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time and you will be rewarded with a stronger and 

 healthier growth. 



Chrysanthemums will assimilate all the water you 

 may give them from now until the last bloom is 

 picked. Until the color of the buds shows also fer- 

 tilize heavily. Neglect at this time with water means 

 failure of the flower crop. 



Dahlias that bloomed early and were cut down will 

 now be coming on for a fall crop of blossoms. Those 

 cut down now, if well watered and fertilized, will 

 yield a splendid show of color in November. Too 

 many of our dahlias bloom in hot weather, and they 

 are by no means a hot weather flower. Flowers in 

 April and May and October and November are by 

 far better than those of midsummer. 



SEPTEMBER 



The month of September may well be regarded as 

 one of the most important in the calendar of garden 

 operations. It is during this period that every owner 

 of a garden should make preparations for the late 

 autumn and winter floral display. 



Do not wait until the planting time is over, and 

 autumn and winter annuals and perennials have 

 come into flower, and you notice them in your neigh- 

 bor's garden, to find out that you want them. Either 

 make your preparations to get them in in proper sea- 

 son or save the money. 



SEED SOWING 



Sow pansy seed this month, and another important 

 winter flowering bedder for putting in at present is 

 stock. Also sow: Columbine, calendula, candytuft 

 and forget-me-not. 



A few cosmos seed sown at this season will give 



