84 
House Garden 
Edward Towill 
One of the hest-hiown roses froin 
this hybridist is the rosy red 
hybrid lea, Milady, an impor¬ 
tant contribution to the long list 
of fine American productions 
The 
John Cook 
One of the great figures 
in American rose- 
growing, Mr. Cook has 
created among others 
the famous Radiance, 
and one named after 
his fellow townsman 
Francis Scott Key 
Dr. W. Van Fleet 
The late Dr. Van 
Fleet did more for 
American roses than 
any other hybridist. 
A few of his creations 
are American Pillar, 
Silver Moon, and the 
climber of his name 
GARDENER’S CALENDAR for SEPTEMBER 
MONDAY 
This calendar of the gar- 
dencr’s labors is designed 
for the Middle Stales, but 
it should fit the whole 
country if, for every one 
hundred miles north or 
south, garden operations 
he retarded or advanced 
from five to seven days. 
Thisisforanormal season. 
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY 
SATURDAY 
Certain plants, as certain atiimals, have followed man 
from the first, supplying his necessities and administer¬ 
ing to his comforts. The color and fragrance of the 
rose are parts in this history of mankhid. Rose forms, 
rose odors, rose colors are common relationships in 
the language, showing how close must have been the 
early associatio7i. With this history and influence as a 
fomidatio 7 i, we 7 iow breed a 77 d produce roses for a pur¬ 
pose, a 7 id we desire to exie 7 id their suggestio 7 i to every 
soul. Liberty Hyde Bailey 
I. Prune all 
deciduous trees 
before the 
leaves fall, as it 
is much easier 
then to deter¬ 
mine what part 
of the growth 
is to be re¬ 
moved. Cut 
the branches 
close, leaving 
no stubs, and 
paint the 
wounds im¬ 
mediately. 
30. Attention 
should be given 
now to bulb 
planting for 
this season. If 
not already 
placed, orders 
should be sent 
in immediately, 
as early plant¬ 
ing means bet¬ 
ter results. It 
gives the bulb 
a chance to 
form a root 
system. 
Dorothy Perkins 
Estabrook 
Everyo7ie hi the world 
who grows roses or 
k 7 iows thc 77 i isfa 77 tiliar 
with the Dorothy Per- 
khis, 7 ia 77 ied after the 
young lady above by 
her father, who cre¬ 
ated it 
Look to the blow- 
i/ig rose, “Lo, 
Laughing,” she 
says,' ‘into the 
worldl blow.” 
Edward 
Fitzgerald 
E. Gurney Hill 
Fro7n Rich77io7id, hi- 
dia7ia, Mr. Hill has 
se 7 it roses all over the 
world to whi prizes: 
such roses as the Gen¬ 
eral Mac Arthur, Co- 
lu77ibia. Defiaiice, 
Rhea Reid and May 
Miller 
23. Chrysan¬ 
themums and 
other similar 
plants that are 
in bud should 
be fed freely 
with liquid 
manures of dif¬ 
ferent kinds. 
This operation, 
however, must 
be discontin¬ 
ued as soon as 
the buds show 
color and signs 
of opening. 
24. Perma- 
ne n t pastures 
for grazing pur¬ 
poses should be 
sown at this 
time. Bear in 
mind that if 
properly put 
down, a good 
pasture will 
last for many 
years. Do not 
under any cir- 
cumstances 
plant inferior 
seed. 
25. Carna¬ 
tions that were 
planted out 
may now be 
put in the 
greenhouse. 
The glass 
should be 
shaded slightly 
for several 
days, or until 
the roots have 
again become 
active. Over¬ 
head spraying 
is helpful. 
26. Mush¬ 
room beds may 
be started in 
the cellar at 
this time. Be 
sure to get 
fresh droppings 
for this pur¬ 
pose, and by 
all means use 
new culture 
spawn, which 
is of high qual¬ 
ity and the 
most depend¬ 
able. 
27. The or¬ 
chard that is 
not growing sa¬ 
tisfactorily can 
be improved 
wonderfully by 
the sowing of 
cover crops, 
and subse- 
quently turn¬ 
ing them under 
as described on 
another page. 
No orchard 
should be 
grown in sod. 
28. It is not 
too late to start 
a strawberry 
bedfor nextsea- 
son, if potted 
plants are used 
for planting. 
Use pistillate 
and staminate 
types. Put in 
plenty of man¬ 
ure and a fair 
amount of bone 
meal to stimu¬ 
late strong, ra¬ 
pid growth. 
29. Do not 
neglect thecane 
fruits, if they 
have not al¬ 
ready been at¬ 
tended to. Go 
over them care¬ 
fully, removing 
the old canes 
at the ground 
line and tying 
the young, vig¬ 
orous shoots 
into position to 
prevent dam¬ 
age by storms. 
George C. Perkins 
Owe of the largest 
growers of roses hi 
America, Mr. Per¬ 
kins is also the crea¬ 
tor of the climber, 
Dorothy Perkhis, 
7 iamed after his daugh¬ 
ter, Mrs. Estabrook 
Mrs. Aaron Ward 
In many ways the loveliest of the 
ycllow-oraiige hybrid teas is the 
one which bears the naiiic of ihe 
wife of the late Admiral Ward, a 
faiicier of splendid eiithusiasm 
2. Onions, 
parsnips, spin¬ 
ach and hardy 
crops of this 
character may 
be sown in the 
open with the 
idea of carrying 
them over the 
winter. This 
can be easily 
done with a 
little protec¬ 
tion, such as 
salt hay or sim¬ 
ilar material. 
9. Do not 
neglect to sow 
down with rye 
and clover the 
vacant patches 
in the garden. 
Sowings can 
also be made 
between corn, 
cabbage and 
other crops 
with the idea 
of remaining 
after these 
crops have 
been gathered. 
16. A great 
deal of our so- 
called winter 
losses, especi¬ 
ally with ev’er- 
greens, is the 
result of these 
plants being al¬ 
lowed to be¬ 
come bone dry 
at tins season 
when they are 
developing a 
root system 
to carry them 
over winter. 
3. Vegetables 
should be 
started in the 
greenhouse 
now for next 
winter’s use. 
Cauliflower, 
lettuce and 
string beans 
should be sown 
about every 
three weeks. 
Tomatoes 
and Swiss 
chard need but 
one sowing. 
10. This is 
one of the best 
periods of the 
year for seed¬ 
ing down new 
lawns, the rea¬ 
son being that 
most weed 
growth is over 
and the grass 
will get suf¬ 
ficient start to 
carry it safely 
through the 
trials of winter 
weather. 
17. Just as 
soon as the 
foliage turns 
yellow on de¬ 
ciduous plants 
it is safe to 
start trans¬ 
planting ; i n 
fact, the earlier 
in the fall this 
is attended to 
the better, as 
the roots will 
take hold be¬ 
fore cold wea¬ 
ther. 
4. Melon 
frames and 
other garden 
accessories t h at 
will not be used 
again this sea¬ 
son should be 
repaired, paint¬ 
ed and put 
away in winter 
storage. When 
well cared for 
they will last 
for several sea¬ 
sons of actual 
use. 
II. Do not 
stop cutting 
the grass until 
all growth has 
ceased. Failure 
to do this will 
result in a long 
growth, which, 
when carried 
over the winter, 
will turn brown 
in spring and 
be hard to era¬ 
dicate when 
the lawn is put 
in order. 
18. Do not 
neglect to get 
cuttings of the 
bedding plants 
before they are 
destroyed by 
frost. This ap¬ 
plies to chry- 
santhem u m, 
coleus, etc. 
Each variety 
should be kept 
separate, as 
mixed colors 
are disappoint¬ 
ing. 
5 . The flow- 
er garden 
should be given 
a final clean-up 
for the season. 
The walks 
should be prop¬ 
erly edged, all 
weed growth 
and the old 
stalks of plants 
removed and 
burned. This 
will destroy 
many insect 
larvae. 
12. Before 
the leaves 
begin to fall, 
look the garden 
and grounds 
over carefully 
with an eye to 
changes in 
their arrange- 
m e n t . The 
reason for this, 
and how to go 
about it, are 
detailed on 
another page in 
this issue. 
19. Where 
heated frames 
are available 
for them, there 
are a number 
of crops that 
can be started 
at this time. 
Radishes, spin¬ 
ach, etc., or 
some of the 
cooler flowers 
such as violets 
and pansies, 
can be sown 
in the frames. 
6. The last 
sowing of peas 
should be made 
the early part 
of this month, 
using only the 
hard round- 
seeded type, 
which is quick 
and vigorous 
in growth. If 
the ground is 
dry, water the 
drills well be¬ 
fore sowing the 
seed. 
13 - E V e r - 
greens that 
have been con¬ 
fined ingrowth, 
hedges and va¬ 
rious other 
plants that are 
clipped fre¬ 
quently should 
be given a final 
clipping at this 
time. Do this 
before the fol¬ 
iage turns on 
the deciduous 
plants. 
20. Wire 
grass, rye grass 
and other 
heavy growing 
grasses and 
weeds grow 
very rapidly at 
this season of 
the year, and 
if allowed to 
overrun your 
garden they 
will be a serious 
factor to con¬ 
tend with next 
spring. 
7. E V e r - 
greens that are 
being trans¬ 
planted now, 
or have been 
transplanted 
recently, must 
be kept well 
watered. Al¬ 
though top 
growth has ter¬ 
minated, these 
plants are mak¬ 
ing considera¬ 
ble root growth 
even now. 
14. Cold 
frames that can 
be protected 
throughout the 
winter should 
be used for 
sowing hardy 
vegetables like 
cabbage and 
cauliflower 
w'ith the idea 
of carrying 
them over and 
planting out 
early in the 
spring. 
21. This is 
peony month 
in the flower 
garden. If you 
want good re¬ 
sults next year, 
it will be ne¬ 
cessary to over¬ 
haul the plants 
now, digging 
up the clumps 
that are too 
large, cutting 
them into four 
pieces and re¬ 
setting. 
8. Celery 
should be 
banked with 
earth now. It 
is best if this is 
attended to fre¬ 
quently, as the 
soil should 
never be al¬ 
lowed to work 
its way into the 
heart of the 
plant. Hold the 
stalks together 
while banking 
them. 
15. It might 
be advisable to 
build a fire in 
the greenhouse 
occasionally. 
Cold nights 
and hot days 
are productive 
of mildew. To 
overcome this 
have the pipes 
painted with a 
paste made 
from flowers of 
sulphur and 
water. 
22. It would 
not be amiss 
with late grow¬ 
ing crops such 
as celery, ruta¬ 
baga, carrots, 
parsnip and 
New Zealand 
spinach, or 
other crops still 
bearing, to ap¬ 
ply frequent 
dressings of 
manure and oc¬ 
casionally ni¬ 
trate of soda. 
M. H. Walsh 
The late rose geiiius 
of Woods Hole has 
produced many varie¬ 
ties which will be pet- 
77 iane 7 itly popular, 
none more so than the 
clhiibers Lady Gay, 
H i awatha and E.xcelsa 
