Well Planned Gronndt and Drivewafs in Cobourg, Where Some of Ontario's Most Beautiful Homes are Situated 



This illusttatiQn shows one of the driveways into the grounds surrounding "Strathtrorj," the beautiful home of Mrs. Charles Don- 

 nelly, at Oobourg, Ont. Ihis handsome property was purchased by the late Charles Donnelly, formerly of Pittsburg, Pa., from the late Judge 

 Clarlse, C. P. R. Solicitor. About five years ago the residence was remodelled, and the park-like area, in which it is set, was laid out with ar 

 tistio effect at a cost exceeding $100,000. All kinds of flowering shrubbery can be seen here in profusion, including 300 rhododendrons. And yet 

 nothing is more beautiful than the ancient and majestic elm, whose arms have stretched for;!i a welcome to Strathmore's guests theS3 many 

 years. It appears in the left fore-front of the picture. The cut was borrowed from the last report of the Horticultural Societies of Ontario. 



Lawn and Garden Hints for November 



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REMOVE all crop refuse and rub- 

 bish from the garden and burn it. 

 Spade or plow the soil and turn 

 under a good application of manure. 

 Leave the surface rough so that frosts 

 and freezing may have the best chance 

 possible to pulverize the soil and to kill 

 insects that hibernate there. If the soil 

 needs it, install a system of underdrain- 

 age. 



Dig the late celery and store in the 

 cellar. Pack the stalks upright and 

 close together with the roots in sand 

 which should be kept fairly moist. When 

 applying moisture to celery in storage, 

 do not sprinkle the leaves or stalks. 



Take up some rhubarb roots for forc- 

 ing in the cellar. Leave the roots out- 

 side in a cold-frame or in a fence corner 

 until they freeze and then place them 

 in the cellar. When the crop is done, 

 throw the old roots out as they soon 

 decay and become ill-odored. 



Beets, carrots, parsnips, salsify and 

 winter radish keep best in the cellar 



when buried in light earth. Turnips 

 and potatoes can be stored without cov- 

 ering. Leave some parsnips and salsi- 

 fy outdoors all winter for use next 

 .spring. 



Store onions in a cold, dry cellar on 

 slatted shelves where there is plenty of 

 ventilation. 



FALL WORK WITH FRUIT 



Do not be in a hurry about mulching 

 the strawberry bed but do it as soon as 

 the ground freezes hard. Apply a coat- 

 ing of clean straw. Manure will do but 

 it is apt to contain weed seeds. 



Place a few forkfuls of manure around 

 the small fruit bushes and around young 

 fruit trees. 



Currants and gooseberries may be 

 planted this month. Take some cuttings 

 from the new growth on the old bush- 

 es for planting next spring. Store these 

 cuttings in sand, butts upperwards, so 

 that they will callous. Currants and 

 gooseberries may be pruned any time 

 after the leaves fall. 



Have the soil around the fruit trees 

 clean so that mice and other pests will 

 have no place of harbor. To be certain 

 that vermin will not girdle the trees, 

 wrap them with building paper and 

 throw a small mound of earth around 

 the bottom. 



OUTDOOR GARDEN AND LAWN 



Protect the rose bushes. Read the 

 article on another page of this issue. 

 Small tender shrubs may be protected 

 by placing a barrel over them and filling 

 with leaves or straw. Make holes in 

 the barrel for ventilation. 



Protect plants in the perennial bord- 

 er by covering them with leaves, straw 

 or stable manure. Cover lightly and not 

 until the soil freezes. 



There is still time for planting hardy 

 bulbs. When planted this late, however, 

 the ground must be covered with straw 

 or leaves held in place by evergreen 

 bows in order to give them as much 

 time as possible for growth this fall. 

 Do not cover the bed until the ground 



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