POPULAR GARDENING. 



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Piltosporoms. Keep the leaves iis fresh ami eleau 

 as possible, and the plants eool and rather dry. 



Plants In cellar :>tora*re to be examined fnim time 

 to time. Guard both against Injury from damp and 

 ak'aiust drying. 



Rivinia EnmiLis to be kept in a suDiiy expostirei 

 and In a tompeiaiure of 55* to W-^ F. Avoid extremes 

 of temptrature. 



Watering. Aim to water all plants just enough and 

 no more. As a rule never water except in the fore- 

 noon. Do not water much in cloudy weather. The 

 water should be of same temperature as the air In 

 which the plants are growing. 



LAWN AND FLOWER GARDEN. 



Borders. As soon as the ground is frozen, a dressing 

 of straw or hay should be applied to beds of fall-planted 

 hardy bulbs, Pansies and other fall-grown seedlings. 



Chrysanthemums after flowering to be cut dowti 

 and moved to the cellar or other convenient place. 



Clematis- Some good manure may be spread over 

 the loots- Then lay down the plants and protect with 

 Evergreen boughs, etc. 



Evergreens and shrubs should be examined after 

 every snow fall, and the snow promptly shaken out. 



Herbaceous plants should be protected by straw or 

 salt hay held iu phiL-e with Evergreen boughs, etc. 



Lawn- To be top-dressed with well rotted manure 

 If the soil has become impoverished. 



Leaves may be gathered and secured for future use 

 at any time before snow, 



Roses. The hardy Hybrid Perpetuals may be given 

 a dressing of half-decayed manure; the more tender 

 kinds should be protected by bending over and cover- 

 ing with soil. 



Rhododendrons may be given a dressing of manure. 

 Protecting and ^hading by Evergreen boughs Is always 

 advbsable- Set the butt ends in the ground around the 

 plant, and secure the tops by tying with stout twine. 



Stakes, trellises, plant supports of all kinds to be 

 sheltered, repaired and repainted. 



Trenching deeply will benefit .^11 bonlers, flowtr 

 beds, etc.. that are not now planted. 



PLANT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



Acacias should be watered freely, as neglect in this 

 respect will cause loss of foliage and flowers. Shift 

 young plants as required. Sow seed If increase of 

 stock is desired, 



Acalyphas. Put In temperature of 55 to 60 degrees 

 with full exposure to sun, and apply manure water 

 occasionally. Look out for red spider. 



Adiantams like a warm, moist situation and a tem- 

 perature of 55 to 60 degrees. Shift young plants as 

 soon as pots become filled with roots, and keep in con- 

 stant growth. 



Allamandas. When growth ceases, should be given 

 water very sparingly. 



Anemone Japonica. When done flowering remove 

 to a cool cellar or underneath the shelf. Give water 

 but sparingly from now on. 



Azaleas When forced plants are In full bloom give 

 a cool dry atmosphere. Remainder of stock to be kept 

 in a cool airy part of the house. Push young plants 

 forward by giving them a warm position. 



Balbs. Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, etc., for early 

 bloom must be brought into a sunny place with about 

 55 degrees F. Air freely whenever circumstances allow. 



Carnations. Syringe occasionally, give manure 

 water at times, and air frequently. 



Camellias- Guard against extremes in watering 

 and temperature to avoid the dropping of buds. Syringe 

 plants not in bloom twice a week. 



Chrysantheinums. Cut down when done flowering 

 and place in a drj- cellar, giving water very sparingly. 

 See to the labels. 



Crotons should have the leaves carefully sponged oflE. 



Daphne. Guard against extremes in watering and 

 temperature, and otherwise treat like Camellias. 



Deutzia gracilis, for early bloom a few plants may 

 now be brought to the light. 



Gloxinias for early blooming may be started about 

 the end of the month. 



Heliotrope. For plenty of flowers give a warm, 

 moist atmosphere and manure water. 



Insects. Fumigate regularly twice a week, or keep 

 the Tobacco juice gutters on the pipes well filled all 

 the time. ThL« will keep the green fly in check. 

 Syringe freely to keep down red spider. Scale and 

 mealy bug will yield to washing. Hunt for the slugs 

 by lantern light, or trap them with orange peel, etc. 



Means Against Sadden Cold. Sprinkling water 

 upon the pipes is one of the most ready means of rais- 

 ing the temperature in an emergency. 



Mignonette. A sunny situation and liquid manure 

 are good for plants in bloom. 



Palms -need thorough watering, and should not be 

 allowed to become very dry. 



Pelargoniums. Keep rather dry and in a night tem- 

 perature of about 45 degreess. Pinch leading shoots 

 back after growth commences. 



Primulas. Water carefully during duU, damp 

 weather. Air freely. 



Propagation- Cuttings of such plants as st*wk ap- 

 pears short of should be ma<le at first opportunity. 



Requisites. During the leisure of winter make hot- 

 bed sash, mats, ru^^lc work, trellises, etc. 



Roses. Blooming plants may be stimuated by dally 

 syrlnglngs. an<l giving a night temperature of 55 to 60 

 degrees. 



Stocks. Guard against damp and green fly. Remove 

 all decaying foliage. Scatter Tobacco stems among the 

 plants, renewing them frequently. 



Thunbergias. Plants In bloom should have a tem- 

 perauu-e of 55 <legrees. Syringe freely for red spider. 



Tuberoses. Bulbs should be stored In a warm place. 

 These and other bulbs, seeds, tubers, etc., should be 

 kept where secure from frost, mice, etc. 



Verbenas like moderately free watering. Keep In a 

 cool airy place. Make cuttmgs now. 



Violets. Remove all decaying leaves, and air freely. 

 Also stir the soil occasionally. 



FRUIT, GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



Cuttings of Gooseberries, Grapes. Currants If yet un 

 protected to have a covering of Evergreen boughs or 

 coarse litter. 



Fruit in storage needs care and frequent inspection. 

 In cold storage try to keep the temperature between 

 35 and 40 degrees. Remove specimens showing signs of 

 decay from cellar or fruit house as soon as the blemish 

 is discovered. Market fruit whenever in best condi- 

 tion, or when the demand is good. 



Fences. See that they are all right. When horses 

 and other live stock arc allowed to run at large a strand 

 of wire at the top of the fence will prevent the horses 

 from leaping it. If allowed to get among young trees 

 they will do much damage by browsing at their tops. 



Grapes should now be pruned, tender varieties laid 

 dowTi, with a stone, a piece of board, or a little soil on 

 top to be held down firmly. All varieties do better 

 when thus threated. 



Mind Culture. Review the season and let its les- 

 sons be fully impressed upon your mind. Read the 

 horticultural papers and make your plans for future 

 operations. Consider well, then execute with energy- 

 Mice and Rabbits. Young trees should have a 

 mound of earth heaped against their trunks, both to 

 steady them against heavj- winds and to protect them 

 against mice. If this has been omitted, tramping the 

 snow firmly around the tree will keep otf the mice. 

 Repeat after each snow fall. Rabbits girdle the trees 

 often beyond remedy. Boys by secting traps orby the 

 use of a shot gun can keep the rabbits quite scarce. 

 Elsewhere we give various meth<>dsof preventing in- 

 jury from this cause. 



Manure can now be drawn with advantage. Scat- 

 ter boadcast over the ground in orchard and small fruit 

 patches. 



Raspberries and Blackberries. All tender sorts. If 

 not laid down, to be attended to at once. Cover slightly 

 with soil. 



Root grafting can be done during stormy days. 

 Label and pack away in soil or sand in the cellar. 



Scions may be cut now at any time. Label properly. 

 Pack in sand in the cellar. 



Strawberry plants to be mulched as soon as the 

 ground is frozen sufBcleutly to hold team and wagon. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Cold Frames in which plants are stored for the ear- 

 liest crops of Cabbages, Cauliflower, etc., need frequent 

 attention. The plants should be kept In a dormant 

 state. If too warm, they will start into growth. In 

 moderate weather ventilate the frames, and In severe 

 spells cover the sashes with mats. Remove snow 

 promptly from the sashes, unless the plants are frozen, 

 when the snow may be left on for a week or longer. 



Celery- Graduallj- give additional protection as the 

 cold increases. Leaves and marsh hay are excellent 

 for the purpose. 



Drainage. If any part of the grounds Is yet deficient 

 in drainage, this fault can now be remedied. Lay tile 

 drains wherever needed- 



aeneral Directions. Look up, repair and repaint 

 the sashes and frames for spring use. Repair and store 

 tools. Clean all seeds gathered during the season, and 

 store properly labeled in a cool, dry, airy situation. 

 Make arrangments for new implements, sashes, frames 

 and other fixings for next spring. 



Fertilizers. Manure, muck, chemicals, fertilizers. 

 etc., should be procured in good season, and in good 

 supply. Half rations do not pay. 



Onions. Protect from severe freezing; keep dry and 

 in a temperature of not over 4u degrees. Onions planted 

 out in September, if on an exposed spot should be cov- 

 ered witu a few inches of leaves or coarse litter. 



Rubbish wherever found on the premises to be 

 gathered and heaped up for a grand •' roast of rubbish " 

 towards spring. 



Roots in Pits. Give additional covering as the sea- 

 son advances. If you desire to have easy access to the 

 pit during winter, place a foot or more of dry litter 

 upon the south end of pit. 



Stumps, Trees where in the way to be grubbed or 

 blown out. ■ 



Spinach In exposed situations should have a mulch 

 of straw or salt hay several Inches deep. 



FRUITS AND VEGETABLES UNDER 

 GLASS. 



Asparagus. Roots lifted in November can now be 

 placed in Ixjxes and then placed In any warm situation 

 for an early supply. Roots for succession should be so 

 protected that they can be got at at any time when 

 wanted. 



Dandelions. Roots lifted in Xovember and placed 

 in boxes may now be brought into a sunny situation 

 for growth. 



Figs in pots or tubs for early may now be placed in 

 he wannest part of the early Grapery. 



Grapes. In the early houses maintain an average 

 temperature of 65* during the night, with five or ten 

 higher during the day. Tie the new growth as It ad- 

 vances. Protect the borders by a thick covering of 

 leaves or coarse litter. Vines in the late houses to be 

 pruned, laid down, and covered up after the leaves falL 



Lettuce. Water sparingly during damp dull weath- 

 er. Air freely whenever weather is su table. Remove 

 all decaying leaves- Guard against the green fly by 

 moderate fumigation two or three times a week. 



Parsley- Treat like Dandelion. 



Rhubarb. Treat same as Aspar^us. 



Strawberries may now be started up at any time. 

 Begin with a temperature of ■15*', gradually increasing 

 until it reaches 60". Also increase the water supply 

 gradually and as the season advances. Plants for late 

 use must be protected from severe freezing. 



THE POULTRY YARD. 

 The Wintering Problem. It cannot be told too 

 oft«n that a small flock of poultry well cared for 

 will do better than a large flock half cared for. 



Coal Ashes for Hen Lice. Sift the coal ashes in 

 the hen house. The coal dust will penetrate every 

 crack and crevice, and the vermin cannot live 

 among that.— Rural Canadian. 



The Home Market. The best market, when 

 prices are low and you have a larg-e surplus, 

 is your own table. Consume all you can of 

 poultry and egg^, and pay for them by reducing 

 your expenses In some other direction. 



Love Lightens Labor. Nobody should go into 

 the business of raising poultry if he has not a 

 fondness for chickens uv knowledge of the care 

 they require. One must have an interest in them 

 to succeed, and some experience, before trying 

 it on a large scale. 



Warm Quarters Pay. A good way to make a 

 warm poultry house is to have double walls, with 

 a space of four inches between, and both walls to 

 be lined with paper. This will withstand sudden 

 changes of weather and keep an even tempera- 

 ture within.— Farm Journal. 



Snow Eating. Fowls will readily eat snow if 

 the water supply is shortened or ice forms in the 

 fountains. Snow doesnot allay thirst, but causes 

 roup or throat ailments. Hence do not cut off 

 the water supply, under the supposition that the 

 hens can get it from snow.— Mirror and Farmer. 



Care Needed. No live stock is worth the trouble 

 and cost of its keeping that is not attended to 

 regularly, systematically and faithfully. Do- 

 mestic fowls will not take care of themselves to 

 advantage. Lack of kind treatment is the lead- 

 ing cause of failure with many who undertake 

 to raise fowls. 



The Langshans. We have never had a more 

 steady supply of Eggs, and more of them as an 

 average than since we began to keep Black Lang- 

 shans, and we have tried Brahmas, Cochins, Ply- 

 mouth Rocks, Wyandottes. Leghorns, etc. With 

 good care and common sense treatment the Lang- 

 shans seem to produce eggs the year round. 



The Horning Heal. The first meal should be 

 given as early as possible. The hens are usually 

 awake long before the people of the house are 

 up. and they wUl be impatient for their breakfast. 

 Tne earlier they receive it the sooner they will 

 feel like scratching and working, as they often 

 feel the effects of a cold night.- Mirror and Far. 



Feeding for Eggs. If you want eggs keep the 

 hens healthy, and furnish them the raw mater- 

 ials. Give a variety of grains, Oats in the bun- 

 dle. Corn on the cob, of grains scattered among 

 leaves and litter— any way to force them to work 

 for it. Exercise will keep them in health. Also 

 give frequent messes of beaf scraps, liver,broken 

 bones, etc., and skim milk whenever you have. 



Boosts Sensibly Arranged. The best roosts 

 f*ir a poultry house are strips four inches wide 

 and one inch'thick. The fowls can roost on these 

 with comfort to the feet. They should have a 

 clear space of one foot between them, and should 

 all be on one level and not more than one foot 

 from the floor. When thes^ are made like a lad- 

 der the fowls fight to crowd to the top, and when 

 they are high the hens are sometimes hurt by 

 coming heavily to the floor when flying down. 



Air and Exercise. Your hens will do better 

 and keep in better health through the winter, if 

 allowed the pri\ilege of going out-of-doors 

 every day, than thej' will it conhned closely to 

 the house all the time. If the snow drifts up 

 artjund your poultry house, shovel it away from 

 the front clear to the ground, so that your hens 

 can get out for an airing. If they want to eat 

 snow, let them eat it. Bens that are regularlv 

 supplied with drink will not hanker after much 

 snow.— Prairie Farmer. 



