SEPTEMBER-■ 1936 
I saw old Autumn in the misty morning 
Stand shadowless like silence , listening .— hood 
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Full Moon 
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Last Quarter 
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New Moon 
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First Quarter 
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Full Moon 
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There is a correct depth to plant Peonies for good results. The crowns 
or tops of the buds, should be at least one inch under the surface and not 
over two inches. 1 00 deep planting will prevent flowering, too shallow 
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will invite Botrytis,the wilt disease. In no case use manure near Peonies; 
bone meal and wood ashes are satisfactory foods. 
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Low, wet spots in the garden can be improved by underdraining. Tile 
pipe-lines to carry the water away to lower levels should be installed. Do 
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this work now and the soil will be ready for cultivation much earlier 
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next spring. 
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Rock garden improvements can be made now. These plants are for the 
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most part so dependably hardy that they will often grow a little as late as 
November. Scilla, Grape Hyacinths, Tulip Cluisiana and Snowdrops are 
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charming additions to the rock-garden. They are available for planting 
now. 
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These are fine days for a visit to the nursery. You may wander about 
unhurriedly these cool days, and study the growing habits of many fine 
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plants to better advantage now than at any other time. Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Japanese Anemones, Michaelmas Daisies, and many another fall 
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flowering varieties can be selected to harmonize with the colors you now 
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have in your own garden. 
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If the September rains make the soil heavy for spading rub the blade 
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of the shovel occasionally with a piece of burlap soaked in oil; this will 
prevent the soil from sticking to the shovel. 
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Plants to move in September are: Peonies, Spring Flowering Bulbs, 
Japanese Iris, Easter Lilies and Evergreens. All of these plants will make 
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a better showing when moved now than if moved in the spring. German 
Iris mav still be planted. Most other hardy plants can also be moved if 
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given good protection. 
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Trim off all the old stalks from plants which have flowered. They 
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should be burned to prevent harboring disease in the garden during the 
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winter. 
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A peck of manure tied in an old pillow case or similar container and 
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immersed in a barrel of water for a week will produce a strong liquor 
which when diluted to a pale amber color makes an ideal plant food. 
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Apply it after a rain has soaked the ground. 
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Climbers for north walls include: Clematis montana, Cotoneaster, 
and Crataegus pyracantha. Evergreens, Rhododendrons, Mountain 
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Laurel, and Andromeda are excellent shrubs for the same location. 
Asa Gray’s “Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States” was the original 
work of importance about our own native flora. He was so observing and painstaking 
that to this day it is a standard reference work. 
