. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. time for this work. Now they can beidentified from the stems that remain standing. Look over thecolumbines, golden glow, perennial phlox, larkspur, dahlia andothers. Do all planting of seeds of perennials which are recom-mended for fall sowing. • October.—The late crop of cabbage will need attention. Manyof the heads tend to burst. To prevent this, bend over the tops tothoroughly ch
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. time for this work. Now they can beidentified from the stems that remain standing. Look over thecolumbines, golden glow, perennial phlox, larkspur, dahlia andothers. Do all planting of seeds of perennials which are recom-mended for fall sowing. • October.—The late crop of cabbage will need attention. Manyof the heads tend to burst. To prevent this, bend over the tops tothoroughly check their growth. The late cauliflower heads maycontinue blanching if the heads are tied up. They stand the fallfrosts well. On frosty nights protect the tender vegetables thatstill remain in the garden. The coldframes and hotbeds shouldbe kept full with growing crops. Start more winter vegetableslate in October. The asparagus bed should have its fall attention now. Mowoff the stems, and plow the whole area with the turning six inches of manure over the rows. This is not a bad timeto start new beds from seed sown last spring. Rhubarb may also betransplanted now. SCENES ON EXHIBITION DAYS 153. Fig. 91.—Scenes on exhibition days, out of doors. Garden products, and school work,are often combined. Prizes are awarded for exhibits and best gardens. The prizes may con-sist of shrubs, bulbs, books, gold, silver and bronze pins and cash. (Rhode Island StateCollege Extension Department.) 154 SUGGESTIONS FOR GARDEN WORK BY MONTHS Beds of winter onions may be set early in October. Give them alittle protection with straw or leaves as the winter advances. The sweet potato crop should be thoroughly dried by thismonth for storage through the winter. Parsley may be takenfrom the garden to continue its growth in coldframes or windowboxes. Many of the garden flowers should be taken in before they arekilled by frost. House pots and window boxes should be filled withcarnations, chr
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