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House & Garden 
July 
THE GARDENER’S CALENDAR Seventh Month 
Fine bone meal used 
as a top - dressing 
stimulates roses and 
perennials 
String beans should 
b e picked before 
they are mature and 
consequently tough 
Pole limas require 
supports but are 
more productive 
than the bush sorts 
MONDAY TUESDAY 
This Calendar of the gar¬ 
dener’s labors is aimed as a 
reminder for undertaking 
his tasks in season. It is 
fitted to the latitude of the 
Middle States, but should 
serve the whole country if 
it be remembered that for 
every hundred miles north 
or south there is a differ¬ 
ence of five to seven days 
later or earlier in perform- 
ng garden operations. 
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 
What was he doing, the great 
god Pan, 
Down in the reeds by the 
river*! 
Spreading ruin and scattering 
ban, 
Splashing and paddling with 
hoofs of a goal. 
And breaking the golden lilies 
afloat 
With the dragon-fly on the 
river. . . . 
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 
SUNDAY 
31. Some 
flowers for the 
greenhouse 
should be 
started now, 
such as stocks, 
calceolarias, 
cinerarias, cal¬ 
endulas, etc. 
These are but 
a few of the 
many flowers 
which can be 
started now for 
finishing in the 
greenhouse. 
3. 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 really 
high quality 
flowers. • 
10. 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 
produceresuits. 
17. After the 
outside roses 
nave 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. 
24. T h e 
melon plants 
should be fed 
freely with li¬ 
quid 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. 
4. 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. 
11. 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 lateral 
shoots can be 
reduced some¬ 
what, improv¬ 
ing growth. 
18. 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. 
25. What 
about nextwin- 
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. 
5. 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. 
12. 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. 
10. 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. 
26. 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. 
C. Do not 
neglect the 
flower garden. 
Keep all the 
spaces between 
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. 
13. 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. 
20. 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. 
27. 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. 
7. 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. 
14. 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. 
21. W hat 
about some fall 
peas in the gar- 
den? Don’t 
think because 
you 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. 
28. 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. 
FRIDAY 
l 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. 
8. 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. 
15. Don’t 
wait for blight 
to destroy your 
plants before 
you start 
spraying. 
Melons, cu¬ 
cumbers, toma¬ 
toes, celery and 
other soft 
plants are sub¬ 
ject to blight 
and should be 
sprayed with 
Bordeaux mix¬ 
ture. 
22. 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. 
29. 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. 
SATURDAY 
2. Do not 
neglect the ne¬ 
cessary prun¬ 
ing 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. Set out 
some plants of 
the late sort 
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. 
16. This is 
an excellent 
time of year to 
look over the 
trees on your 
grounds. Any 
minorrepairing 
necessary 
should be at- 
tended to. 
Paint all scars, 
remove all dead 
wood. Any 
trouble should 
be examined by 
an expert. 
23. This is 
the time of the 
year when the 
chrysanthe¬ 
mums in the 
greenhouse 
should have 
so me attention. 
Frequent feed¬ 
ings with liquid 
plant foods are 
advisable. Use 
various mate¬ 
rials so as to 
give a well-bal¬ 
anced food. 
30. 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. 
/ CAL’LATE I've et mighty near all the kinds o' fruits an things in this part o’ the country that a feller 
can eat, but they ain’t one of ’em, tame er growin’ loose, that can hold a candle to a good, ripe, juicy, 
cool, wild strawberry. Nor they ain’t none that'll do your stummick an’ your soul more good, neither. 
Ye know the kind I mean—them long, pointed ones that grozvs in the deep mcdder grass er ’longside the 
loggin’ road at the edge o’ the woods. They’re diff’rent, somchozv, from the little round fellers ye pick as 
ye cross the hill pastures cornin' back from fishin’—brighter red, an' juicier, an' growin' on longer stems 
with fine thick leaves that let through jus’ ’nough sunlight to ripen ’em good. I mind how, as kids, zee used 
to pick an’ string ’em like beads on smooth grass stems, an’ then take an’ slide the whole string off into 
our mouths, holdin’ the end o’ the grass with one hand an’ crammin in the berries with t’other. Gosh 
a mighty, but they zvas good! 
They’s a deal o’ the sperit of early summer in a wild strawberry — daisies, an’ sunny medders, an’ birds’ 
singin’, an' little breezes zvanderin up the brook. An’ I hgger they’s a lot o’ tonics ye could take into your 
system which wouldn’t do near as much good as jus’ such simple, old-fashioned things as them. 
-OLD DOC LEMMON . 
W hen watering is 
done it should be 
done well—soak the 
ground 
Hilling potatoes 
while they are still 
small helps the 
growth of the tubers 
Keeping the dead 
flowers removed will 
lengthen the blos¬ 
soming season 
The rose garden exhibit of the Breck-Rob¬ 
inson Co. at the spring show of the Massa¬ 
chusetts Horticultural Society and the 
American Rose Society, in Boston 
Paper rolls tied around the celery plants, or 
the regular plant bleachers sold by the seeds¬ 
men and garden supply houses, simplify 
blanching the stalks 
Another effective exhibit at the Boston 
Show was that of John S. Ames, and in¬ 
cluded azaleas, yew, junipers and ferns in a 
rock and water garden arrangement 
