Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-25

now IN order TO nave flowers In No
vember and through to the holidays.
If You want to force them to start
noting the process is often done by
feeding light for a week or two and
then feeding heavily
The advantage of an early mott is
to have the hens all feathered out
and strong and active before cold
weather starts.
Most hens lay somewhat irregularly
during the melting process, and little
can be done to remedy this state of
affairs.
1t is gen rally thought that hens
that mott early make the best LAYERS
for the winter months; they will be
by the end of October in shape to
start laying when eggs are most
needed.
Animal food, or meat in some form,
is almost ali essential during the
melting period. Many fanciers also
give an occasional feed of linseed oil
meal with excellent results.
Keep the melting yards cleaned up
during August and allow nothing that
has been left uneaten by the fowls
to accumulate and decompose.
This is an excellent time to start
patch OF perennials. Seeds can be
sown in flats or in rows in cold
frames and later transplanted in
rows in frame or in a protected
location outside, It is always. best
to winter the young plants in cold
frames, If at all possible, but they
can be left out If properly protected.
Any of the perennials can be handled
IN this way, and large quantities #
the best types can be raised at the
very minimum of cost. If a large
supply be needed for any special eff
feet next year, the plants can be had
from seed sown now for a small sum.
whereas the cost of the plants next
season might be prohibitive,
Anconitum, ancnuss, aquilegia,
eampanula. delphinium, gaillardia,
gypsophila, helenium, helianthus,
hollyhock, lupin, lychnis, pentstemon,
physostegio, phlox poppy, pure
thrum and sweet william are only a
few of the more poular Towering per-
ennials than can be considered as
possibilities in any garden because of
the very low cost when raised from
seed at this time.
For early spring Towering, SOW late
this month campanula, digitalis,
pansy, mysostis, English daisy, viola
and wallfower. These plants must
be wintered in a cold frame and can
be planted out very early in spring
or can be left in the cold frame to
flower
Tall perennials in the garden should
be staked up. Go into the woods and
cut some stakes for this purpose, or
bamboo canes may be bought very
cheaply from the seed stores. Where
the plants are conspicuous, as in for
NAL gardens, the regulation painted
stake must be used. Helianthus,
helenium, hellyhock, yucca and such
plants should certainly be staked.
Sweet peas must be kept cut close
or they will stop Towering, don't let
any seed pods form, keep the flowers
removed; feed freely and have a
heavy mulch applied; a light muslin
or cheese cloth cover placed over the
row so as to shade it during the
centre of the day will improve them
somewhat.
Don't be afraid to cut the con-
tinuous Towering ANIMALS such as the
snapdragon, scabiosa, helianthus,
Salpiglossis, etc If they are not kept
cut, seed pods will form and flower
ing will cease. Keep the stems on
the dahlias reduced to three or four
Thin out some,of the lower laterals so
that you don't get so much wood.
This will give you better quality
flowers. An application of COW ma
nure water will improve the quality
of your asters.
Toward the latter part of July if
your cosmos is growing very rank it
is a good plan to check the growth
slightly by cutting some of the roots;
this will tbasten Towering. Simply
jab spade down to the hilt about
one foot from the plant, go about
half way round the first time Make
practise of cutting your flowers
early in the morning while they are
still wet with dew. Flowers so cut
will not only last much better, but
will retain freshness a long time
after cutting. Such flowers as the
poppy, which is very hard to keep,
can be made a fairly good cut flower
subject if handled this way.
The cold frames should now be
cleaned out, fresh ssoil put in and
made ready for use; there are a thou
sand and one purposes for which you
will need them later. This is the
right time to look around for some
good soil for building up the compost
for greenhouse operations next sea-
SON. In order to have success with
plants indoors, where they are sub
jected to an unnatural condition, we
must have a good soil, one rich in
fertilizing qualities, and containing
humus; it should be of the proper
consistency, adhesive, yet friable.
Humus is most important item
and special attention must be given
to get it into the majority of our
costal soils even if it has to be
hauled from afar.
A good turfy sod is the best foun-
dation for a compost heap, using
about two-t thirds of this to one third
of well deeayed COW manure. Shake
| in about one shovelful of pure ground
bone meal to every twelve of COM
post, if the soil is inclined to be wet
and soggy add enough lime to sweet
en- it, additional plant food that is
| QUICK dCllllS can bC lhSOipoA dtSO VIZ
| the soil at the final mixing Leaf
mold is usually added at this time
also.
Are you intending to force any
bulbs next winter? If so, this is the
time to make up your order. and re-
member it is better to pay good
prices; cheap bulbs are a false econ
omy.
Prepare the greenhouse bed for
sweet peas late this month. They
prefer a bed that has good drainage.
but which is extremely fertile. In