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  GARDEN 
  WORK 
  FOR 
  OCTOBER 
  

  

  By 
  Eben 
  E. 
  Rexfcrd 
  

  

  GENERALLY 
  frost 
  will 
  kill 
  the 
  tops 
  of 
  

   such 
  plants 
  as 
  dahlia, 
  canna 
  and 
  cala- 
  

   dium 
  about 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  the 
  month. 
  Soon 
  

   after 
  this 
  takes 
  place, 
  their 
  roots 
  should 
  be 
  

   dug 
  and 
  prepared 
  for 
  winter 
  storage. 
  Do 
  this 
  

   on 
  a 
  warm, 
  sunshiny 
  day. 
  Lift 
  them 
  without 
  

   breaking, 
  and 
  spread 
  them 
  out 
  on 
  boards 
  in 
  

   the 
  sun. 
  At 
  night 
  cover 
  with 
  blankets 
  or 
  old 
  

   carpeting. 
  Next 
  day 
  expose 
  them 
  to 
  the 
  sun 
  

   again, 
  and 
  keep 
  on 
  doing 
  this 
  until 
  the 
  soil 
  

   easily 
  crumbles 
  away 
  from 
  them. 
  Then 
  cut 
  

   off 
  their 
  tops 
  to 
  within 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  of 
  the 
  

   root. 
  Store 
  dahlias 
  in 
  a 
  cellar 
  where 
  they 
  will 
  

   be 
  cool, 
  but 
  not 
  very 
  damp. 
  Some 
  persons 
  

   winter 
  them 
  on 
  the 
  potato 
  bin 
  ; 
  others 
  say 
  

   they 
  "have 
  no 
  luck" 
  with 
  them 
  if 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  

   bury 
  them 
  in 
  boxes 
  of 
  sand. 
  I 
  put 
  mine 
  away 
  

   in 
  baskets, 
  where 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  free 
  from 
  mois- 
  

   ture, 
  and 
  have 
  no 
  trouble 
  with 
  them. 
  Many 
  

   lose 
  their 
  dahlia 
  tubers 
  because 
  they 
  dig 
  them 
  

   and 
  put 
  them 
  immediately 
  in 
  the 
  cellar. 
  If 
  

   this 
  is 
  done 
  the 
  roots 
  will 
  be 
  full 
  of 
  moisture, 
  

   and 
  decay 
  is 
  likely 
  to 
  set 
  in 
  very 
  soon 
  after 
  

   storage, 
  but 
  if 
  they 
  are 
  left 
  to 
  the 
  action 
  of 
  the 
  

   sun 
  for 
  several 
  days 
  before 
  being 
  put 
  away, 
  

   they 
  ripen 
  off 
  and 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  excess 
  moisture 
  

   is 
  got 
  rid 
  of. 
  If 
  the 
  cellar 
  is 
  damp 
  hang 
  the 
  

   bunches 
  of 
  roots 
  to 
  the 
  timbers 
  overhead. 
  

  

  Cannas 
  and 
  caladium 
  seem 
  to 
  do 
  best 
  if 
  

   wrapped 
  in 
  oiled 
  paper 
  and 
  kept 
  in 
  a 
  cool 
  

   but 
  frost-proof 
  room. 
  Gladioluses 
  I 
  succeed 
  

   best 
  with 
  if 
  packed 
  away 
  in 
  boxes 
  of 
  bran 
  or 
  

   sawdust. 
  Keep 
  them 
  where 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  cool, 
  

   but 
  be 
  sure 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  freeze. 
  

  

  Tuberous 
  begonias 
  and 
  gloxinias 
  will 
  have 
  

   completed 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  season 
  by 
  this 
  time 
  

   very 
  likely. 
  I 
  leave 
  the 
  roots 
  in 
  the 
  pots 
  of 
  

   earth 
  in 
  which 
  they 
  grew 
  during 
  the 
  summer, 
  

   but 
  withhold 
  water 
  until 
  the 
  soil 
  in 
  quite 
  dry. 
  

   Then 
  I 
  set 
  the 
  pots 
  away 
  in 
  a 
  quiet 
  corner, 
  

   where 
  the 
  temperature 
  is 
  rather 
  low, 
  but 
  even 
  

   as 
  possible 
  — 
  a 
  closet 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  place 
  if 
  the 
  

   frost 
  can 
  not 
  get 
  into 
  it 
  — 
  and 
  leave 
  them 
  there 
  

   until 
  March. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  not 
  too 
  late 
  to 
  transplant 
  seedlings 
  of 
  

   perennials 
  if 
  you 
  are 
  careful 
  to 
  take 
  up 
  a 
  

   good 
  deal 
  of 
  soil 
  with 
  the 
  plants. 
  

  

  Go 
  over 
  the 
  roses 
  and 
  get 
  them 
  ready 
  for 
  

   winter 
  by 
  cutting 
  out 
  all 
  weak 
  growths, 
  all 
  

   old 
  wood, 
  and 
  every 
  cane 
  or 
  branch 
  that 
  seems 
  

   superfluous. 
  The 
  plants 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  now. 
  Do 
  that 
  later 
  in 
  the 
  season, 
  when 
  

   cold 
  weather 
  seems 
  likely 
  to 
  set 
  in. 
  Early 
  

   covering 
  often 
  does 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  harm. 
  But 
  

   the 
  work 
  of 
  pruning 
  and 
  thinning 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  

   to 
  better 
  advantage 
  now 
  than 
  later. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  get 
  your 
  material 
  for 
  covering 
  

   together 
  now. 
  Gather 
  the 
  leaves 
  from 
  the 
  

   lawn 
  and 
  store 
  them 
  where 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  kept 
  

   dry. 
  Go 
  over 
  the 
  evergreens 
  and 
  cut 
  away 
  

   all 
  the 
  branches 
  they 
  can 
  spare, 
  and 
  pile 
  these 
  

   up 
  for 
  use 
  among 
  the 
  pansies 
  and 
  other 
  plants 
  

   that 
  require 
  but 
  slight 
  covering. 
  Arrange 
  

   for 
  litter, 
  straw 
  or 
  whatever 
  you 
  propose 
  to 
  

   use 
  among 
  the 
  border 
  plants. 
  The 
  work 
  of 
  

   applying 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  greatly 
  expedited 
  by 
  get- 
  

   ting 
  ready 
  in 
  advance. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  plan 
  to 
  mark 
  the 
  location 
  of 
  

   such 
  plants 
  as 
  die 
  entirely 
  away 
  above 
  ground 
  

   in 
  fall. 
  If 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  done, 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  

   will 
  be 
  injured 
  when 
  we 
  begin 
  work 
  in 
  the 
  

   border 
  in 
  spring. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  too 
  early 
  to 
  put 
  away 
  such 
  plants 
  as 
  

   fuchsia, 
  hydrangea, 
  hibiscus 
  and 
  others 
  of 
  sim- 
  

   ilar 
  habit, 
  which 
  can 
  be 
  safely 
  wintered 
  in 
  the 
  

   cellar, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  too 
  early 
  to 
  begin 
  getting 
  

   them 
  ready 
  for 
  winter 
  quarters. 
  Withhold 
  

   water, 
  so 
  that 
  they 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  encouraged 
  to 
  

   keep 
  on 
  growing. 
  This 
  will 
  do 
  much 
  to 
  get 
  

   them 
  into 
  a 
  half-dormant 
  condition 
  before 
  they 
  

   go 
  into 
  storage. 
  It 
  will 
  also 
  facilitate 
  the 
  rip- 
  

  

  