 

 tember. Late perennials may be divided 

 and transplanted. 



FLOWEIS INDOORS 



Some bulbs for house culture should 

 be planted now. In a siz-inch pot put 

 three tulips, hyacinths or daffodils ; or 

 put six crocuses or snowdrops. Place 

 the crowns of the tulips and daffodils 

 iibout one inch be!ow the surface of the 

 soil. Hyacintl^s may project above th° 

 surface. Place plenty of drainage mater- 

 ial in the pots. Soak with water and 

 then store in a cool dry place. 



Seeds of sweet alyssum may be started 

 in pots or boxes any time in fall. Why 

 not experiment with the growing of other 

 annuals indoors and tell your experience 

 through the columns of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist? 



If you have a conservatory or green- 

 house, repair the benches and heating 

 apparatus this month. Pot Bermuda 

 lilies and freesias. Sow seeds of calceo- 

 laria and cineraria. Sow a few seeds of 

 indoor sweet peas and of stocks. Many 

 other things may be grown for winter 

 bloom. Send questions to the question 

 and answer department of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist. 



Asparagus Pests 



Jamei F. Nicholson, Ottawa 



When old asparagus beds are badly at- 

 tacked by rust, the best way is to destroy 

 or break them up and plant in a fresh lo- 

 cation. The disease may be held in check 

 by frequent sprayings with Bordeaux 

 mixture or by cutting the affected parts 

 off and burning them. Young plants 

 from seeds, kept well fertilized, will 



Spottjr Plantint and Clo(g«d Vi>ta> in Queen Victoria Park 



Poor Hiifciiriuns of l.rces obstrucliiig iin otherwise line lawn. Sjoc piiKO IDS 



Wretched Plantinf in New Portion of Queen Victoria Park at Niag>ra FalU 



Small, bare, poorly planted beds which are not only in bad taHte but dittlcult to caro for 



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