. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. NOVEMBER 169 killed by frosts if they are tender. Trim them well, pick off the dead parts and give them the best soil you can find. After the frost has killed the beds of cannas and caladiums, the mature bulbs should be dug and dried in crates or stored in dry sand in the cellar. They should be kept from freezing during the winter. This is a good month in which to transplant violets, pansies, lily-of-the-valley, tuberoses and many others. The tall flowering stems of many perennial border pl
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. NOVEMBER 169 killed by frosts if they are tender. Trim them well, pick off the dead parts and give them the best soil you can find. After the frost has killed the beds of cannas and caladiums, the mature bulbs should be dug and dried in crates or stored in dry sand in the cellar. They should be kept from freezing during the winter. This is a good month in which to transplant violets, pansies, lily-of-the-valley, tuberoses and many others. The tall flowering stems of many perennial border plants should be re-. Fig. 97.—Prize winning exhibit of vegetables and the producer. This boy knows how to produce good crops, and is skilful in selecting the products for market or for exhibit. (R. I. State College, Ext. Dept.) moved late in October. If you wish, transplant the roots at this time. Do not let them become too crowded. You can better remember what ones need moving now than you can next spring. NOVEMBER Vegetables.—If frost has not yet killed tender vegetables such as melons, tomatoes, late beans, and others, harvest their crops as rapidly as possible or protect them when the first frost 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 Co
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