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H 0 u s e 
Garden 
rhe GARDENER’S CALENDAR for OCTOBER 
21. .After the 
foliage falls all 
fruit trees and 
other decidu¬ 
ous trees sub¬ 
ject to the at¬ 
tacks of scale 
should be 
sprayed with 
any of the sol¬ 
uble oil mix¬ 
tures. Lilacs 
are especially 
susceptible to 
attacks of the 
scale pests. 
22. Hydran¬ 
geas. bay trees 
and other deco¬ 
rative plants in 
tubs and boxes 
should be 
stored away for 
the winter. A 
good cellar 
which is not 
too warm and 
is fairly light 
makes a good 
storage place 
for this class of 
material. 
23. Potatoes 
and other root 
crops stored in 
the cellar 
should be 
looked over oc¬ 
casionally to 
prevent dam¬ 
age by decay. 
Remove all 
decayed or 
soft, spongy 
tubers, because 
they are sure 
to infect other 
sound ones. 
24.Start now 
to collect all 
the old leaves, 
bringing them 
to one point. 
Do not ever 
bum them, be¬ 
cause when 
rotted, they 
are one of the 
best of all fer¬ 
tilizing ma¬ 
terials. Store 
them in som(‘ 
obscure, shel¬ 
tered corner. 
25. Shut off 
and drain all 
irrigating sys¬ 
tems and other 
exposed 
plumbing 
pipes and 
empty concrete 
pools, etc. All 
faucets should 
be left open to 
assure proper 
drainage of the 
piping. If 
they freeze 
they will burst. 
26. In case of 
a severe frost 
being threaten¬ 
ed, it is wise to 
cover the flow¬ 
ers of outdoor 
chrysanthe¬ 
mums with 
paper or other 
material at 
night. This 
will prevent 
their being 
damaged and 
add to their 
life. 
27. Don't fail 
to make ar¬ 
rangements to 
pick the fruit 
and store it 
properly. The 
best method is 
to wrap each 
fruit separately 
in tissue paper, 
storing them in 
boxes in a dark 
cool place. Be 
careful that 
they are not 
bruised. 
MONDAY 
I. This is 
an excellent 
time to put 
into execution 
any changes in 
your garden 
such as sod 
borders, dwaif 
hedges, trellises 
for fruit ijlants. 
changes in wa¬ 
tering systems, 
etc. A good 
map of the 
grounds will 
help. 
S. Celery 
must be kept 
hilled. Hold 
the stalks to¬ 
gether tightly 
with the hand 
to prevent dirt 
from getting 
down into the 
heart. Keep 
hilling as they 
grow, since it is 
contact with 
the earth that 
gives celery 
flavor. 
15. This is 
an excellent 
time to destroy 
any a p h i ti s 
which may be 
on the white 
pines and other 
evergreens. A 
thorough 
spraying with 
strong to- 
uacco and soap 
mixture will 
free the trees 
from this 
pest. 
TUESDAY 
2. All shal¬ 
low rooting 
plants should 
be afforded the 
protection of 
a winter mulcli 
of manure. 
Tliis applies to 
strawberries, 
raspberries, 
blackberries, 
etc. With 
strawberries, 
manure should 
not touch the 
crown. 
9. Dig up 
and store all 
tender bulbous 
plants such as 
gladioli, dah¬ 
lias, etc. These 
must be stored 
in sand or saw 
dust in boxes 
and kept in a 
cool cellar. 
Dryness of 
packing ma¬ 
terial and sur¬ 
rounding air is 
essential. 
16. Stop 
feeding the 
chrysanthe¬ 
mums just as 
soon as the 
buds show col¬ 
or. It is a good 
practice to 
shade the 
greenhouse 
slightly. This 
will give con- 
s i d e r a b 1 y 
longer petals 
and larger 
flowers. 
WEDNESDAY 
3. Why not 
have some fruit 
trees around 
your garden, 
preferably on 
the north side? 
Or perhaps you 
have room for 
a small or¬ 
chard. This is 
the proper time 
to set the trees 
out. except the 
plums, cherries 
and other pit 
fruits. 
10. Don’t 
neglect succes- 
sional sowing 
of the vege¬ 
table crops 
planted in the 
greenhouse 
Lettuce cauli¬ 
flower.spinach, 
radishes and 
beans require 
seeding about 
every two or 
three weeks in 
order to insure 
a supply. 
17. A n y 
changes in the 
flower borders, 
should be 
made now as 
the different 
types of flow¬ 
ers may be 
easily deter¬ 
mined at this 
time, even by 
the beginner. 
Old plants that 
are not yield¬ 
ing should be 
divided. 
THURSDAY 
4. The 
plantings of 
new trees may 
be attended to 
at this time. 
With the dry 
summers which 
have prevailed 
for the past 
few years, fall 
plantings have 
given better re- 
suits than 
where work of 
this sort was 
done in spring. 
II. A few 
roots of pars¬ 
ley, planted in 
pots and placed 
on the kitchen 
window - sill, 
will keep any 
ordinary 
familysupplied 
with an abun¬ 
dance of this 
valuable green 
for garnishing 
and other kit¬ 
chen uses all 
winter. 
iS. Don’t 
neglect to 
mulch wit h 
manure or 
any loose ma¬ 
terial. all ever- 
greens that 
have been 
t ransplanted 
during the cur¬ 
rent year. The 
first winter is 
the critical 
period with 
these trees, and 
they need care. 
5. S t a r t 
mulching 
rhododendrons 
with leaves or 
manure. This 
is not only for 
the purpose of 
protecting the 
roots, but it 
wiJlaisofumish 
the plants with 
considerable 
nourishment. 
In the spring 
the leaves may 
be dug under. 
SATURDAY 
6. Don’t ne¬ 
glect to get 
hyacinths and 
other early 
flowering types 
of bulbous 
plants boxed 
up or planted 
in pots pre¬ 
paratory to 
forcing them in 
thegreenhouse. 
They should be 
buried out-of- 
doors to facili¬ 
tate rooting. 
12. What 
about some 
bulbs for house 
forcing to 
bloom about 
Christmas 
time? Paper- 
whites. Pott- 
baker tulips, 
narcissus and 
various other 
early forcing 
bulbs may be 
grown success¬ 
fully in the 
house. 
ig.Don'tfor- 
get to plant a 
few of the more 
hardy types of 
narcissus in 
some secluded 
corner where 
they may go 
on naturalizing 
and spreading 
by themselves. 
In a few years 
enormous 
masses are pos- 
s i b 1 e from 
smallplantings. 
13. C'arrols, 
beets and other 
root crops 
should be gath¬ 
ered and after 
the tops are re¬ 
moved they 
can be stored 
in trenches out- 
of-doors or in 
a cool cellar. 
If stored out¬ 
doors they 
should be pro¬ 
tected from the 
frost. 
20. When 
husking com 
any exception¬ 
ally fine ears 
should be set 
aside and saved 
for seed next 
year. The ears 
should be hung 
up in some dry 
place where the 
mice will not 
be able to reach 
them Sus¬ 
pending by 
wire is good. 
SUNDAY 
Swift summer in¬ 
to the autumn 
flowed 
A7id frost i?i the 
7nist of the morn- 
in}:. rode, 
Thou'^h the noon¬ 
day sun looked 
clear and bright 
Mocking the spoil 
ofthesecretnighi. 
Shelley 
I 7. Cauliflow¬ 
er just starting 
! to head up 
I should te lifted 
j very tarefully 
I and i)laced in 
frames where 
it will mature 
properly. The 
plants may also 
be planted in 
tubs and 
moved to a 
barn, garage or 
otherfrost- 
proof place. 
14. If you 
have heated 
frames of any 
kind, why not 
use them for 
the forcing of 
quick maturing 
vegetables 
sucli as rad¬ 
ishes, spinach, 
beans, etc. 
They may be 
sown now, to 
i e 1 d crops 
during the win¬ 
ter months. 
Thomas 11. Mawson 
The. most noUd land¬ 
scape. designer in 
England, Mr. Maw- 
son has dom nnich in 
the way of architec¬ 
ture in connection 
'with his garden and 
t 0 w n pi a n n i n g 
28. Arrange¬ 
ments should 
fxj made to 
protect the 
roses, the best 
method being 
to <lo them ui> 
in straw over¬ 
coats. In arl- 
<li ion to these, 
earth should be 
banked around 
the plants so as 
to throw the 
water away 
from them. 
29. Flower 
beds composed 
of tender plants 
can be made to 
last consider¬ 
ably longer by 
a slight cover¬ 
ing to protect 
them from 
frost. An old 
sheet or blan¬ 
ket of any kind 
with a few sup¬ 
ports, may be 
used for this 
purpose. 
30. The first 
few days in the 
house are the 
critical period 
for indoor 
plants. Use 
great care in 
watering and 
keep the foliage 
sprayed or 
moistened. If 
the plant dries 
up too quickly, 
plunge the en¬ 
tire pot in a 
pail of water. 
31. Hay thrown 
over tender 
garden crops 
such as egg¬ 
plant. peppers, 
lettuce, will 
protect them 
from damage 
by light frosts. 
It must be re¬ 
moved during 
the day and 
applied only at 
night. Do not 
use enough to 
break them. 
This Calendar of the gardener’s 
labors is planned as a reminder for 
undertaking his tasks in season. 
It is designed for an average season 
in the Middle States, but its sugges¬ 
tions should fit the wholi country if 
it be remembered that for every one 
hundred miles north or south, garden 
operations will be retarded or ad¬ 
vanced from five to seven days 
This group of architects who are garden designers as 
well is interesting to us not merely because it includes 
some of the greatest men in. both professions in the. 
world but because each one in it is closely identified 
with House Garden. Mr. Eyre, for instance. 
twenty-two years ago, was the first editor of the maga¬ 
zine. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Mr. Mawson have been 
contributors since the beginning, while the houses and 
gardens of the others are being published constantly 
in its pages to the delight of its many readers 
Sir ED\VI^■ Lutyens 
England’s greatest liv¬ 
ing architect might 
also be called one of 
her greatest garden de¬ 
signers. He has col¬ 
laborated in many of 
his schemes with Miss 
Gertrude Jekyll 
Dwight James 
Baum 
Mr. Baum docs 
many attractive 
houses in the vi¬ 
cinity of New 
York City, and 
plans their gar¬ 
dens. lie was the 
winner this year 
of the A rchitec- 
tural League Gold 
M eded 
Arthur Meigs 
.1/ r. Meigs designs 
houses about Phila¬ 
delphia whose materi¬ 
als, methods of con¬ 
struction, and uses, 
are honestly and beau¬ 
tifully expressed, and 
does gardens that fit 
them perfectly 
Wilson Eyre 
Mr. Eyre never 
designs a house 
without planning 
the gardens and 
grounds himself 
as a complete unit 
with the building 
Prentice 
Sanger 
Mr. Sanger prac¬ 
tices in New York 
both as an archi¬ 
tect and landscape 
architect, and has 
made a name for 
himself in each 
profession 
Guy Lowell 
.In architect of dis¬ 
tinction, the author of 
two great volumes on 
Italian villas and 
farmhouses, Mr. 
Lowell (portrait by 
Sargent) has also de¬ 
signed many splendid 
gardens 
