The Canadian Horticulturist. 315 



MAKING GARDEN IN THE FALL. 



►T seems to be a hard matter for the average amateur to set himself 

 about garden making at any other than in the spring. As a result 

 many flowers, and some vegetables and fruits, that succeed best for 

 autumn planting are either not raised at all or else it is done to poor 

 advantage. 



The hardy Dutch bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, etc., are one class that 

 are much slighted in this respect. To us it is clear that fine collections 

 of these flowers would be much more common could they be planted in the 

 spring along with most anything else instead of being planted in the fall. From 

 September until cold weather is the time to plant them. 



Certain kinds of annuals are better for fall than for spring sowing. In 

 nature we may observe that summer and autumn sowing is the invariable rule ; 

 seeds drop to earth as they ripen, and spring forth in the same fall or early next 

 spring. All florists, we believe, now sow Candytuft and some other kinds in the 

 fall for their first crop of outdoor spring bloom from these. 



For a list of annuals suitable for fall sowing we would name the following : 

 Alyssum Maritimum, Bartonia Aurea, Calandrinas, Candytufts, Clarkias, 

 Collinsias, Erisymum, Forget-me-nots, Gilias, Godetias, Nemophilas, Saponarias, 

 Silenes, Virginia Stocks, Tansies and Sweet Peas. 



Of these all but the sweet peas should be sown between the middle of 

 August and the middle of September. The peas ought not to go in before 

 November, the idea being not to have them germinate until early next 

 spring. Still, we cannot recommend the sowing of annuals in every kind of soil 

 in the fall ; the soil for them must be light and well-drained. The chief advan- 

 tage of fall sowing is that the plants grow stronger, root deeper, and flower earlier 

 and longer than those from spring-sown seed. 



In the line of vegetables, spinach, and borecole or kale for an early spring 

 crop are the better for being sown in September. To sow these now in good 

 soil is to secure fine early spring greens that should prove most acceptable on 

 any table. Cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce may also be sown for plants to be 

 kept through the winter in cold frames for an early crop next year. — Popular 

 Gardening. 



Winter Storage of Onions. — Only bulbs that are perfectly cured, are fit 

 for winter or spring use. Never attempt to keep onions that are not capped over 

 perfectly, and are not entirely dormant, both at top and root part. If they are 

 thus perfect, it will not be a hard task to keep them over the winter, provided we 

 have a dry, cool and airy room, where we can keep them from freezing. Never 

 store them in a large bulk together. Onions will also keep quite well when fro- 

 zen. Store on the floor of some outbuilding, say fifteen inches deep, and as far 

 away from the wall. When frozen, cover with a two-foot layer of hay ; but do 

 not handle them. — T. Greiner, in Farm and Fireside. 



