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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



OCTOBEH, 1907 



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Have you tried them? 

 Lilies fresh from beds 

 with roots are better 

 than store bulbs with- 

 out roots. They are 

 more solid and have 

 more vitality. The 

 store bulbs may do 

 well, but those who 

 have tried both prefer 

 fresh bulbs. Horsford's 

 Autumn Supplement 

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 will interest those who 

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 hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennials, old-fashioned 

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 Orchids, shrubs, trees, 

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 Charlotte, Vt. 



ure and leaves to prevent rapid changing of 

 the weather from injuring the bulbs. Place 

 some heavy brush on this covering to prevent 

 chickens from scratching it off if they are 

 likely to do so. 



START FLOWER SEEDS FOR CHRISTMAS BLOOM 



Sow under cover in coldframes or in boxes 

 in the house, seeds of phlox, mignonette, 

 pink, petunia, pansy and sweet alyssum for 

 winter flowers. These will come into bloom 

 in December and January, and they will be 

 greatly appreciated at that time of year. 



Plant out onion sets for green onions in 

 the early spring and main crops. Onions 

 require a very rich, moist soil in which to 

 grow, although a good crop from sets can be 

 grown on almost any soil. The rows must 

 be from eighteen to twenty-four inches apart, 

 and the onions from four to six inches apart in 

 rows ; cover the sets one or two inches deep. 



Sow mustard, kale, spinach, Seven-tops 

 turnips and parsley for winter greens. These 

 and collards are the main dependence for 

 greens in the winter in the South. 



Beets, carrot, salsify and parsnip may 

 still be sown for winter use, and sow radishes 

 every two or three weeks from now on for 

 succession. 



Now is the best time for sowing rye, oats, 

 barley and wheat. The corn crop in many 

 sections of the South will be very short, so it 

 would be a good plan to increase the crop of 

 small grains by increasing the acreage, pre- 

 paring the land better and using more fer- 

 tilizer per acre. These are profitable crops to 

 grow and should not be overlooked. 



HARVEST AND STORE SWEET POTATOES 



Sweet potatoes must be dug some time 

 during the month on a bright, clear day when 

 the soil is dry. It is not necessary to wait 

 until the frost kills the vines, as this has 

 nothing to do with the keeping quality of the 

 potatoes. They must be carefully handled 

 to avoid bruises. After digging let them lie 

 out in the sun and dry out, and then store 

 them in piles or in a house where they can 

 be kept dry and given an even temperature. 



Gather all the cow peas possible for seed, 

 as they will undoubtedly bring a good price 

 next spring. Be careful not to sell too many 

 peas; be sure that you have reserved plenty 

 for your own use and then sell the surplus. 

 Cow peas is one of the most profitable crops 

 that can be grown in the South, both for seed 

 and for hay. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



A Nine Weeks' Cosmos 



ON MAY 15th I planted seeds of cosmos 

 in the open ground. When the plants 

 were about five inches high, a number of 

 them were transplanted. They are now 

 about three feet high, and among those trans- 

 planted one plant is in bloom, the first 

 blossom opening to-day (July 21st). 



This seems to me worthy of note, as in all 

 my experience with cosmos, I ne^er before 

 found one with habits like this, and none of 

 the other plants (about forty) show any 

 signs of blooming before Fall. 



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