FALL WORK IN 



needed, make note of them, and see that the work 

 is done in winter, so that everything needed in 

 spring may be in readiness for use. It is a good 

 plan to give all wood-work a coat of paint at 

 the time it is stored away, and to go over the 

 metal part of every tool with a wash of vaseline 

 to prevent rust. 



Have a general house-cleaning before winter 

 sets in. Cut away the stalks of the perennials. 

 Pull up all annuals. Rake up the leaves, and 

 add everything of this kind to the compost heap. 

 All garden refuse should find its way there, to be 

 transmuted by the alchemy of sun and rain, and 

 the disintegrating forces of nature into that most 

 valuable of soil constituents — humus. Let noth- 

 ing that has any value in it be wasted. 



After hard frosts have killed the tops of Dah- 

 lias, Cannas, Caladiums and Gladioluses, their 

 roots should be dug, on some warm and sunny 

 day, and prepared for storage in the cellar or 

 closet. Spread them out in the sunshine, and 

 leave them there until the soil that was dug with 

 them is dry enough to crumble away from them. 

 At night cover with something to keep out the 

 cold, and expose them to the curative effects of 

 the sun next day. It may be necessary to do this 

 several days in succession. The great amount of 



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