LaM^n and Garden Hints for July 



DURING the hot days of July the 

 vegetable garden will require con- 

 stant cultivation, so as to keep the 

 surface soil loose. This loose earth 

 mulch on top of the soil around all grow- 

 ing crops, is a necessity in hot weather. 



Perennial Candytuft — Iberit Sempervireiis 



Every garden requires a certain 

 amount of water. There are various 

 ways of applying same. Give plenty 

 when applying, as simply sprinkling does 

 more harm than good, in that it is apt 

 to form a crust. Water at night and 

 stir the soil in. the morning. 



VEGETABLES AND FRUIT 



Lettuce seed does not germinate well 

 in hot weather. It can be grown by 

 .sowing the seed in a moist, shady 

 place. If no shade is available, a cover 

 can be made of boards or cheese cloth. 

 Moisture in plenty must be supplied, as 

 lettuce is easily affected by dry weather. 

 , In a fairly cool spot, sow early varie- 

 ties of peas for use in September. Sow 

 Eclipse beet for fall use! Cucumbers for 

 pickles may be sown. Kale may be sown . 

 now for setting out later. Parsley has 



A Well-grown Clump of Peonie> 



At residence of Mr. E. C. Morris, Brown's Nurseries 



time to make a top if sown this month. 

 The first week in July is not too late for 

 planting corn. Plant some bush beans. 

 Now is the time for sowing winter rad- 

 ishes. Plant celery. 



If your new strawberry plants are still 

 blooming, remove the blossoms at once. 



You will be glad when fruiting time 

 comes next season. 



As soon as the old strawberry patch 

 is done fruiting, plow or dig the plants 

 under. Best results are obtained by tak- 

 ing only one crop and having a new one 

 coming on. Sow some red clover or 

 vetches where the strawberries were. 

 These plants make nitrogen cheaper than 

 you can buy it. 



. If your peach or plum trees are over- 

 loaded, thin the fruit. Better fruits will 

 , be the result. 



Remove the suckers from fruit trees 

 as fast as they appear. Wash the 

 trunks of apple trees for borers. Use 

 one pint of crude carbolic acid, one 

 quart of soft soap, two gallons of hot 

 water, and mix thoroughly. Apply with 

 a cloth or soft broom. 



For higher quality in raspberries and 



.Send photographs of your flower gar- 

 den and lawn for publication in Tin; 

 Canadian Horticulturist. 



Anemones from Seed 



How soon will anemones bloom from 

 seed? — Mrs. McL., Kootenay Co., B.C. 



It will take two seasons' growth at 

 least for anemones raised from .seed to 

 flower. 



Worms at Rose Roots 



Kindly tell me how to keep worms away 

 from the, roots of rose trees. I have tried 

 so hard to grow them. I find that there 

 is a lot of worms in the ground and around 

 the roots.— Mrs. J. H., York Co., Ont. 



I presume it is the common garden 

 worm mentioned, although these seldom 

 injure rose bushes materially. The best 



A Home-made Border of Anunalt and other Thingt in a Back-yard 

 At residence of Mrs. John McKay, Toronto 



blackberries, allow the fruits to remain 

 on the canes until well matured. Con- 

 tinue cultivating around newly-planted 

 bush fruits. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN 



Keep the surface soil in the flower 

 garden constantly stirred. A light scuf- 

 fle hoe will do the work easily. 



.Stake and tie all plants that require 

 support. Use neat stakes, and soft 

 twine. 



Remove all decayed flowers regularly. 

 They exhaust vitality, and are unsightly. 



For sunny locations, use portulacas 

 and nasturtiums. 



Water the pan.sy beds frequently. Keep 

 the bloom well cut, so that no seed can 

 form. 



Pinch back dahlias, cosmos and chrys- 

 anthemums. This will make them com- 

 pact and full of flowers. 



Shade the soil around aster plants by 

 mulching with lawn grass clippings. 



It requires more than one season in 

 which to attain success in the cultiva- 

 tion of flowers. 



remedy is an application or two of lime 

 water. The lime water is made by slak- 

 ing and mixing about one pound of fresh 

 lime in two gallons of water. When the 

 solution is mixed allow it to stand and 

 settle. Two applications are usually suf- 

 ficient, at a week's interval between each 

 application, to have the desired effect. — 

 Wm. Hunt, O.A.C., Guelph. 



Get out of a plant all there is in it. 

 Study its habits and needs and treat it 

 accordingly. 





In the June issue, the address of Mr. 

 W. A. Wood, the owner of t'le rockery 

 illustrated on page 126, was erroneously 

 published as Toronto, instead of Hamil- 

 ton. 



One cannot have a fine lawn if there 

 are many shrubs on it. The lawn proper 

 should be lawn and nothing but lawn. 

 Place the shrubs where they will not be 

 at war with the sward. 



