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August, 1916 
evergreens And 
Hardy” Rhododendrons 
For August And 
September Planting 
N OW; when your planting has reached its 
greatest growth for the season, is the time to 
see what additional evergreens you need for 
tilling the ranks. 
Now is one of the best times to plant Evergreens, 
because the ground and weather conditions from 
now on are particularly fortunate for root growth — • 
and root growth is what is needed so that next 
Spring the trees will be thoroughly established. 
Along with the Evergreens you are thinking of ordering, haven’t you a place 
for some of our "Hardy” Rhododendrons? The Rhododendron is the king of 
shrubs, where he survives. All of our Rhododendrons must stand the severe New 
England Winters, right here in our nursery, before they go out to you; they are 
accliinaled and will survive. 
All of our trees and plants are shipped the Bay State way, so they reach you in 
good condition. We want you to have our expert help hints to assist in solving 
your planting problems. Our catalogue you are welcome to. 
Evergreens in our Nursery; 
and a few of our "hardy" 
Rhododendrons in bloom. 
672 Adams Street 
North Abington. Mass. 
The Virtues of the Hardy Phlox 
are too many to take 
space here to describe 
them, but no garden 
can afford to be with- 
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Over 300 varieties. 
Send for free list. 
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Hospital Station, Box 11 
BINGHAMTON N. Y. 
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Specialists 
They cost no more from us; and as there are lots of poor Peonies, why not have the benefit of 
expert advice? Our fame is nation-wide. From Maine to California the supremacy of our 
Peonies is established. It is because we are specialists in a sense which possesses a real 
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“OUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE QUAUTY OF OUR STOCK” 
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Remember that fall it the ONLY time to plant Pennies; wo ship at no other Season. 
MOHICAN PEONY GARDENS 300 , Pftnn’* 
Preparing for Next Year 
K eep the asparagus bed weeded through- 
out the summer; cultivate occasion- 
ally and heavily manure this month, 
as this is the time shoots are made for next 
year’s supply. 
Set out celery plants during the first of 
August. Make the bed five feet wide and 
two feet deep, throwing the dirt out on either 
side and filling the trench half full of well 
rotted cow manure, with a layer of good 
garden loam on top. Set the plants six inches 
apart each way. The soil thrown to one 
side is used to fill in between the plants in 
October and November. 
Celer>’ is a gross feeder and also requires 
much water. Water thoroughly twice a 
week during the long dry spells. Keep beds 
free from weeds, but do not work or handle 
the plants while wet from rain or dew, or 
they will rust. In making the bed line it 
on either side with a strip of net wire, so that 
the moles cannot burrow under. 
Set out the plants of Witloof chicory 
in the same manner as celery. 
Blood Turnip beets and Early Horn 
carrots, if sown now, will make roots before 
winter. And keep up successional plantings 
of the stringless variety of snap beans. Sow 
May King lettuce and induce rapid growth 
by heavily manuring the soil. Savoy Leaf 
spinach is also for the fall garden. Early in 
the month try some of the early varieties of 
corn and the Alaska type of garden peas. 
Quite a variety of the early vegetables will 
mature by fall; the season, too, can be ex- 
tended by protecting the peas and string beans 
with cloth coverings at night. 
All vegetables should be gathered early 
in the morning. Those for canning should 
be put up the same day as they are gathered. 
Cucumbers for pickles should be gathered 
when small and when the dew is on them, 
and thrown immediately into a brme which 
is strong enough to float an egg. If there 
are many cucumbers it is best to have a 
barrel half full of brine for this purpose; if 
only a small quantity a large earthen jar will 
do. A round wooden top which can slip 
inside the barrel will hold the cucumbers 
under the brine by putting a weight on top, 
and if many cucumbers go into the barrel 
every day an occasional handful of salt should 
be added to the brine to maintain the nec- 
essary strength. Clean fresh grape leaves 
put in layers bemeen the cucumbers keeps 
them a good green color, and a bunch of dill 
thrown in will give a good flavor. * 
Transplant from coldframes into the garden 
brocoli, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts. 
Cabbages for fall use should be kept free of 
weeds and constantly cultivated, and a rapid 
growth encouraged by an occasional ap- 
plication of nitrate of soda or cotton seed meal. 
Use arsenate of lead spray, 2 pounds to 50 
gallons of water, for beetles on late Irish 
P otatoes and eggplants. Soap suds on cab- 
age plants will free them of the green worm. 
The coldframes should be entirely done over 
this month. Take out the soil and use new 
garden soil with a mixture of equal parts of 
woods’ earth and well rotted cow manure. 
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