FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 



A heavy mulch about the roots of the fruit trees 

 in any section where there is a light or no snow- 

 fall will be of the greatest benefit. 



It is a good plan to place the manure directly 

 on the ground in the fall or early winter under the 

 trees; it is also an excellent time to secure it and 

 so have it in readiness for early spring use, and if 

 there is no convenient place in which to store it, 

 it may still be engaged and its time of delivery 

 fixed, always remembering that old manure is what 

 is wanted and that that will be found at the bot- 

 tom of the pile, and it should be clearly stipulated 

 that this is what is to be delivered. 



If any seeds have been saved from the garden, 

 these should be sorted out and stored in properly 

 labelled bags or boxes against the time they will 

 be wanted in the spring. In addition to the label 

 the packets should always bear the date of their 

 saving, as seeds are often carried over from year 

 to year, and, not being dated, quite old seeds, unfit 

 for planting, often comes to be used much to the 

 hindrance and loss of the gardener. While seeds 

 are little affected by frost, I prefer to store them 

 in a dry, frost-proof place if possible, and it is espe- 

 cially important that they be kept out of the reach 



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