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should be visible. This is a good time to start a com¬ 
post bed with plant refuse and lawn clippings; also 
save leaves this fall and you will save money on fer¬ 
tilizer requirements. Water, fertilize and cut lawn 
regularly. After fertilizing water at once. Sow an¬ 
nual flower seeds now! Look over your rock garden. 
If not thriving, how is the soil? Best mixture for 
rock plants and alpines is one-half peat moss, one- 
fourth leaf mold and one-fourth garden loam. Never 
use clay—it packs and bakes; sand washes too 
easily. After clipping, water well and work in a 
little leaf mold or peat moss. Keep after your 
weeding. 
UGUST Cut your lawn every five to 
seven days and not too 
short. If too short, the yellow or 
brown undergrowth shows through. 
Snip off blooms of your annual 
flowers as soon as they are past their prime. Extra 
blooms will result. Annuals appreciate a good water¬ 
ing once a week. Plant perennials this month. Fall 
rains and natural hardening-off weather benefits 
them before winter rest, and in spring they emerge 
properly equipped by nature to bloom in their regu¬ 
lar season. Spray, dust and bait the remainder of 
this year. Clean up waste plant material. Remove 
annuals that have finished blooming. Cut back per¬ 
ennials. Keep weeds out. Make rose cuttings this 
month. Remove all leaves, tie your cuttings in bun¬ 
dles with tops all in one direction and bury in moist 
soil six inches below surface (entirely covered) with 
tops down for three weeks. Then plant right side up, 
ten to twelve inches apart, with but one bud out of 
ground. Leave in nursery for one year and do not 
fertilize during this time. Use rich soil to start with. 
Take cuttings of all shrubby plants in much the 
same way. 
EPTEMBER Prepare now for plant¬ 
ing spring flowering 
bulbs, such as—Hyacinths, Scillas, 
Muscari, Snowdrops, Crocus, Nar¬ 
cissus, Tulips, etc. This is your last 
n making. See “Lawns”. Pull out an¬ 
nual flowers that are through blooming, to keep 
from going to seed. Light rains and foggy mornings 
do not take the place of good watering. Don’t neg¬ 
lect good soakings this month. Transplant evergreen 
trees and shrubs now. Stake and support the tall 
things in your garden. Use wired wooden plant 
labels for labeling Dahlia roots and Gladiolus bulbs 
when dug for winter storage later in fall; also for 
marking trees, shrubs and plants. Watch for moss in 
the lawn and rake out with a moss rake. Moss indi¬ 
cates sour condition of soil — apply a complete 
fertilizer. 
CTOBER Plant spring flowering 
bulbs now: Tulips, Daf¬ 
fodils, Narcissus, Crocus, Hyacinths, 
Scillas, Grape Hyacinths, Dutch Iris, 
Spanish Iris, Anemones, Chionodoze, 
inthis. Ranunculus, Fritilaria, Ixia, 
Ornithogalum. Dig Gladiolus and Dahlia bulbs; dry 
and clean and then store in frost-proof plaee that is 
dark, well ventilated and is not too warm. Divide 
and transplant perennials that make early spring 
growth. Cut lawns regularly and fertilize with com¬ 
plete fertilizer. Remove matured plants and waste 
plant material from garden as early as possible. Add 
to compost pile; turn under. Gather up leaves as 
they fall, remove to compost heap, mix with a little 
earth. Indian Summer is a fine time to paint garden 
fences and furniture. Use Naphthalene Flakes when 
storing bulbs. 
OVEMBER Plant Sweet Peas for 
next season — deeper 
than for spring planting. Last chance 
to plant spring flowering bulbs—■ 
Tulips, Narcissus, Hyacinths. Early 
best results. Fertilize your lawn some¬ 
time this month with complete commercial fertilizer 
high in phosphates and potash. Set out Pansy plants 
for winter blooms. Plant Japan Quince, Snowberry, 
Oregon Grape. Sow seeds of Clarkia, Candytuft, 
Sweet Alyssum, Larkspur and other hardy annuals. 
Plant Roses, Oriental Flowering Trees, set out Haw¬ 
thorns, plant conifers, and deciduous trees, maples, 
birches, etc. 
planting gives 
ECEMBER Plan your next year’s 
garden now. Make a 
diagram or drawing of your garden 
and mark location for your plants, 
thus avoid confusion by planning 
ahead for color schemes, arrangement, etc. If plant¬ 
ing evergreens, leave a depression in the soil around 
them so that water shed by foliage will run back 
toward the trunk. If a mild winter, mow the lawn. 
Grass should not get too long during the winter. 
Spray fruit trees this month with reliable dormant 
spray such as lime and sulphur or oil-base spray. 
This kills many insects, prevents growth of moss and 
lichens. Cover entire surface of all branches. Spray 
again in spring. Remember your compost pile — 
adding leaves every day. If you have not already 
done so, mulch your lawn this month with ground 
peat. 
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