l Ill: 1 \\ ()"\\ 0~1.\ \
and prod ut f' ~,>Od lettuce::. :uc ::,utton ld•·al nnd .\11
th Year Round.
0~10:-\!> will -.how -.ign of rip<•ning-, and ltl\\ urd~
the t'nd of the month should h. H top-, bent u\er
to complt t~> the nutturntk~n.
::,o\'- on \)11, Lcnwn
Roccn nt the middle of the montfl to ... rand the
'' int('r I nbo • ...owill'r
of fripoli '.lll Ut' mndc IM
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... a)nd onion~.
'1'1:\ACn.-\\'int"r Prickh ~ n ')t' -.o\\ n.
PoTt\TOh.. ..... -Lift and store. Kr p •• n f ~ •• t•p<'ll r~)J
th«- hlig-ht if we han~ dull, tl -.hould be coluunn~ \\ell. \\ t.tk llqtud
nwnurc m.t) ht' t;ivcn to h~a~·ily-ladt·n pl.un-.. but
filch all rip.: c oh•rm•d fn,its Jtrst b. fare.• ltt"
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FRUIT.
lw -.wod in thl' -.un \Vhl'n il ha-. do ne ,.,. 1
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tlll\\ pn f,, to -.ow '>l'('u m a uuar y for t h, ·•
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St'n"un \
.\uglbt i-. an ideal month for planting <'ad
r•-.p<~·i.tlly tho ... t' \\ htch arc to be forced } hutu..,
:un.\ll'Ut'> th<'r(; i'> generally a tcndcnc·, . t \ tnong
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bulh ... ((X) l.tt•'· Frusia., "'hou ld "" po til·d
pi 1ll
C',Hiicr h.ttt h ... lwuld ha\'C' bec•n poltf'd 11 > • up : •Ill
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1 "''llltllh'S, 11: lpt:nn ma, .\ . fulgt'ns, \ O r!. u ' .
. tnd otlwr \'.trtl'IH., ... hou ld be out of th(' .., . 1
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,t t1mc .h )XN-\1 " , c;~ r y p antmg io; \\'<'11 r
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<• cIf< ums, or nlE>adow saffr
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,ufT .. r f rnm J,tte p I anung.
d('('p on
pt' oft tn.
-.i\. irH he-. below the s urface is not too
~~tng:
tlw l.trgtr ones.
for
Cmoxonnx '"· known ao.; Gl(lr} of the ~
"hou ld be put into the g round early.
now,
F~ l m r \Rli\S Ml' fr<' qU<'ntly left until th 1 ·y b,.
,Jll iwll«i up, a nd the result i~ poor.
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I oiUI'I''>. - Damp dm\ 11 the hou ... r-. and do-.t• t·.ul~ ·
J n dr) \\l nthcr gi\e good ::.o:~.king- to the• bord<:r,
whit h '' rll oftt n h(>lp to furnish out an llthl't ''"i'c
S'\0\\'I JROI'S O!'Cd <.'arly planting, and Spring ....
W('.tk aop.
Be sure to leave off fecdin~ "'th
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m.tnurl' thl• \'try moment grape<: lx·gin to tolour,
'l'
~1\llO'\'\.\ LtLtEs .. 1 A tum andcdum, should at~ ·
nll:t:rwisP in-.tt:-~d of the drl'dous tlmour of th<'
bl' potted Hl good tJme.
o
g-t.tpc th,. obno:dou-, fla\'our •.)! manur<' wat•'r will
r<•,..ult. h •• rly vrn " mu-.t be prunt'd.
n Lr~.Y OF ·thll~ hV ALLBk\ rehta.rded crown~ and .Varci~sus
PF.-\c 111 s .\~O \ n ,l .\IW\Hs.-Givc attention to the
, <>dtCII:>, ,,. I<'
ma ·e t {'tr roots earlv c;houlci 1
trH' wh• n th< ru ha' been dcarrd off, rcmodng be p01t1~. .\11 kinds of Daffodils and Hyacinths~ ~~
the shoot-. which ha,·e fruited if there i' t•Xt(>(hion he potted up as -.oon as they can be had from the
wood to t.tkc 1 h• ir pial c-. : gh·<:> thon u~ '1 feeding" dej I( rs.
of manure.
T hC' bulb ... -.hould he puf into large pots or boxr
SJR \\\'IH.KIW s nW) ,till be prop g.l!rd Ly run-
in a c month ab<:ut seed saving, surh
~Lnl\11 R l'Rl,:>;l:\G, <'"l)t'ci,rll) of appl(. mu,..t be
~ \'cry rmpo.rtant ~1attcr, CSJX' Ctally now, when s~a
tc~rriPd forw:~rd if not :~.lrP:td\ tinb.h('d. Cut th<> nf"\V
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C\.pt'nc;tvr
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save
one
s own seed i!> so eoo;\
-.boot-. back to -.j.\: lt·aw-. ; .ilw~t)., rut to a kn f bud
.111d ~o murll more interesting surely to grow one'~
p(•illtf d 01/ l ii'IIYth.
Vl'r)' own Aowcr childre n. Sel'ina ting a t a ll t im<'s.
B r.(.O:-tl \s <;hould nO\\ lw nt their br::.t ; gwe good
'""kin~ ... of walf•r in dry Wt ather.
J ust :t {{'w very useful hints, then, on seed saving
(' \f~:\ \110''-· outdoor,, rnav be la\CtN into ::.mall
·r hC' po dc; "hould be a rich brown, but should not
nwund' of ,orJ made round. the plants.
~fake a hav (' rrackP:-~n•-.t thl' g-round and ( mbc·d sam~" juicy a nd ripe a nd stored with nouric;hment to giw
in mound •a c'lJrl' with wirr hook or h~irpin.
-.tn•ngth and food for s tarting into growth nc:-;t
('1<\',\~lii i .~WMS will ... till bt lt·oublc.;omP a-. tlwir
\ f'ar. n crackf'd bj the sun heat a great de;~ I
dun.tnd-. for Wllt~'r ntL' nlmo<:t insntiabl('.
Look of the n our i ~hm<'nt c;tor4'd in the seed will h,,,·e
fo: the bud,. T lw plant<: art> \'C'ry intPn•-.ting at dri( d out a nd the:- poor 1 ittle soul will not haw
tlu ~t.tgc\ 1'\'('fl thoug-h thPy do put a tax on the food or '-tr<'ng th cn<,u ~h within it to s ta rt into
g-ruwC'r. ( ri\'C' frf'quc-nt watt ring ... of ~oot and water g"TO\\ th 11( '\t yt>a r. JJ!'n <'e no g-ermina tion will rl', uh .
• dtr rrwtc \\ ith other li4uid m anure..;.
T o d r) seed su<'C<'ssfullv t~doors it should be laid
CH 1 \Mll~ that arr· <:t:rrtins- gro\\ th m.w be r<'-
in th•• podo:; on tra\ s or box-lids in a warm room.
JK•ttrd. Be 'UTI' to kP•·p well he:,ded. (\clamul
but. not whf>l'<' su n~h in (' can touch it or dry up th~
t ~~t.lllot stand c..un ... hining on thl'm C\'~'O.
Ke1·p th('
morstur C'. People m ~ ke s uch a mistake drring ni'W
folra~<· -.pr.l~ • d oH·r t wo 01 t hree timec; a dm·. ~·H r d
~f'(•ds in tlv• c;un . On dull, rainy, or foggy ci:t)' it
nw) bf' -,own f(•r nf'xt \'Par
,, a good pla n thC'n to put the seeds cloc;t> to tl~
f ;r " .''or r llllht bf' ... takcd, a nd if ~xhibition ... pikl's
"mdo w , a nd hcrt> th(' s un heat is gained from
.rn· J;f'rng g rown sh.td(., nwy bP provid<"d.
b1•hind the d oudc; or mist without fear of c;corching
. llttr lomor·r·: nw.\ bP propagatl'd b\ m •·nrh of cut-
It j, o ft Pn w iser to gather the pods whrn slighth
t rn~<;.
h~own('d tha n to lcav<' thC'm cxposrd
;.~ttacks hon
l..ll lt'~l s in potc; that a re puo.;h ing th('ir root·>
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c:ho.uld he• top drP<:sNI, r vrn if it ic; nN """ar'' to fit brrd<; or too mu ch rain.
:\foo;, t of tht> <>t>C'd pods will cra('k indoors, but
a /lil t~ c ol l.tr to the• r im to kc·l'p the• c,oi l in. ·
c;onH'. ..;uch as those of the snapdragon and popPY•
1'1 1 \Rc . o ~Jtn.rs will now ~ moving a ft• r thf"ir n·<;t
and m.l\' ha ve w:\ler a..; nc•~f'd .
' mu<;t bf' card ull) slit with a knife.
Rn..,1 .., m:tY still • be buddPd. T ea::. in bud will . V10IN <;e~d should a lways be kept covrr<'?·
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:lowc•t J>L'r r-.tl'ntl_v 1f the fl ow•·r:-. :tr(' kt>pt r ut.
l•ttlf' dr: S1lvrr sand mav be mixed with tt, und
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