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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition. 



A Legenaria vulgaris, or dipper gourd vine, as grown on the verandah of Dr. W. T. Genimell, 

 Stratford, Ont. In the late afternoon it becomes covered with beautiful white blossoms. 



handling of the spade and fork. About 

 five acres have been planted with small 

 fruits, and one hundred plum trees 

 planted some years ago are now bear- 

 ing. All the produce over and above 

 1he needs of the Home itself can read- 

 ily be disposed of locally, and thereby 

 the institution is becoming partially 

 self supporting?. 



While connected with this institution 

 I found that the English greenhouse 

 varieties of tomatoes give excellent 

 satisfaction out of doors here in Can- 

 ada. The fruit is of delicious quality. 

 About two hundred and forty dozen to- 

 mato plants were sold in the town of 

 these varieties in one spring. Three 

 acres are under cultivation of Cuthbert 

 raspberries, of which I believe there 

 are none better. The boys each have 

 a plot of ground of their own which 

 they work in their spare time. Prizes 

 are awarded to them for the best kept 

 gardens. In addition to the garden the 

 lads have the care of seven lawns 

 around the Home, on which are grow- 

 ing beautiful full grown Norway 

 Spruce trees. They also have colonics 

 of bees, and some two hundred head of 

 nure bred poultry to care for. It is 

 hoped that the two hundred boys who 

 have alreadv had this training will all 

 their days be lovers of gardens and 

 gardening, and nake our beautiful 

 countrv still move beautiful when thov 

 have homes of their own. 



We should work for "A beauty that 

 supplies a daily need and not a Siindav 

 pride." 



The Vegetable Garden 



Henry Gibson 



Continue to blanch your celery by 

 earthing up. Keep a sharp lookout for 

 rust; take off and burn affected parts, 

 and spray the plants with bordeaux. 



Dig the potatoes as they are ready. 

 If you have a cool place to store them 

 they are better out of the ground now. 

 Protect tender crops from the first 

 frosts. Lettuce should have the pro- 

 tection of a cold frame. Turnips, 

 radishes, and any quick maturing 

 crops can still be sown in cold frames. 



Smudge fires of wet, salt hay, marsh 

 grass, or anything that will smoke 

 rather than burn, made ready during 

 the day and lighted at night when 

 frost threatens, will save a good many 

 of the more tender vegetables. Care- 

 ful note should be made of the location 

 of the wind when setting the fires, so 

 that the smoke will hang over as large 

 an area as possible. 



As each batch of vegetables matures, 

 clean off the ground. It may pay to 

 sow rye broadcast. Just sufficient 

 loose soil to cover it and allow it to 

 germinate is all that it asks. This will 

 not only keep the weeds in check but 

 will furnish considerable "humus" in 

 the soil when ploughed or spaded un- 

 der. 



For blanching celery the new method 

 of blanching is recommended. This con- 

 sists of using some pliable material 

 very similar to heavy roofing felt. The 

 paper or felt is of a tar composition, 

 but has no odor and is cut to the desired 



height. The system simply consists of 

 enclosing a whole row of the plants to 

 be blanched with this material, holding 

 i1 in position by bent or shaped wires 

 which are inserted over the two sides 

 and into the ground. The advantage of 

 this material is its cheapness, ease of 

 liandling, and longevity of life. In ad- 

 dition the celery rows may be much 

 closer together than when blanched 

 with dirt. 



Garden Reminders 



High bush cranberries make excel- 

 lent jelly. 



Black raspberries may still be lay- 

 ered with good results. 



Paeonies and iris may be transplant- 

 ed to advantage in September. 



Cut out all old canes of blackberries 

 and raspberries and burn them. 



See that the celery gets plenty of 

 moisture and good cultivation. 



Common drain tile, set over celery, 

 blanches it nicely. Cylinders of heavy 

 paper are also used to advantage. 



Order bulbs for fall planting. 

 Tulips are easily grown outside. Daf- 

 fodils may be planted outside in some 

 locations. 



Take in geraniums and other plants 

 that are to be kept in the house this 

 winter, before they are injured by the 

 frost. 



If weather conditions are cool and 

 moist, grass seed may be sown early 

 in September to good advantage. It 

 is well to add a little rye to"help hold 

 the snow. 



Pota.ssium sulphide, one ounce to 

 two gallons of water, is recommended 

 for mildew on lilacs or roses. Thi.s 

 disease may be recognized by the white 

 spots appearing on the plant. 



All runners should be kept off the 

 strawberry plants, and the ground 

 kept thoroiighly cultivated during 

 September. Young plantations may 

 still be made. Runners potted up a 

 month ago are the most satisfac*tory 

 for setting out now. 



All fruits that are ready .should be 

 picked during drv weather and 

 stored in a dry, cool cellar or fruit 

 room. Peach trees should be exam- 

 ined for borers. 



Single and double flowering feran- 

 iums, primulas, cyclamen, calla, Christ- 

 mas cactus, hyacinths, narcissi, are 

 among the best winter flowering plants 

 there are. Most of these can be had 

 in a great variety of colors. — Wm. 

 Hunt, Guelph, Ont. 



A horticultural society must be an 

 ever ardent supporter of the improve- 

 ment of public grounds and parks, and 

 encourage its members and the general 

 public to become interested. — W. Dil- 

 ger, Detroit, Mich. 



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