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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 19 11 



NO SUCH THING 



As Saving Money Through 

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is to slake stone lime by covering with soil, after 

 plowing the ground, then spread it and harrow it 

 in, making a fine seed bed. Red clover is best 

 to sow, and the best way to cover the seed is to 

 roll it in, which so compacts the seed-bed that the 

 seed quickly germinates. I am using alfalfa for 

 all purposes for which I would sow clover, and with 

 very satisfactory results. When either clover or 

 alfalfa is sown in the orchard in July it is better 

 to mow in the fall before weed seeds mature. 



The last of July and early in August is the best 

 time for transplanting potted strawberry plants 

 if they were potted early in the summer. When 

 one has neglected to set bedded strawberry plants 

 in the spring, potted plants can be set in mid- 

 summer, and a fair crop be obtained next year. 

 Potted plants can be purchased of most 

 nurseries. Marshall is a very desirable variety. 



The soil should be very rich for potted plants, 

 for they have only two or three months to grow, 

 and they will make no runner plants that are worth 

 bedding. I would set them in check rows eighteen 

 inches apart each way, then work them with the 

 wheel hoe. In the short season of New York, 

 I think potted plants set in the summer are less 

 satisfactory than bedded plants set in early spring. 

 No plan of summer or fall setting of strawberry 

 plants has given as good results as spring set plants, 

 but if one has no strawberries it is as well to plant 

 in summer for they will bear a small crop one 

 year sooner than by waiting until another spring to 

 plant. All the fruit stems should be removed from 

 spring set strawberries to get the growth of plants 

 needed to bear a full crop the next year. 



New York. W. H. Jenkins. 



Planting for Late Crops 



PLANT at once white potatoes for fall and 

 winter use. Ask your seedsman to send 

 you the variety most suited for late planting in 

 your locality. Friable red clay and sandy loam 

 soils are both good for potato growing. 



Sow early bush beans up to the last of the month. 



Begin planting spinach, kale and mustard about 

 the middle of the month, also turnips, radishes 

 and beets. 



The new large Japanese radish, Sakurajima. 

 should be sown at once in order to get the very 

 largest sized roots. On account of its mammoth 

 size, it is late in maturing. 



Set out cauliflower plants the last of the month. 



Gather the young pods of okra and dry them for 

 winter use. 



Be sure to sow at least a few seeds of the large 

 varieties of pansies during the latter part of the 

 month, which is the best time of the whole year 

 for planting. Pansies demand a rich soil, with 

 plenty of shade and water until well established. 



Set out celery plants toward the last of the 

 month for main winter crop. Large, strong plants 

 will give the best results. Remember that celery 

 requires a rich soil and good cultivation. 



Sow lettuce seed for winter use. For a con- 

 tinuous supply, make successive sowings every 

 three weeks up to the middle of October. 



Sow seed of salsify or oyster plant now, as it 

 requires a long growing season. Sandwich Island 

 Mammoth is the largest-rooted variety. 



Stake, prune and disbud chrysanthemums dur- 

 ing the month; also give them liquid manure in 

 order to get the finest flowers. When using liquid 

 manure, never let the plants suffer for water; the 

 more a plant is fertilized, the more water it requires. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 





The best varieties, both new and ™ 

 old, and the best methods of plant- 

 ing to raise a full crop of strawberries 

 next year are fully particularized in 



DREER'S 



Mid-Summer Catalogue 



Also the best varieties of Celery, Cab- 

 bage, Plants, etc. 



A most complete list of the Best Hai dy 

 Perennial Seeds for summer sowing. 



Also vegetable and farm seeds for sum- 

 mer and fall sowing. Select list of season- 

 able decorative and flowering plants. 



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HENRY A. DREER Philadelphia 



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