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House b° Garden 
The GARDENER’S CALENDAR/«>r NOVEMBER 
U. P. Hedrick 
The Chief in Research 
at the New York 
Agriciiltiiral Experi¬ 
ment Station, Mr. 
Hedrick has done not¬ 
able work in plant 
breeding and has writ¬ 
ten some very impor¬ 
tant monographs on 
many fruit varieties 
Samuel Fraser 
Air. Fraser’s work 
with fruits has been 
chiefly along economic 
lines in connection 
with nur.sery manage¬ 
ment, growing and 
distribution, and with 
his splendid, energetic 
studies in marketing 
and transportation 
SUNDAY 
MONDAY 
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY 
FRIDAY 
SATURDAY 
This Calendar of the gardener's labors is planned as a re¬ 
minder for undertaking his various tasks in season. It is 
designed for an average season in the AIiddle States, but 
its suggestions should fit the whole country, with few local 
exceptions, if it be remembered that for every one hundred 
miles north or south, gardc?i operations will be retarded or 
advayiced, as the case may be, from five to seven days 
t. It is now 
time for all fall 
bulb plantings 
to be com¬ 
pleted. Always 
plant four 
times as deep 
as thediameter 
of the bulb, 
mound the 
earth up so as 
to shed water, 
and mulch the 
surface well 
with manure. 
2. It is not 
too late to start 
seeds of some 
of the more 
rapid - growing 
annuals in the 
greenhouse for 
winter flowers. 
Of these may 
be mentioned 
c a 11 i 0 p s i s , 
candytuft, rag¬ 
ged sailor and 
the ever popu¬ 
lar mignonette. 
3.Poinsettia, 
limes and other 
heat loving 
crops intended 
for Christmas 
bloom must be 
forced rapidly. 
A temperature 
of 75 ® or even 
80® w h e n 
plenty of mois¬ 
ture is avail¬ 
able, will be 
beneficial to 
them. 
4. Ill-kept 
gardens breed 
diseases and in¬ 
sects. Clean up 
all refuse and 
burn the stalks 
and other ma¬ 
terial likely to 
decay. Thor¬ 
oughly sterilize 
the ground by 
the application 
of lime or deep 
consistent 
trenching. 
5. Do not ne¬ 
glect to make 
successional 
sowings in the 
greenhouse of 
vegetablecrops 
such as beans, 
cauliflower, 
beets, carrots, 
lettuce, etc. 
The secret of 
success is sow¬ 
ing in small 
quantities and 
frequently. 
6. Garden 
chahges should 
be made now 
before the 
ground is froz¬ 
en, to prevent 
settling and 
other irregular¬ 
ities in the 
spring. Plants 
disturbed now 
are more likely 
to live than 
those moved in 
midwinter. 
7. It is per¬ 
fectly safe to 
plant aspara¬ 
gus in the fall 
provided you 
make some ef¬ 
fort to protect 
it during the 
winter. Pull 
plenty of earth 
up over the 
plants and 
cover them well 
with decayed 
manure. 
8. Carnation 
plants should 
be kept sup¬ 
ported and 
properly dis¬ 
budded. Never 
allow the 
benches to ac- 
cumulategreen 
mould. The 
surface of the 
ground should 
be kept stirred. 
T )p-dress with 
stieep manure. 
p.Thestraw- 
berry bed 
should be 
mulched with 
well-rotted 
manure; this 
not only pro¬ 
tects the plants 
but prevents 
the deteriora¬ 
tion of the soil. 
Straw to pro¬ 
tect them from 
the sun should 
be added. 
10. One of 
the hardest 
plants to pro- 
tectduringcold 
weather is the 
French Globe 
artichoke. If 
covered too 
much it decays, 
so use a frame 
to prevent the 
covering ma¬ 
terial from ac¬ 
tually resting 
on the plants. 
11. There are 
a number of 
popular peren¬ 
nials which 
force well. 
Clumpsof core¬ 
opsis, bleeding 
heart, Shasta 
daisy, dicentra, 
etc., may be 
lifted, potted, 
and then stored 
outsidetoripen 
properly before 
forcing. 
12. I f you 
have not al¬ 
ready stored 
your root crops 
for the winter, 
they should be 
attended to at 
once. Burying 
them in 
trenches out¬ 
doors with the 
proper kind of 
protecting ma¬ 
terial is the 
ideal storage. 
13. Sweet 
peas sown now 
and properly 
protected over 
the winter will 
give quality 
flowers next 
year. A frame 
made of boards 
and covered 
with manure 
after it is put 
in place will be 
an excellent 
protection. 
14. Celery 
must be kept 
banked proper¬ 
ly to protect 
the hearts of 
the plants from 
damage by se¬ 
vere frost. In 
fact, it can be 
stored in 
trenches any 
time now for 
use during the 
late fall and 
winter months. 
15. Goose¬ 
berries, cur¬ 
rants, raspber¬ 
ries and black¬ 
berries are sur¬ 
face rooters. A 
heavy winter 
mulch of ma¬ 
nure will build 
up the fertility 
of the soil and 
help to protect 
the roots from 
damage by the 
frost. 
16. Tender 
roses and all 
tearosesshould 
be St rawed up 
now to protect 
them. Putting 
earth around 
the bases of the 
plants helps 
shed water and 
will serve to 
protect the 
lower part of 
the plant from 
damage. 
17 - Manure 
for the garden 
should be pur¬ 
chased now. 
For garden 
purposes it im¬ 
proves greatly 
with age and 
handling, and 
it is always 
possible to get 
manure in the 
fall, while next 
spring is un¬ 
certain. 
18. House 
plants of all 
kindsshould be 
given a little 
extra care at 
t h i.«? time. 
Sponge the fo¬ 
liage with soap 
solution, scrub 
the green scum 
off the pots and 
top - dress the 
soil in them 
with sheep 
manure. 
19. Primula, 
cyclamen, cin- 
eraria and 
other potted 
plants that are 
customarily 
growninframes 
may bebrought 
inside n 0 \v. 
Frequent feed¬ 
ing with liquid 
manuresis very 
helpful to their 
continued suc¬ 
cess indoors. 
20. Standard 
rosesareamong 
the hardest 
gardensubjects 
to protect. If 
strawedin they 
must have 
heavy stakes or 
they will be- 
come top- 
heavy. Laying 
thestemsdown 
and covering 
with earth is 
the best. 
21. Apples, 
pears and other 
stored fruit 
should be 
looked over oc¬ 
casionally for 
any decayed 
ones which 
would soon de¬ 
stroy others. 
When the fruit 
is wrapped sep¬ 
arately in soft 
paper this dan¬ 
ger is lessened. 
22. Young 
fruit trees had 
better be pro¬ 
tected now 
from the at¬ 
tacks of field- 
mice, rabbits 
and other ro¬ 
dents which 
girdle the 
trunks. Tarred 
burlap or paper 
collars placed 
above ground 
will help. 
23. Freesias, 
French grown 
narcissus, early 
lilies and all 
bulbs of this 
type can be 
brought into a 
higher temper- 
ature now. 
After the buds 
show, free ap¬ 
plications of 
liquid manure 
will benefit the 
roots. 
24. Most 
smooth-barked 
trees and prac¬ 
tically all fruit 
trees are sub¬ 
ject to the at¬ 
tacks of San 
Jose scale. 
These trees 
should be 
sprayed with 
one of the sol¬ 
uble oil mix¬ 
tures which can 
be purchased. 
25. At this 
time all hard- 
wooded forcing 
plants such as 
lilacs, cherries, 
deutzia, wis- 
t a r j a , etc., 
should be lifted 
from their 
places about 
the grounds 
and placed in 
tubs or boxes 
for winter forc¬ 
ing. 
26. Low spots 
in the lawn or 
irregularities in 
thesurfacemay 
be top-dressed 
now to over- 
come these 
troubles. Use 
good soil, and 
when not more 
than 2 inches 
of it is applied 
the grass will 
come through 
all right. 
27. Sweet 
peas in the 
greenhouse 
should be fed 
freely with li¬ 
quid manures. 
The first flow¬ 
ers to appear 
should be 
pinched off to 
conserve the 
plants’ 
strength. Keep 
theatmosphere 
dry at night. 
28. Boxwood 
and other ten¬ 
der evergreens 
should have 
their winter 
protections ap¬ 
plied now. Bur¬ 
lap covers that 
are supported 
so as not to 
come in actual 
contact with 
the plants are 
the best ma¬ 
terial for this. 
29. Rhodo- 
dendrons 
^ should have 
their roots pro- 
tected by a 
heavy mulch of 
leaves or litter. 
Some branches 
of pines or 
other ev’er- 
greens thrust 
into the ground 
between the 
plants will pre¬ 
vent sun-scald. 
30. All orna¬ 
mented garden 
furniture, set¬ 
tees. etc., and 
all melon 
frames, bean 
poles, tomato 
trellises and 
such planting 
accessories, 
should now be 
stored away for 
winter. Paint 
those that re¬ 
quire it. 
All thhtgs have 
some t h i ng 
more than 
barren icse; 
There is a scent 
upon the 
briar, 
A tremulo us 
splendorinthe 
autumn dews. 
Cold morns are 
fringed with 
fire. 
Alexander 
Smith 
This month it is a page of pomologists. Pomologists Air. Powell’s efforts in the remedying of the trans- 
are men who occupy themselves with all the various portation of oranges, for example, there might still 
problems which coyKcrn fruit, from Us earliest propa- be the enormous waste which formerly bewildered 
gallon to its final distribution, and there is little else in the fruit growers. Without the energy devoted to the 
horticulture more fascinating or more practically im- problems of marketing and distribution by Air. Fraser, 
portant to human welfare. The work of the six men who is one of House Garden's valued contributors, 
shown here constitutes something which, now that it there could hardly have been realized to the con- 
has been achieved, could scarcely be spared. Without sumer the great benefits that have come of recent years 
. 
Spencer A. Beach 
The late Professor 
Beach of Iowa de¬ 
serves a place in the 
front rank of contem¬ 
porary American po- 
mologists. His “Ap¬ 
ples of New York” 
was a great concep¬ 
tion and has made a 
very valuable volume 
W. H. Chandler 
Now professor of po¬ 
mology at the Uni- 
versity of California, 
Air. Chandler has 
made a name for him¬ 
self in his studies of 
orchard management 
methods, pruning, and 
many other details 
of fruit production 
W. T. Macoun 
Prof. Alacoun, 
Horticulturist of 
the Dominion De¬ 
partment of Agri¬ 
culture, is the 
outstanding figure 
in Canada in 
plant breeding, as 
well as in research 
into other phases 
of fruit growing 
He bids th’ ill-natured Crab produce 
The gentle Apple’s Winy Juice; 
The golden Fruit that worthy is 
Of Galatea’s purple kiss; 
He does the savage Hawthorn teach 
To bear the Medlar and the Pear, 
He bids the rustik Plum to rear 
A noble Trunk and be a Peach, 
Ev’n Daphne’s coyness he does mock, 
And weds the Cherry to her stock, 
Though she refus’d Apollo’s suit; 
Even she, that chast and Virgin-Tree 
Now wonders at herself to see 
That she’s a Mother made, and 
blushes in her fruit. 
G. H. Powell 
The late Mr. 
Powell, the son of 
George T. Powell, 
a distinguished 
agricidturist, more 
than any other 
man was responsi¬ 
ble for the safe 
shipping of citrus 
fruits, a service of 
inestimable value 
Abraham Cowley (1666) 
