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kept well watered. They will be transplanted later to larger 

 pots. 



Do not forget the winter cover crop for the orchard. See 

 the suggestion of last month. It is not a good plan to stimu- 

 late the growth of young wood on fruit trees late in the fall. 

 A cover crop, as oats, will help to cheek the growth and cause 

 the wood to ripen better. It is necessary that buds should 

 mature well if they are to produce a good crop next year. 



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Vegetables. — Large plants of cabbage, cauliflower, col- 

 lards and celery may be set in the garden early this month for 

 the production of winter crops. Onion seeds and sets may also 

 be put in now and later. Plant more lettuce and radish 

 seeds this month. Sow turnips for greens and for roots. 

 Early beets may be planted. Carrots sown early may succeed 

 this fall. 



Select corn and cotton seed from the healthiest and most 

 prolific plants. Follow the rules for selection given in 

 Chapter XVII. 



Crimson clover should be sown everywhere as a winter 

 cover crop — in the tomato patch, cotton-field, corn-field, and 

 all bare parts of garden. Thorough cultivation should be 

 given the entire garden Just before sowing the winter cover 

 crop. This is a good time to apply stable manure to the 

 soil, to rot for next year. 



Flowers. — Make up lists of bulbs for fall planting from 

 the garden catalogues. 



Hardy annual flowers may be sown this month for use in 

 winter windows. See August suggestions. 



Perennial flowers of a number of kinds may be sown this 

 month, and thus gain nearly a year over those sowli next 

 spring. If the weather is hot after the young plants are up, 

 partial shade may be beneficial. Thorough watering in hot 

 weather will also help, v 



