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NAMES OF GARDEN l^EEDS. 



possible, for this work. If we have to transplant in dry 

 weather, dipping the roots of each plant in water we find 

 is beneficial. Take care not to cover the crowns of the 

 plants with earth. 



So far, we have found the " varmin " which attacks the 

 strawberry leaves of no great consequence. The leaves 

 are often riddled by holes, but most of the work seems to 

 be done after the fruit is gone ; at least, no slugs are 

 found on the fruit. We have never tried burning the 

 bed over, or any other of the "cures" we have seen rec- 

 ommended ; and the plants show no signs of having suf- 

 fered by this neglect. 



We enjoy working in the garden, and do not consider 

 any time spent there wasted ; so we weed the strawberry 

 beds at all seasons, and keep the old beds going for some 

 time, filling in vacant places with young plants, and gen- 

 erally setting out a few new rows each year. 



Cut out the old raspberry canes as soon as through 

 bearing; also the blackberry canes, which, if not spoiled 

 by the drought, should still have some delicious fruit. 

 We find nothing better than the old Lawton, so sweet 

 when fully ripe that the bees and wasps dispute with us 

 for possession. 



Look well after the tomatoes, gathering all the soft 

 ones each day, even if not fully ripe. They will ripen 



quickly after being gathered, and if left on the vines soon 

 spoil during the warm, damp weather, and crack if there 

 is a shower. If they touch the ground the shining brown 

 wire-worm will fill all the soft places. 



The chrysanthemums which have summered in the 

 vegetable garden should now be potted before the buds 

 show, if one hopes for perfect flowers later. 



We are glad to find our Moore's Early grapes ripen 

 this month. They grow finely on the south side of a 

 close, high board fence, thus protected from cold winds, 

 and taking advantage of every bit of sun and warmth. 

 We keep the vines well cut back — not even the tiniest 

 branch hangs over the fence, or rears above it to tempt 

 passers-by to taste forbidden fruit. It is not at all neces- 

 sary to tempt them, we know to our sorrow, as regards 

 any part of our garden. Gather the early fruit ; do not 

 let it lie under the trees and decay — a sad waste of na- 

 ture's good gifts. Also pick up all the green fruit that 

 falls ; it is usually full of grubs, which will enter the 

 ground and be ready to rise (in another form) and infest 

 the trees the next year. 



It is the same in gardening as in other occupations ; 

 there is a penalty to pay for all carelessness, mistakes, 

 neglect and lack of order. 



Plymouth Co., Mass. M. E. Vigneron. 



NAMES OF GARDEN WEEDS. 



HETHER weeds are plants out 

 of place, or merely plants 

 whose uses have not yet been 

 recognized, to the practical gar- 

 dener matters but little. The 

 following is a list of the vile 

 pests, which are the common- 

 est weeds in the gardens of the 

 central Atlantic states. It is they which require 

 the hoeing and digging and pulling, with the use of 

 strong language and the back aches of the small 

 boy and the women of the average rural home. 

 The following list gives their common and scientific 

 names, with the time when they generally begin to 

 flower : 



Chickweed Stellaria media March. 



Dead Nettle Lamiiim Ample.xUaule . . . .April. 



Ground Ivy Nepeta glechoma 



Wood Sorrel Oxalis stricta May. 



Sour Dock Kumex crispus 



Dandelion Taraxacum dens-leonis .. . 



Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa pastoris ... 



English Plantain Plantaga lanceolata June. 



Bitter Dock Rumex obtusifolia 



Running Mallow Malva rotundifolia " 



Goose Foot Chenopodium album July. 



Burdock Lappa tnajor " 



Wild Cucumber Sicyos angulaius " 



Wild Buckwheat Polygonum convolvulus . .July. 



Velvet Leaf Abutiloji avecennce " 



Carpet Weed Mollitgo verticillata " 



, I Euphorbia tnaculahi 



Purslane J ^ 



i Pan 



flulaca oleracea " 



Caper Spurge Etiphorbia lathy ris ' 



Jimpson Weed Datura stramonium " 



Nightshade Solanum nigrum " 



Plantain Plantaga major " 



White Pigweed .4maranthus hybridus . . . .August. 



Thorny Pigweed Amaranthus spinosus .... " 



Hybrid Pigweed Amaranthus albiis " 



Heath Aster .-Ister ericoides 



Horse Weed Erigeron Canadense " 



Spanish Needles Bidens bipinnata 



Smart Weed Polygonum hydropiper ... " 



Crab Grass Panicum saiigiiinale " 



Cook's-Foot Grass . . . .Pamcum crusgalli " 



Wild Witch Grass . . . .Panicum cappillare 



Couch Grass Triiicum repens 



Fox-Tail Grass Sctaria glatica 



Rag-Weed Ambrosia artcwnisicvfolia . " 



The above named plants may be held in subjec- 

 tion by using only chemical manures, or stable 

 manure that is at least two years old, and which 

 has been well-rotted ; by stirring the ground every 

 few days with a garden rake or with a hoe ; by 

 never permitting a weed to go to seed on your own 

 premises. George G. Groff. 



