. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN STATES 245 Manure should be placed about the bush fruits, and per- haps about the lawn shrubs. Rhododendrons and laurels re- quire some protection over the ground; either a coarse mulch or manure. In the coldest regions light straw is thrown among these broad-leaved evergreens and left until spring. Stratify peach and plum pits now. They will be suitable for use in starting the seedlings for next year's budding.
. School and home gardening; a text book for young people, with plans, suggestions and helps for teachers, club leaders and organizers. Gardening; School gardens. CALENDAR FOR NORTHERN STATES 245 Manure should be placed about the bush fruits, and per- haps about the lawn shrubs. Rhododendrons and laurels re- quire some protection over the ground; either a coarse mulch or manure. In the coldest regions light straw is thrown among these broad-leaved evergreens and left until spring. Stratify peach and plum pits now. They will be suitable for use in starting the seedlings for next year's budding. Look carefully over the taps of all trees when the leaves. Fig 129 —The winter mulch of straw protects the strawberry plants from heaving out by frost, and in the summer protects the fruit from the aoil, keeps down weeds, and saves moisture in the soil (New Jersey Station ) are ofE for bag worms, tent caterpillar nests, egg masses and other signs of insect enemies. These may be pruned out or picked off and destroyed. Transplant some little evergreens, such as pines, spruces, and cedars to pots, cans or window boxes. They will add much cheerfulness to the winter collection of house plants. Top dress all the grassy- lawns with half-rotted manure to make a complete cover. This is to remain until early Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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