72 
House & Garden 
July 
THE GARDENER’S CALENDAR 
Seventh Month 
"Happiness” is a 
canary yelloiv car¬ 
nation flecked with 
pink. C h a s . H. 
Totty 
Do not let the beans 
and other vegetables 
get old and tough 
before picking 
Hand cultivation 
close up to the rows 
is necessary for hun¬ 
dred per cent crops 
SUNDAY 
MONDAY 
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY 
FRIDAY 
SATURDAY 
/ cal’lale it*8 no more*n human nature to like to set- down an* talk easy-like with yer friends, sayin* 
whatever pops into yer head so long as it*s pleasant an’ comes from yer heart. It sorter makes yer 
job in life happier to know that ev*ry now an’ then, even if it’s only once a month, ye can lean back 
an* be yerself, like, kinder holdin* out yer hand to a lot o* real folks an’ speakin’ straight to *em without 
no fuss an* feathers. 
An* so it gives a man pretty near a jolt when one day he faces the foe* tfhat he ain’t a-goin* to have no 
more o* them little talks—that he’s goin’ to leave the meetin’-plaee fer good an’ drop out o’ the lives o* 
whatever friends he may’ve made there. He’s likely to feel kinder quiet, then, an* to find that sayin* 
good-bye ain’t as easy as he figgered it, was gain’ to be. 
Still an* all I reckon that after he does go, he’ll be able to look back an* remember how he enjoyed them 
visits while they lasted; they’re somethin’ he can’t never fergit. An’ if he can hope that mebbe 
some n’ them that’s listened to what he said has got fun out of it too — wa’l, then he can leave ’em with 
cheerfuller smile an’ a warmer hand-shake. 
OLD DOC LEMMON 
1. Sweet 
peas must not 
be allowed to 
become dry at 
the roots; 
heavy mulch¬ 
ing is preferred 
to surface wa¬ 
tering. When 
necessary the 
ground should 
be well soaked. 
Use a stick to 
determine the 
penetration of 
the water. 
2. Do not 
neglect the nec¬ 
essary pruning 
of the early 
flowering 
shrubs after 
they have fin¬ 
ished flowering. 
Remove some 
of the old 
shoots at the 
base and re¬ 
duce the num¬ 
ber of the thin 
weak interior 
branches. 
9. The time 
the climbing 
roses should be 
looked over is 
after they have 
finished flower¬ 
ing. Some of 
the old woody 
shoots can now 
be removed at 
the base, and 
the 1 ateral 
shoots can be 
reduced some¬ 
what,improving 
their growth. 
16. Ruta¬ 
bagas, beets 
and carrots for 
winter use 
should be sown 
now. Sow in 
the drills and 
thin out to the 
required dis¬ 
tance. In dry 
weather look 
out for green 
flies, and if at¬ 
tacked, spray 
with tobacco 
solution. 
23. What 
about next win- 
t e r in the 
greenhouse? 
Now is the best 
time to start 
some of the 
vegetables for 
forcing. 
Cucumbers, to¬ 
matoes, mush¬ 
rooms, New 
Zealand spin¬ 
ach, parsley, 
etc., give the 
best results. 
30. Keep the 
runners re¬ 
moved on the 
strawberry 
bed. This is 
also an excel¬ 
lent time to set 
out new beds. 
If this is prop¬ 
erly attended 
to, they should 
produce next 
season. Spray 
with Bordeaux 
if the leaves 
are blighted. 
3. The pota 
toes should be 
sprayed once 
more with 
arsenate of lead 
to destroy late 
hatchings of 
the potato 
beetle. Early 
potatoes 
should now be 
ready for use; 
dig them only 
in such quan¬ 
tities as you 
can use. 
10. Why not 
sow cover crops 
on that waste 
land or in the 
orchard? This 
is the most 
economical 
means of soil 
restoration. 
Corn, rye, 
clover and 
beans are good 
for this purpose 
and make ex¬ 
cellent summer 
cover crops. 
17. After the 
fruiting period 
is over the cane 
fruits should be 
examined very 
carefully. First 
remove all the 
old fruiting 
canes and then 
tie the new 
canes in posi¬ 
tion. If care is 
taken, these 
will be your 
next year's pro¬ 
ducing canes. 
24. Cool 
nights and hot 
days are mil¬ 
dew and blight 
breeders. If the 
leaves are in¬ 
fested, they 
should be 
picked off and 
then the plants 
sprayed with a 
strong solution 
of copper. Sul¬ 
phite of potas¬ 
sium is best for 
mildew. 
31. Some 
flowers for the 
greenhouse 
should be 
started now, 
such as stocks, 
calceol arias, 
cinerarias, cal¬ 
endulas, etc. 
These are but 
a few of the 
many flowers 
which can be 
started’now for 
finishing in the 
greenhouse. 
4. The main 
shoots on the 
dahlias should 
be reduced to 
three. Close 
cultivation will 
keep the shoots 
from increas¬ 
ing. The plants 
must be dis¬ 
budded. Do 
this regularly if 
you want to 
have reall y 
high quality 
flowers. 
11. Weeds! 
We must make 
war on them 
now. This is 
the time to kill 
all obnoxious 
growths as 
they are now 
in full develop¬ 
ment. Early 
morning is the 
best time to 
destroy them, 
afterwards 
raking them up 
in the evening. 
18. This is 
an excellent 
time of year to 
look over the 
trees on your 
grounds. Any 
minor repairing 
necessary 
should be at- 
tended to. 
Paint all scars, 
remove all dead 
wood. Any 
trouble should 
be examined by 
an expert. 
25. The 
planting season 
is again here. 
Evergreens of 
all types may 
be moved now. 
Be sure to use 
plenty of water 
in this work, 
and where pos¬ 
sible, spray the 
foliage in the 
evening for the 
first few weeks. 
Good results 
will follow. 
5. Keep the 
cultivator 
working stead¬ 
ily. Deep and 
frequent culti¬ 
vation will re¬ 
lieve to a great 
extent the ne¬ 
cessity of arti¬ 
ficial watering. 
Be sure to work 
the ground 
after each rain 
so as to con¬ 
serve the nat¬ 
ural moisture. 
12. If you 
have fruit trees 
it would be 
greatly to your 
advantage to 
start now to 
get acquainted 
with summer 
pruning. This 
is the accepted 
method with 
fruiting trees 
and it should 
be attended to 
at this time to 
produce results. 
19. What 
about some fall 
peas in the gar- 
den ? Don’t 
think because 
j r ou failed the 
first time that 
it is not prac¬ 
tical. Use ma¬ 
nure in the 
trench and for 
good results 
use the round 
type of pea 
such as New 
York Market. 
26. The 
melon plants 
should be fed 
freely with liq¬ 
uid manures. 
First make 
some holes 
around the hills 
so that the ma¬ 
terial will reach 
the roots, then 
lay boards un¬ 
der the fruit. 
This will assure 
you much bet¬ 
ter melons. 
6. Do not 
fail to keep up 
sowings of 
those crops 
that require 
seeding, such 
as beans, corn, 
cucumbers, let¬ 
tuce, etc. If the 
weather is dry 
and hot, water 
the drill thor¬ 
oughly. This 
should be done 
before putting 
in the seed. 
13. Don’t 
wait for blight 
to destroy your 
plants before 
you start 
spraying. 
Melons, cu¬ 
cumbers, toma¬ 
toes, celery and 
othersoft plants 
are subject to 
blight and 
should be 
sprayed with 
Bordeaux mix¬ 
ture. 
20. Keep a 
sharp lookout 
for caterpillars 
of all kinds. All 
these pests are 
very destruct¬ 
ive at this time 
of year, but 
there is little 
excuse for their 
damaging any¬ 
thing as they 
are easily de¬ 
stroyed. Most 
easily done 
with a torch. 
27. Carna¬ 
tions in the 
field must not 
be neglected. 
It is on the 
condition of 
these plants 
that the flower 
crop of next 
winter to a 
large extent de¬ 
pends. Culti¬ 
vate the ground 
well and keep 
the plants 
pinched back. 
7. Set out 
some plants of 
the late plants 
of cabbage, 
cauliflower, 
kale, Brussels 
sprouts, celery, 
etc. Dig deep 
trenches for 
them, adding 
plenty of ma¬ 
nure. Water the 
plants for sev¬ 
eral days or 
until they start 
to grow. 
14. The last 
sowing of corn 
should be made 
at this time. 
Use both the 
very early and 
medium varie¬ 
ties. Plant sev¬ 
eral rows quite 
close together 
so that in late 
fall they can 
be protected, if 
necessary. This 
will increase the 
amount grown. 
21. This is 
the time of the 
year when the 
chrysanthe¬ 
mums in the 
greenhouse 
should have 
some attention. 
Frequent feed¬ 
ings with liquid 
plant foods are 
advisable. Use 
various mate¬ 
rials so as to 
give a well-bal¬ 
anced food. 
28. Why not 
start a number 
of perennials 
from seed now? 
This is the eco¬ 
nomical meth¬ 
od of raising 
these plants in 
any quantity. 
If you have no 
frame to carry 
them over in, 
they can be 
protected dur¬ 
ing winter with 
boards. 
8. Do not 
neglect the 
flower garden. 
Keep all the 
spaces bet ween 
the plants well 
loosened up to 
admit air to 
the soil. The 
tall flowers, 
especially, 
should be 
staked, and 
when this is 
done, remove 
all dead stems. 
15. After the 
outside roses 
have finished 
flowering, some 
attention 
should be given 
to the bed to 
improve the 
quantity and 
quality of the 
fall flowers. 
With a fork ap¬ 
ply a liberal 
top dressing of 
bone to the bed 
as fertilizer. 
22. During 
the dry wea¬ 
ther that usu¬ 
ally prevails at 
this time, it 
would be an ex¬ 
cellent plan to 
study the dif¬ 
ferent types of 
irrigation. 
Sooner or later 
you will have 
one of these 
rain machines 
in your garden. 
Do it now. 
29. Sow sev¬ 
eral rows of 
beans rather 
closely to¬ 
gether so they 
can be easily 
protected in 
case of an early 
frost. Use 
water in the 
drill to hasten 
germination, 
and keep the 
ground around 
the plants 
stirred deeply. 
This Calendar of the gardener’s labors 
is aimed as a reminder for undertaking 
all his tasks in season. It is fitted to 
the latitude of the Middle States, but its 
suggestions should be suitable for the 
whole country if it be remembered that 
for every one hundred miles north or 
south there is a difference of from five 
to seven days later or earlier in per¬ 
forming garden operations. The dates 
given are, of course, for an average 
season. 
Here be shadows large and long; 
Here be spaces meet for song; 
Grant, O garden-god, that I, 
Now that none profane is 
nigh ,— 
Now that mood and moment 
please ,— 
Find the fair Pierides! 
—AUSTIN DOBSON. 
Dainty pink is the 
color of the new 
single chrysanthe¬ 
mum “Kitty 
Riches" Totty 
The well - known 
pink Columbia rose 
is ?iow available in 
red. Chas. H. Totty 
Co. 
Fruit trees should 
be well sprayed as a 
precaution against 
insects and disease 
Funkias are among the relatively few hardy 
perennials that will flourish in shade. They 
are commonly known as day lilies, white or 
lilac according to the variety 
Artificial watering is essential at some time dur¬ 
ing every summer. It should not be resorted to 
except when necessary, but done thoroughly 
when the time comes 
Perfect balance of planting and accessories 
shoidd characterize formal pools such as 
this one of C. A Belin’s, at Scranton, Pa. 
C. W. Leavitt, landscape architect 
