MONTHLY CALENDAR 301 



Those maturing early in the season like elm, red maple, 

 etc., should have been sown at once and at the end of 

 the season we will have seedlings several inches in height. 

 Pine cones should be gathered at this time, put in bur- 

 lap bags, and hung in a dry, airy place. They are the 

 most quickly gathered by climbing into the trees and 

 using long pruning hooks to cut them off. The seeds 

 will fall out of the cones in the bags when dry. This 

 seed is worth several dollars per pound. This is the 

 best time in which to transplant evergreens unless it 

 should be a very dry season. A moist day should be 

 selected if possible. See that the soil is tramped about the 

 roots very firmly. If very dry pour water into the holes. 



The Flower Garden, Bulbs that were not dug up in 

 the spring and dried may be transplanted now, in the 

 same ground or elsewhere. Make the soil rich and 

 mellow. Gather all seeds as they mature and put in 

 paper bags or envelopes distinctly labeled. 



The Vegetable Garden. The supply of fresh vegetables 

 should be abundant at this time. All root vegetables 

 become fibrous and woody, if allowed to stand long after 

 maturing. Cabbages crack open; cauliflowers branch 

 out; tomatoes decay, and should therefore be gathered 

 and stored or sold. Cabbages and cauliflowers are espe- 

 cially forced into maturity by frequent stirring of the 

 soil with the rake, hoe or cultivator, and may be re- 

 tarded by loosening the roots a little. Sweet corn, and 

 field corn for grain or fodder, should be cut up and 

 stacked as, soon as the kernels are glazed and before 

 frost, if possible. Squashes must be gathered before 

 frost and stored in a warm, airy place to cure, but the 

 longer they remain on the vines the harder the shell, 

 the drier the flesh, and the longer they will keep. Seeds 

 of the common field turnips, and spinach, may still be 

 planted at the North, for the winter's supply. 



