| Show WORD ABOUT ANNUALS it you want plenty of late blooms rom your annuals cut off all the eed pods and fading blossoms loos on en the soll and with commercial fertilizer doctor them it if the weather ha be dry water well prepare some sort of protection for chrysanthemums mums and other late blooming flowers so that when the first frost appears you may save the flowers often we have a few cold nights about the middle af twe month and warm weather until aunill october dont forget to order a supply of crocus bulbs for lawn planting that Is tuck a few dozen of them jn in the lawn and you and your family will enjoy early blooms in unexpected places wake make rose cuttings about six inches long strip all the leaves oft off but one and bury the cutting up to the leaves turn a glass jar upon them and draw the soil well up about the jar when winter approaches protect them with leaves or other litter this fall plant some irises they are beautiful easy to cultivate and free from disease give the cosmos attention as regards stalking water and liquid foods if you will pot a few self sown seedlings found in the borders you will have satisfactory bloomers in your window in a few weeks do not wait until the frost has weakened them but do it now dont use musty mossy flower pots scour and disinfect I 1 them hem to kill all the insect and fungi always use a perfectly dry pot baking them t thoroughly her will destroy all life that the scouring has not reached golden bell or forsythia Forsyt hla on account of blooming so early in the spring must be transplanted in the autumn it if you have a large east cast window turn it into a bower of beauty fast en a strong shelf below the sill and nail a wire arch or grill across the top of the window place a pot ol of Ala madeira detra vine at each end of the shelf they will soon reach the top op of the window and cover the arch 5 our finest fall flower the chrysanthemum |
