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sow lettuce every month until October
Don't let weeds go to seed; keep the straw
berry beds clean. In the flower garden pot
young geraniums, don't let them bloom
until September. Not too late to put
down more cuttings. A plea for old-fashioned
flowers, if your flower garden
is too small for holly-hocks larkspurs
pinks poppies etc. plant a row in the
vegetable garden.

The meteorologist reported 82° at 1o'clock
The Exhibits were very fine of vegetables
and flowers. apples were the only fruit
Questions
1 What are the blue-bells of Scotland?
Thought to be hyacinths. x
2 What is the matter with our Crimson Rambler?
It is not thought to be anything serious.
and will be all right in the spring.
3 How many of us trim our Lima beans?
Several do by shortening the vine at the
top. Dr Kirk failed with his Lima beans
the first time for twenty years.
4 How much should be taken off-? a foot
or eighteen inches. Dr Kirk likes sprouting
the beans before planting.
5 Does it injure rhubarb to cut it all thro
the summer? Best not use it later than
June. at Woodburn they put it up for
winter: put very little water with it and
bake in the oven. put in glass jars, Some
put it jars in water and screw the lids tight,
without cooking.

x The Century Dictionary says, a campanula