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term of school. For this purpose sow bush beans, Chinese 

 radish beds, endive, kohlrabi, lettucfe, mustard, spinach, pars- 

 ley, turnips, and rutabagas. Also set out plants of celery, 

 late cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. Tomato and 

 sweet-potato cuttings may be made early this month, and 

 produce crops before frost. 



Keep the gardens well watered, remembering that many 

 plants you are trying to grow prefer cool conditions, and more 

 water is needed for this reason. 



The cultivator should be kept going in hot weather. Ee- 

 member the dust mulch principles, and apply them now. 



Young pods of okra may be gathered and dried for winter 

 use. Sweet corn may be boiled, cut from the cob, and dried 

 in the oven, or hot sun, away from the flies. Such dried corn 

 is sometimes pre:^erred to that saved in cans. 



This is a good time to save seeds of watermelon, musk- 

 melon, tomato, early peppers and egg-plants. Always select 

 the very best fruits for this purpose. 



Flowers. — Perennial carnations may be started from 

 seed in the open garden now. These will produce a good crop 

 of flowers next year. Geranium cuttings rooted early this 

 month will be good window plants during the v^inter. 



Give special attention to the fall flowering plants, such as 

 chrysanthemums, cannas and scarlet sage. Keep them well 

 watered and occasionally apply some liquid manure. 



Trees, Fruits and Lawns.— ^Each year, late in this month, 

 start a new strawberry bed. Do not expect the old bed to 

 bear more than two years. When the ground is moist trans- 

 plant those plants you started from runners early in the 

 season. If care is exercised they may be moved without 

 serious check, and the new bed vnll bear next year. 



If there are no potted strawberry plants to be grown 

 in-doors next winter, prepare some for that purpose now. 

 Select the largest plants of this year's runners, and put them 

 in rich black soil. These may be plunged in the garden and 



