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POPULAR GARDENING. 



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good, dry. partly-lighted cellar is a suitable place 

 for them, or a glass-covered pit in a sheltered spot 

 outside will answer. 



Hanging Baskets and interior window boxes to 

 be started early and kept outdoors or under the 

 veranda for a while, to become well established. 



Lifted plants to be lightly sprinkled several times 

 a day until flagging of the leaves ceases. It is not 

 best to take the window plants in for final at once,bnt 

 to gradually accustom them to sha<le and closeness 

 by keeping them on the veranda or like place until 

 the weatluT is too uold for this. Then when taken in 

 keep away froui much heat. 



Primroses are good house plants, because rather 

 liking dryness. They need light, and through 

 blooming .some weak liquid manure once a week. 



Tuberoses that are lat<? may be lifte<i and brought 

 in for finishing the bloom. Lift main stock of 

 tubers, drj' ^-Q*^! store in a decidedly warm place. 



with much care, keeping in view individual needs. 

 Keep everything about the plants scrupulously 

 clean, not overlooking the glass overhead. 



LAWN AND FLOWER GARDEN. 



Dahlias. Dig on a dry day, cut back the tops to 

 (i iiu-hes; invert the tubers to allow the moisture to 

 tlrain out of the stem. When dry, store in dry 

 earth, sand or coal ashes, away from the frost, or 

 treat as you w ould conunon Potatoes. 



Hardy Flower Borders. Clear off any frozen 

 tender things, remove bad foliage etc.. keep the edges 

 trinuned, and they may look well yet for sonie time. 



Leaves. Do not burn these as gathered if you 

 can find a place to pile them for rotting and for use 

 on the land latei'. Many trees are injured by the 

 heat from fall leaf-burning. It is not the singeing 

 of leaves that does harm, but injury to the bark. 



Lilies to be reset about the end of the month, if 

 at all. Plant at least 6 inches deep, and protect. 



Plant trees early if at all, that the roots may get 

 a start this fall while the ground is warm. To bank 

 earth a foot high against them will steady the trees 

 and keep mice from girdling them. 



Seed Beds. Pansies. Hollyhocks and all hardy 

 plants sown recently to be reset from the seed beds. 

 Prick out when the second leaves show into pre- 

 pared beds to two inches apart each way for small 

 growers, and from this up for larger ones, water- 

 ing the young seedlings later as needed. 



Sodding may now l>e done. Work up the plat 

 deeply, make even and roll or beat firmly. Take 

 turf from common pasture ground that is free from 

 weeds and coai"se grasses, cut to 1^^ inches thick, in 

 s<|uares of one foot or more, or in strips 4 feet long, 

 roUing tliem up for handling hay evenly and with 

 close joints, making up for any thin pieces by work- 

 ing fine soil underneath; for thick ones, by shaving 

 down the bed. and finish with a thorough beating. 



PLANT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



Air and Heat. Open ventilators full height on 

 bright days, to admit free currents of air among 

 the plants To avoid fire heat, as far as possible 

 consistent with the safety of the plants, should be 

 the rule right along now and for weeks to come. 



Arranging. The new season under glass begins 

 As plants come in, study individual needs as to heat, 

 light and so on— placing accordingly. Don't mix 

 indiscriminately; keepbardwooded b}^ hardwooded, 

 those requiring much water by similar ones, etc. 

 For aiding the handling of plants, soil, pots, etc., 

 in the greenhouse, we find a barrow of om*own con- 

 struction, like the accompanying outline, and to be 

 about 20 inches wide, for entering the walks, a great 

 convenience. The wheel is an ordinary barrow 

 wheel, to be slipped in and out as needed. 



Calceolarias, and similar seed-grown plants, will 

 be puslung lively under a fair chance. Shift promptly 

 as needed, water well but do not over-water, keep 

 near glass and clear of insects, provide air freely. 



Chrysanthemums. Keep the plants uncrowded. 

 well manured, and give liquid manure twice a week 

 until bloom shows color, but no longer. Thin the 

 buds where crowded, especially of iarge-llowered 

 sorts. The house in which they are growing to be 

 kept rather drj- through the dowering season 



Cinerarias. Treat as directed for Calceolarias. 



Cyclamens to be kept in a warm light place, and 

 to be well encouraged for bloom. 



Lantanas. By lifting the fine Elegant i^sima and 

 potting, it forms an exquisite spring blooming plant. 



Uignonette. For early spring, sow in pots of 

 light, rich soil, which keep in a warm place. 



Orchids geiiei-ally are resting, in which case less 

 watei-. a cooler and drier atmosphere and more ven- 

 tilation is wanted than when growth is on. Those 

 cases where growth is not j-et done, it must not be 

 checked or spot will result. Syringe and water 



Lfver and Screw Barrel Hfathrs for PackuKj. 



Petunias. The treatment for Calceolarias will suit. 



Roses for cut bloom to be syringed twice daily, 

 and to have a temperature of 55° to 1)5* at night. 



Shrubs for forcing, such as Lilacs, Daphnes. 

 Weigelas, Deutzias, Flowering Plum, Spirea. Kal- 

 mias, and so on, to be potted by end of month. 



Violet runners and weak shoots to be kept 

 closely back, lifting and potting the forcing plants 

 about the end of the month and standing them in 

 an airy frame for a mouth longer. Give full air as 

 long as possible. Keep clear of decaying leaves. 



FRUIT GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



Bins for Fruit. New ones to be built, old ones to 

 be cleaned seasonably. Make them shallow and 

 then more of them. Fruit picked early and binned 

 will keep longer than that picked late. 



Borers in Apples, Quinces, etc., to be dug out at 

 the first leisure, and the sooner the better. 



Cuttings of Currants, Gooseberries and Grapes 

 to be put in, cutting them with 3 eyes. Plant an 

 inch or two apart in rows, and these 2 1-2 to 3 feet 

 apart. Set firmly with the top eye just even with 

 the surface. Later cover with leaves, hay or straw ; 

 this to be removed in the spring. A. M. P. 



Evaporating of Fruit. Give windfalls and re- 

 fuse suitable for drying attention daily. Large 

 fruits are scarce and good evaporated ones must 

 bring money. Fruit from evaporators should be 

 thoroughly cured, but not britllely dry. It may feel 

 damp and yet be drj' enough to keep for years. 



Grapes. Concords and other thin-skinned soits 

 to be marketed about as soon as ripe. The thick- 

 skinned ones will keep well for mouths. With such 

 let late use and marketing be taken advantage of, 

 picking carefully, and after leaving in a cool room 

 for several days to toughen the skin, wrap the clus- 

 ters separately in paper or pack m small boxes and 

 then store in a drj* and cool place. 



Packing Apples. For this use clean barrels, tak- 

 ingi>ut one head and starting against the other end, 

 which is to be opened fii-st. Fill in without bruising 

 the fruit, settling or shaking the barrel sometimes, 

 and until it is above even full. 

 Bring the head in place with 

 a screw or a lever barrel 

 header, such as we show in the 

 engraving, to be bought for a 

 dollar or upwards apiece. The 

 fruit may be pressed even to 

 bruise a little against the head 

 to advantage- 

 Fears. Autumn sorts to be 

 picked just before maturing; 

 winter ones may be left on the 

 trees until in danger of freez- 

 ing. The latter can go to no 

 better place for keeping well than to a cool cellar, 

 so moist as to prevent shriveling, yet dry enough 

 to prevent molding and finally rot. 



Picking of fruit to go on lively now. A dry, clear 

 day is the best for the work. After all the pains of 

 growing fruit, don't spoil it by bad handling, or by 

 poor sorting. Inferior fruit detracts vastly more 

 from general appearance in the mai'ket than the 

 bulk amounts to— leave it out. Never shake from the 

 trees or pour around any but cider or paring fruit. 



Strawberries. Planting should be hurried up 

 rapidly. Keep off runners from plants set last 

 month or the month before. 



Blanching Celery 

 hi a Ban^el. 



VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



Asparagus. Cut down when half withered. 

 Cleanup the bed with a hoe (spading is injurious! 

 and apply a 4-inuh coat of half rotten manure. 



Beets to be taken up before hard frosts; cut the 

 leaves an inch from the crown, store in sand or dry 

 earth in a cool cellar. Oi- they may go into pits. 



Blanching Celery, A good way to do this is to 



lift the plants from the ground, leaving a little soil 

 adhering to the roots. Take common fiour barrels, 

 put about two inches of sand in the bottom and 

 on this i)lace your Celery in an upright position. 

 Pack one layer in a barrel, as shown in the engrav- 

 ing. Then put the barrel in a cool cellar, cover it 

 witli a blanket, so that light is kept out, and in si.\ 

 weeks your Celery will be blanched to the tips. 

 E.xamine it once in a while, and if it seems to be 

 too dry and showing signs of wilting, sprinkle it 

 with water. Care must be tiiken not to over wet it. 



Broccoli. See directions below for CauUfiower. 



Cabbage plants sowed last month to be pricked 

 into cold frames, putting about (iOO to a sash of 3xG. 

 setting the plants rather deeply. Frames for this 

 may be made of rough boards, to he 8 inches high 

 in front and a foot at the rear, with cross rafters 

 and cleats to support and fit close to the sash. 



Carrots. Treat the crop as directed for Beets. 



Cauliflowers. As they approach maturity, shaile 

 with paper or by turning down the leaves. For 

 young plants see directions under Cabbage. 



Endive to be blanched when the growth is well 

 along, b}- gathering up the leaves and tying at the 

 top. Blanching makes an end to growth. 



Lettuce and Tomato seed sown in a well pro- 

 tected place this month and covered through winter 

 will give early plants in the spring even to beat, it 

 may be, tliose from a hot-bed. A. M. P. 



Potatoes to be welldried, but not unnecessarily ex- 

 posed to light, even for one day, before storiug. 



Rhubarb. Treat in general as for Asparagus. 



Spinach. Till well, now that the growth is rapid. 



Turnips now grow well; should be kept hoed. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER 

 GLASS. 



Grapery. After the fruit is ripe watering is to be 

 withheld in part for a while. Later the borders 

 should receive a fall dressing of bone dust and a 

 thin layer of fresh loam. Houses in which Ham- 

 burghs and other thin-skinned kinds are hanging 

 must be kept dry and cool. Remove faulty berries 

 before they taint their neighbors. Prune after the 

 crop is removed. 



Lettuce. Plants from seed sown in August 

 should be set out for the early crop under glass. Six 

 or seven inches each way is enough room. The sash 

 should be entirely off the house, except in the 

 roughest weather for some time yet. Strew Tobacco 

 stems between the plants to keep down aphis or 

 green-fly, which is a chief enemy to the crop. 



Strawberries. As soon as the young plants in 

 pots show a mat of roots about the ball shift into 

 six-inch pots and plunge in saw-dust or coal ashes 

 outside in airy place, here to remain until November. 



Received at This Office. 



CATALOGUHS. 



Chas, A. Green, Rochester, N. Y.. Fruits. 



Bristol Sisters. Topeka. Kansiis. Bulbs, etc. 



American Manufacturing Co.. Waynesboro. Pa.. 

 Evaporators. 



Eastern Manufacturing Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.. 

 Evaporatoi-s. 



Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester. N. Y., Boses. etc. 



E. H. Krelage & Sons, Haarlem. Holland. Bulbs. 



P. M. Augur & Sons, Middlefield, Conn., Straw- 

 berries. 



Schultheis Bros., College Point. N. Y , Roses. 



Jenkin's Grape and Seedling Nursery, Winona, 

 Ohio. 



Schlegel & Fottler. Boston, Mass., Bulbs, etc. 



OClschig & Meyer, Savannah, Ga., Roses, etc. 



R. Douglas & Son. Waukegan, 111 , Forest Trees. 



E. Bonner & Co., Xenia. Ohio. Roses. 



J C. Vaughan. Chicago. 111.. Bulbs. 



Hammond's Slug Shot, Fishkill. N. Y. 



John Saul, Washington D. C, Bulbs, etc. 



C. M. Hovey, Boston. Mass., Bulbous Roots. 



D. M. Ferry & Co,. Detroit, Mich., Bulbs, etc. 

 L, W. Goodell, Dwight. Mass., Seeds. 



Joseph Breck & Sons, Boston. Mass., Bulbs etc. 

 Wm. C. Beckert. Allegheny. Pa.. Bulbs, etc. 

 Michel Plant and Seed Co.. St. Louis, Mo. 

 Wm. C. Wilson, Astoria. N. Y.. Plants. 

 Phcenix & Emerson, BloomingtoD, III., Nursery. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Bulletin No. If^ and Catalogue Agricultural Col 

 lege. Lansing. Mich. 



Planting and Managing Vineyards, E. Ashley 

 Smith, Lockport, N. Y. 



P.lliott's Landscape Gardening,Cloth. ittJ pp., Elli- 

 ott's Hand-book for Fruit Growers, Cloth, 144 pp. 

 D. M Dewey, Rochester, N. Y., 



Invitations to attend agricultural, horticultural, 

 and other fairs and shows, with compHmentary 

 tickets of admission, were received from many 

 societies. For these, whether they were made use 

 of by oui*selves or not, the societies who kindly 

 sent tbem have our sincere thanks. 



