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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1914 



Perennial 

 Border 



A LL hardy perennials which have be- 

 "^ come too crowded should be reset 

 this month; this lifting and dividing is re- 

 quired every few years. 



Most hardy bulbs 

 (with the exception of 

 lilies) will be obtain- 

 able this month and should be planted 

 at once. 



Give the border a good thorough clean- 

 ing if you are not going to make any 

 changes in it. Cut down all dead stalks 

 and clean all spaces between the plants, 

 leaving the garden all ready to receive the 

 mulch when freezing weather comes. Don't 

 forget the mulch! 



B 



Protecting Porch and 

 Tub Plants, Etc. 



Flowers 

 Under Glass 



AY trees, hydrangeas, oleanders and 

 such like plants must now be placed 

 where they can be taken inside on frosty 

 nights. It is not advisable, however, to 



put them inside 



very early, as they 



then get very soft 

 and will not winter well. 



Summer bulbous plants such as achimines, gloxinias, begonias, 

 caladiums, etc., should now be fairly well dried off so that the pots 

 can be placed on their sides under a bench in a cool greenhouse. 

 Tender water lilies must be brought in from the ponds after the 

 first killing frosts, and stored under the benches in the greenhouse, 

 until started into active growth again next spring. Tender 

 aquatics that are not tuberous must be brought indoors before 

 freezing weather, otherwise they will be destroyed. 



DLANTS which have been carried over this summer in the 

 *■ coldframes had now better be brought inside the greenhouse, 

 since a few cool nights will check them. 

 Mignonette, antirrhinum, etc., but recently benched should be 



kept growing fast. 



To accomplish this 



keep the soil well 

 worked around the plants, keep 

 them free from insects of all kinds 

 and give them the temperature 

 they require. Don't try to grow 

 them faster by raising the tempera- 

 ture for that spells failure. 



T^OW that ventilation is reduced 



and fire heat again required, a 



sharp lookout must be kept for 



insect pests; green fly will become 



TT .. j a factor that must 



Heating and , ,. , , , 



„ ,., .. be fought, red 



Ventilation . , . , 



spider is also a com- 

 mon enemy. Frequent spraying 

 and close attention will keep them 

 both under control. Preventive 

 measures are far preferable, once 

 they gain any headway they are 

 hard to stamp out. 



/CHRYSANTHEMUMS will be 

 ^ showing color early this 

 month. Fumigate the house thor- 

 oughly just before the buds burst 

 Ch to insure the flowers 



. not being infested 



by black fly. Stop 

 feeding the chrysanthemum when 

 the buds show color, except for an 

 application or two of soot water 

 (to improve the color) using a 7 



WAR ON THE PESTS OF FALL 



[See opposite page for illustrations) 



Fall Plowing. Have the ground turned over as 

 late as possible. Insects that go into the soil to 

 hibernate may then be brought back to the surface 

 and destroyed by their various enemies. 



Cleaning Up Crop W . mnants. Some pests pass 

 the winter in or about remnants of the plants that 

 they have been feeding on. Trash should be col- 

 lected and well composted, or destroyed. 



Shot Hole Borer. Watch the bark of limbs or 

 trunk of fruit trees for tiny, round holes. If they 

 are found, prune thoroughly and burn the cuttings. 

 The pest spreads from dead limbs to weakened trees. 



Peach Tree Borer. It is possible to detect the 

 work of this serious pest in the fall, while the grubs 

 are still young. Probe the burrow with a soft 

 copper wire nicked at the end. 



Bean Weevils. This species may be brought in 

 with dried beans. It will go on breeding. Fumigate 

 with carbon bisulphide, 1 to 2 pounds to 100 cubic 

 feet. Keep all fire away. 



Fall Spraying for Scale. If San Jose has got 

 much of a start, spray with lime-sulphur as soon as 

 the trees are dormant, and repeat in the spring be- 

 fore the buds burst. The two treatments are better 

 than one, if infestation is bad. 



or 8-inch potful of soot to a barrel of 

 water. A slight shade placed on the house 

 when the flowers begin to expand will give 

 better quality blooms; it has a tendency 

 to give more length to the petal but must 

 not be overdone, however, or the flowers 

 will be too soft. A slat trellis is best for 

 this purpose. 



Plant bulbs as soon as they can be procured. For informal effects, dump 

 them on the ground carelessly and plant where they fall 



HpHE first crop of vegetables such as 



cauliflower, lettuce, etc., should now 



be ready for benching. Beans can also be 



sown in the greenhouse. Beets and carrots 



Vegetables for winter use should be 



Under Glass sown at once. Cucumbers 



should be sown now using 



pots for this purpose. Radishes can be 



sown in between the cauliflower in the 



benches. 



The successful grower of vegetables 

 under glass must be able to judge his or her 

 own needs to have continuous crops at all 

 times with the very minimum of waste. 

 No rule can be laid down, each person must 

 work out his own schedule of quantities. 

 The easiest and best insurance is to sow plenty of seed always — 

 the cost is small. Sow often and you will always have plenty 

 of young plants on hand which is the first and most important 

 step toward continuous crops. 



It is well to tap the tomato plants as you walk through the 

 house, this is usually sufficient to cause them to "set." In very 

 dark dull weather, however, it may be necessary to resort to hand 

 fertilizing, taking a spoon or similar receptacle and placing same un- 

 der the flowers, then gently tapping the flowers until a considerable 

 quantity of pollen is gathered. This is to be done at midday, 

 when the air in the house is dry, as otherwise the pollen will not 

 fly. The stigma of the flower is afterward dipped in this pollen 

 which action "sets" the fruit. 



A KILLING frost this month 

 may ruin all the tender vege- 

 tables yet this will be followed by 

 several weeks of fine mild weather. 



Vegetables JP ^ oid losses ° f this 



and Frost kmdiseasy! Heavy 



paper makes execllent 

 material for covering; burlap (which 

 is often used in shipping various 

 articles by stores), and newspapers 

 can be used for smaller plants. Start 

 now to gather all such material, and 

 have the same at some convenient 

 place. 



Stretch strings or wire along the 

 rows of string beans or bush limas 

 to keep the protective material from 

 crushing down the plants. Have 

 a few barrels placed near eggplants 

 and peppers ready to slip over the 

 best plants on frosty nights. Pole 

 limas can be protected by pulling 

 up the poles (of course first loosen- 

 ing the vines) and laying the vines 

 on the ground and covering. Cauli- 

 flower will stand considerable frost 

 but it is well to tie up the leaves of 

 those that are heading. This pre- 

 vents discoloration. 



Cucumbers are extremely tender 

 and can only be protected by placing 

 a sash frame over the hill. 



Corn even may be saved by bend- 

 ing four hills together and throwing 

 a few frost proof blankets over them ! 



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