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place for the summer. Thus they are ready to be taken up 

 and re-potted next fall. 



The window boxes in the school-room and home may be 

 now supplied with new seedlings of both annuals and peren- 

 nials, and with root slips of geranium, chrysanthemum, car- 

 nation, coleus and others. 



Carnation and rooted chrysanthemum may be moved to 

 the garden late in the month. Such tender plants as dolichos, 

 nasturtium, salvia, canna and calladium may be put out-of- 

 doors after all danger of frost is over, or if the weather is 

 warm. They may be protected if still, frosty nights occur. 



JUNE 



Vegetables. — Tender vegetables may now be put in the 

 open garden without danger of frost. Even the hot-weather 

 plants, such as cucumber, melons, pumpkins, and squashes, 

 should be started or transplanted from their places in the 

 hotbed. 



The latest plan'.'ngs of early garden vegetables may be 

 made in June for the sake of bringing late crops. This is 

 perhaps the best time for starting late cabbage or fall crop of 

 cauliflower except in the extreme northern sections where 

 the crop may be started in May or in April. Sow the seeds 

 in the open garden. 



Have the field very clean of weeds, and if the seed is 

 planted in hills, throw a spoonful of lime near each hill. 

 This marks the hills and makes it easier to keep the rows 

 free from weeds. Transplant celery to the garden rows any 

 time this month. 



The early tomato plants should be trained to stakes or 

 trellis. Bushy plants may have three stakes placed in a 

 triangle about them. Tie up the branches with soft cord 

 or rafSa. Tying up the plants makes the fruits ripen earlier. 



Prevent blight oil tomatoes and potatoes by spraying with 

 Bordeaux mixture this month. Paris green mixed with Bor- 

 deaux will combat the potato beetles and the tomato worms. 



