Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-19
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This u usually trying month Tor our
plants, and the gardener Who would
have her plants Keep up their fne appear.
snce, Will ind constant watching and
care neccsssry. Remove all dying
leaves, fading flowers aud unhealthy
shoots, keeping the iower-bcis and bor-
der. q. neat and b~sutlful ne possible.
n the weather IL very dry, water well
ani thoroughly.
in r,Io,iing for winter plants, use
clean pots sud H. sure Ia have good
drainage. when plenty IL bloom Il lie
.irci, mot plant. jo better " not given
too mu,h root room; good, frc.h soil
should D. pr,,Ilci.
Tie a.tcrs neatly Ca stakc-, and 10 not
10 them lack for water. Rich earth
nlusi d. gl,,n Ga them, as they are gross
feeder. and vii not do we'll In poor
soil.
Finch IN ihose g,ranium. that are In
tended for vinisr, az AZ a. have nice,
bushy plsnt..
For inc dshlla blooms, allow but one
msin shoot Ia each plant, api tie " NJ
neatly to . stout sthk.
Everlasting flower. for Winter should
h. gath-r-i l,cfotc they arr fully open
Nc ihrm Ia bundle. an hang them Will,
il.lr head. down 10 dry shady place.
For ,,rbens. that sr rather exhaust
81 frum hlo"mlug, cat thcm back .ey-r,-
IN AMI give them frequent ,ioses ~ llgull
manur-. ar .tf-w some sftifrlsl fertilizer
Over the groumd stound them.
Climbing rn.e., " not already pruncd,
.houIi ls lookol after thl. month
i'runc auav al supcrflnou. .l'oot., short
ga seine ~ tll" longer onr- inio pt"pr'
shll-. ahL manure veil. Pwirr tip-n
ing IL the Ne,sl this year vii furnlsi
MOTE hln''m. Tor neat year, as thu uc>i
season. ioN'r. ~lll grow FROM tie Nco-
f of III. season.
/ Comparative drync.s I. all "a bc o.
,or,blr To- blooming, and moisture Il
groaih.
Ghc carnations Intended for vlnicl
I hl,un a rich. fbtoa. .oll, aud Cui ba,l
I thi. month Zoe tile last timr.
IU.sl.s are lovely Nini.r hl"omin.
i,ulis. aui may H. started earlier that
IN iny other VARIETIES ~ bulbs. Fla =
,oscu IN a ltrgc pot ani they viii NIX
a flne uinloa ornament. while their fri
grancc I. cNpuislic.
Glaxinla., sfi.r having bl"onri
.hould D. sst Ia cool pla,r. aud the Va
icfinr gradually rrluc-,l until they az
rnilr,ly dry. then ct them away Ia ~
until wanted ior another season.
S.c,is 10 huwalll,, anil ,.n-~crk.
.io,k. may he soNn nov Tor white
blo"ming.
Nearly al plant. are quite caslly root
~ from cuttings, ani With q little car
any Que eau - .urc...ful Ia tootinI
lthsm. Have wvol,n box frum iNo q
thr-c in,hc. d--p, and large enough Z
hold = g,-zl many cutting tsorc bel
Ia each corner 20 the los. az az a. alio'
al overflow IL water o. drain 81, oil ia
l.oN With good, clean .ani, prr..
down little, and then make a holr '
the .ani With q stick of knlfr, AMI IL
.sTt YOUR cutting Ia the hole, ptr..ln
10. .and frmly around II. AFTER III
lculiiug. ate In, give thorough waiel
Ing; give = wsfm location, but shid
tlism irum the hot .un. Watch the IAN
every day, az that II l. no, sllosed
bcrymc dry. hat do not over water, q
water ihrm Nhsn the .ani !. vet, az ~
cgitlng sogld d. apt a. fo,. hrcp a
dead have. cut oil, AMI your cutting
aill probably H. nicely ruo,ol In fru'
tNo To- thrr- weeks time.
All .hruhby housc-plsnis, like daphne
crlAs. 40 'ci.. camcllias, etc, should
.hiiic,i tai. mouth, u they nc-i u at Al
Old mch.h plants may nov D. .e,cryl
cui hack sud rvpoti.d, being cafrf,
not io over water While the youn
stuNth v startling.
Misunderstanding begoulss .hould :
we'll plnclic,l back, so a. Ia Induce .toci
inc.. aud greater profu.lou 81 bloo'
hiet CA.
ran.y .c-i .hould H. planted ior nc'
springs towering.