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probably be raised out of thf' ~rou nd a hule during
frost. but they are eas1ly pre ...... <:d down again \\hi n
a thaw sets in. The ground should bt kept well
ho<'CI , and next summer th(' grov. ths \\ill r(quire
support. In the following spn ng the cuttmg~ may
be lifted and planted out in their final position ...
September is a good time to sow cwlamens to
bloom in the autumn next year or late~, c-speciall}
if there is not a great command of heat during the
winter. Use a compost of sand' loam with a liberal
supply of leaf-mould. Take s~d -boxes three inche-s
deep, put plenty of drainage at tht> bottom. Fill up
the boxes with the soil, making it close and firm,
then dibble in the seeds w ith a little pomted stkk,
one inch apart each way. Seedlings should not want
potting off if given this space.
Although April is the best month for sowing gra_<;c;
s~. an expe-riment has bcE'n made of sowing s~s
in September in cases where there arc very bare
patches on the lawn. The surface of the ground
should be well scratched over with a sharp-toothed
iron rake, the seeds sown fairly thickly, covered
with sifted loam, rolled, and then watered The soil
being warm will soon induce germmation, and in
the absence of showers thl" pntches must be kept
fairly moist, with water applied through a fine- rosf'.
The voung grass c;hould be cut once- or twiC'C with a
shnrp scvth<' b<'fore the mowing machine is used.
I t has bf'en found that this young grass wht-n Wf'll
eo;ta blic;hcd is not dcstrov<'d or <'Vt'n hurt h\' thl'
wintt>r frostc;.
Jt ha<; bN'n provt-d that mignonette is an t'X<'Cllf'nt
thing for k~ping flt<'s awav A bowl or vac;e of
mig-nonette in n dining--room will have a wondf'rful
(\ITf'rt in g(\tting rid of th<'m . I t io; alo;o W('ll known
tlY\t f"ldt>r leaves have nn f" fT C'ct upon the s~w- flv
on gooc;ebc·rry bushe".
i\ fl'w branchE-s of E'ld~r
plncf'd ov{'r the- trees bc.'for<' thC'rc- is n 1·hanrc of thr
c;aw-fly h<'ginning hao; b<-C'n prO\'<'d to rid lhc.'m
Pntir<-ly of this pMt.
v,\ri< t i.-,.,
\Vill ht• r~:H)y for lifting-.
f),, thi.., '~ry <'ttrrfullv
\\ ith .1 fork put in well
a\\ .1\'
. from the tOOh ' •
~pt' tring b the gr~·at d<.~n-
~f'r
If the fork pil."t"lt s
the beet it will bleed t<>
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death, and n:lturally all
fl:.tvour wtll go out of 1t.
Again tle'Ver cur be<-t, al\\ay" wring off th«' grt>en
top5 '" ith }OUr hand, and 04'Ver .tttcmpt to d('an or
"crub; rook ju.,t r) should
be re-ady for lifting now; do this can•fully.
0:-.JO~s .-Thf'Se should be lifted and laid out
on path or roof of outhouo;e to dn· for a ft>w day-.
before c;tringing or storing.
P \RS-.:Jr<>.-These nC(·d not bt• tou<"hl' lift· ·d no\\ M c;oon a>
pos<-iblf'
To~t \TOF'- - Ripen these ofT ac; "oon ao;, J>O'"ibl",
giving little Jr._s air in holN's and frames. If C'old
:1nd Wf t "<'t in, thf"n -.tov«'c; mu<;t be- lrght• d.
TomatO\''> m'l\ bP ripe-nt•d artifici.,Uy b\ picking
green and placing in bO:""C<"> betwto1~n 1 wer ... of fhnnf'l,
and bO'\M pkH·<'
all flavour if rip<'ned this way.
Tt·R-.:JPS m'ly b«" -.own for late autumn and "-'inkr
uc;e.
FRUIT.
Arrr nc:;.-Gather tllf'"-f' rn a~ liO<\n tl" thl"y arf"
r~adv but wait until thev rom~ off lhf' tree quit~
er.silv; ' never pull an appl<' ofT th(' ll't'i'. S\orc th~'tn
cardullv on "htl\'4 .::, k('Ppine, (':l<'h kind c;pparHI•'
and lnbl'lled: c;('t mou<:P-traJ>" in <':t"e of im·a ion,
ac: mkf" in thr- apol<' c;h('()o; mak<' c:.hort work of th,.
crop. ne: thfV nibhl(• firc:t on~ and thl'o :moth('r, "liHi
.tlw.1'' thf> bl'c;t fru it
(Continued on f'rr[.:t 20<'1)