September, 1908 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUEIST 



189 



as not to break the stalks from the 

 (.bulbs. I then make a shallow trench in 

 Bthe vegetable garden in which I place 



^hem, keeping each color separate. I 



taking up. When the leaves become 

 parched and dried, the bulbs are taken 

 up, and placed in paper bags or boxes. 

 He sure and mark each color so that 



the colors in the beds when planting in 

 the fall. This short article is written in 

 the hope that it may help some one who 

 is a beginner in the cultivation of bulbs 



cover them a little deeper than before you will have no trouble in arranging in beds outdoors. 



Lawn and Garden Hints for Scptcn\bcr 



r I 'HERE is plenty of work for garden- 

 ; I ers in September. The early gar- 

 den of next spring must be start- 

 fed now. Prepare for winter now. Send 

 ffor and read the bulb catalogues. If 



you want bulbs, either indoors or out- 

 Moors, read the articles that appear on 

 [page 188 of this issue. Start your in- 

 s-door bulbs now, and have bloom for New 

 r Years. 



If you have a conservatory, repair the 

 Lbenches and heating apparatus and put 



them in good condition before the end of 

 Ithe month. Pot Bermuda lilies and a 

 (•few freesias. Sow seeds of calceolaria 

 land cineraria. Seeds of stocks for win- 

 i.ter bloom may be sown. Princess Alice 



is a good variety. Sow some sweet peas 

 : in the greenhouse. They will bloom all 

 'winter. The best varieties are Christ- 

 '^mas, pink, and Miss Florence Denzer, 

 ! white. 



FLOWERS OUTDOORS 



Commence harvesting the gladiolus 

 [corms, taking the young stock first. 

 iPlace them in pots and allow to dry for 

 fa day or two. Then carry them to the 

 fcellar, and put in a box or paper bags 

 j^on a dry shelf. 



House plants that have been outdoors 



'all summer should be taken in when the 



temperature of the house is about the 



same as that outside. Do not leave them 



out too long. 



Many perennials may be planted in the 

 tfall. Read the article on another page. 

 Save some flower seeds from your own 

 'garden. Dry them slowly for a few days 

 ,and then store in a cool, dry place. 



Dig the bulbs of tigridias before 

 Ifrosts. Dry and store in dry sand in a 

 jwarm room or cellar vvhere the tempera- 

 Iture is not lower than 50 degrees. 



Caladiums in the border should be dug 



'as .soon as frosts turn their foliage. After 



drying, pack them in dry sand in boxes, 



►and store in a temperature of 45 or 50 



I, degrees. 



If you intend making a new lawn next 

 spring, prepare the ground now. Plow 

 or dig deeply and evenly, and drain, if 

 : necessary. 



THB KITCHEN GARDEN 



When frost comes, or just before, 

 gather all the remaining fruits from the 

 i tomato and squash vines, and store them 

 where it is dry. 



Bleach the celery with boards or with 



earth. Mulch the rhubarb bed with 

 rotted manure. 



Sow winter varieties of radish early 

 in the month. Harvest before severe 

 frosts and store in sand in a cool cellar. 

 A sowing or two of summer radishes 

 may yet be made. 



In sheltered locations, spinach for cut- 

 ting next spring may be sown now. Pro- 

 tect in winter with frames. 



Plant a few Egyptian tree onions. 



Have, you a strawberry patch? If so, 

 how did you plant it, and what are your 

 methods of growing. Tell your experi- 

 ence to the readers of The Canadian 

 HoKTiciLTURiST. Send a photograph of 

 the plantation, if you have one. 



Largest Fuchsia in Ontario 



J. B. Young, Trenton, Ont. 



The fuchsia shown in the illustration, 

 on the next page, is about thirty-three 



Flower Show Held in Jaly bjr St. Catharines Horticultural Society. 



They will be ready in spring before 

 other onions can be had. 



If you want salsify early next sea- 

 son, sow the seed now. It will start 

 this fall. Protect through the winter. 



WITH THE FRUITS 



Bud peach trees that have not done 

 well. Choose a variety that is usually 

 successful in your district. 



Prune currant and gooseberry bushes. 

 New plants may be set now. Take cut- 

 tings for planting next spring. Tie 

 them in bundles and store in deep sand 

 in the cellar. 



If you think that >ou will not have 

 time for the work next spring, remove 

 the old canes from the raspberry and 

 blackberry patch. It is safer not to clip 

 the tops of thQ new canes until spring. 



If your trees are infested with fall 

 web-worms, either cut out the branches 

 to which the web is fastened and burn 

 or destroy the nest while on the tree by 

 holding a lighted torch beneath it. 



years old, and was grown from a slip 

 in my own house. In shape, it is round, 

 with a drooping top, giving the appear- 

 ance of a miniature elm tree covered with 

 fuchsia bloom.. It is about seven feet 

 high, and the limbs spread about the 

 same distance in every direction without 

 artificial support. The stem at some dis- 

 tance from the soil is over two inches 

 in diameter. This fuchsia is thought to 

 be the largest in Ontario and, perhaps, 

 in Canada, growing on a single, self- 

 supporting stalk. 



For the first ffw years it was treated 

 as an ordinary house plant, then the top 

 was cut down to the root, except one 

 strong shoot, which was left to form the 

 stalk. This was supported and allowed 

 to grow to the desired height. No low- 

 er growth was permitted. All sprouts 

 or buds were rubbed off from the lower 

 part. It has been re-tubbed every three 

 or four years and each time some ordin- 

 ary, but rich soil was aaded. 



For many years, it has been self-sup- 



