THE GARDENER'S KALENDAR 



only bulbs that produce large flowers and foliage that 

 make a fairly presentable appearance when grown 

 singly. Soft-baked, porous, wide-mouthed, shallow 

 pots are usually preferable for bulb culture. 



This will doubtless prove one of the most trying 

 months of the year on the lawn. To keep it at all 

 decent looking frequent use of the hose will in all 

 probability be necessary. In using the hose do not 

 simply sprinkle, but wet the sod. It is a mooted ques- 

 tion as to whether mere sprinkling does not do more 

 harm than good, especially if the sprinkling is followed 

 by a hot sun. 



Save all possible material about the garden for 

 mulch. Lawn clippings, chopped straw or leaves, and 

 old flower stems cut small, will be found useful. Any 

 of this material placed about plants, leaving space 

 around the roots to admit air, will prove of great assist- 

 ance in the retention of moisture. A hot or dry 

 weather mulch is intended to keep the sun's rays from 

 the upper sod but not to shut out the air. 



In northern sections Jack Frost is to be looked for 

 this month. 



If any particular choice plant about the yard shows 

 signs of distress from the heat or drought, remove a 

 few inches of the top soil around it, leaving a narrow 

 rim about the plant however, and then make a few 

 holes with a sharp stick, leading towards the roots. 



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