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PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS 



Nailing. — All young shoots required on wall 



trees should be fastened up. 

 Strawberries (p. 1088). — Sever runners not 



required, as they exhaust parent plant. 



Plant new beds on ground previously 



occupied by Potatoes. 

 Red Currants (p. 1095) and Gooseberries 



(p. 1092). — The young wood of these may 



be thinned out to give more light and 



air. 

 Lackey Moth (p. 1048). — This pest deposits 



her eggs about this period on the twigs of 



Apple and other fruit trees, and should 



be watched for and destroyed. 

 Budding. — Plums, Peaches, Nectarines, 



Apricots, Cherries, and other fruit trees 



not grafted in March, or those which failed, 



may be budded this month in the same 



way as Roses. 



AUGUST 



Wall Fruit. — Look over trees and tie in 

 young wood wanted for next season, 

 removing the rest. Net Morello Cherries. 

 Give the borders a good soaking if the 

 weather be dry, and also a good 

 mulching. 



Strawberries (p. 1088). — Strong plants may 

 be put in a south border for early crop- 

 ping, mulch and water well. 



Apples (p. 1042).— Early kinds will be fit for 

 gathering this month. Look out for 

 ravages of the ' Lackey Moth ' referred to 

 at p. 1048. 



SEPTEMBER 



Fruit Gathering. — Apples, Pears, Plums &c. 

 will be fit for gathering this month. 



Raspberries (p. 1085). — Thin out old growths 

 as advised at p. 1086. 



Koot-pruning (p. 1031).— Any fruit trees 

 likely to be benefited by this operation 

 may be attended to at the end of this 

 month and during October. 



Slug^orms (p. 1048). — From now onwards 

 these pests sometimes attack fruit trees — 

 especially Apples, and may be checked as 

 advised. 



Perpetual Strawberries (p. 1091).— Trans- 

 plant seedlings from beds to fruiting 

 positions in showery weather. If the 

 plants which have been bearing fruit 

 show signs of continuing, they may be 

 covered with lights at night. 



OCTOBER 



-All fruit should be gathered as 



Gathering. - 



it ripens. 



Raspberries (p. 1085). — From the middle of 

 the month new plantations may be made 

 with the suckers detached from the old 

 clumps. 



Gooseberries (p. 1092) and Currants 

 (p. 1095). — These may be planted from 

 nursery beds, and cuttings inserted. 



Grapes (p. 1097). — Outdoor Grapes should 

 be pruned. Cut out all weak and useless 

 ' canes ' and shorten back good ones to 

 two or three buds from the base. 



Grease-bands. — These may be placed 

 around the trunks of fruit trees as a 

 protection against the female moths of 

 various injurious insects crawling up 

 among the branches to lay their eggs. 

 See p. 1046 for American Blight, Apple 

 Blossom Weevil, Codlin Moth &c. 



Canker. — Any trees showing signs of this 

 disease should be looked over carefully, 

 and remedies taken as mentioned at 

 p. 1047. 



Winter Moth (p. 1062).— A look-out should 

 be kept for this pest now, and the females 

 should be prevented from crawling up the 

 stems. 



NOVEMBER 



Planting. — All kinds of fruit trees may be 

 planted during November in favourable 

 weather. The roots should be carefully 

 examined and planting should be carried 

 out as advised at p. 1032. 



Pruning &c. — Various fruit trees and bushes 

 may be attended to with the knife. Untie 

 Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines &e. on walls 

 if necessary and wash the walls with soft 

 soap, sulphur, and paraffin. Plums and 

 Pears may be attended to on west walls. 

 Gooseberries and Red Currants may be 

 dusted with lime and soot if subject to 

 insect attacks. 



Fruit borders (p. 1038).— Attend to digging 

 &c. when vacant. 



Cuttings. — Cuttings of Apples, Pears, and 

 other fruit trees may be inserted or 

 heeled in until a favourable opportunity 

 occurs for doing the work. 



DECEMBER 



Pruning. —Plums (p. 1069) trained on east 

 walls may be pruned and nailed if not 

 already done. Apples (p. 1042) and Pears 

 (p. 1059) should also be attended to on 

 espaliers, and Morello Cherries (p. 1078) 

 on north walls. Peaches, Nectarines, and 

 Apricots on south walls should also be 

 finished by the end of the month, 

 especially in northern localities. 



