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  2. IN MY GARDEN

    When the architecture of the house is dull and featureless, window boxes filled with bright flowers are a distinct acquisition. This kind of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 734 words
  3. Cultivation of Asters

    Many growers have planted their aster seeds, but there is little gained by too early planting, as the aster is a mid-summer flower, and likes the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 646 words
  4. HOW SEEDS SPREAD

    In dealing with the problem of placing the seeds in situations favourable to their future well-being the first difficulty which has to be surmounted by a ...

    Article : 1,499 words
  5. This Week's Work

    1. Seeds of cockscomb, amaranthus, and balsams may be planted. 2. A small sowing of antirrhinum, phlox, and calliopsis may be made. ...

    Article : 144 words
  6. Seedless Fruit

    There are in cultivation many fruits without pips or stones. Man, in his efforts to exploit the plant world for his own benefit, has produced trees which ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 368 words
  7. Rock Gardens

    A rock garden is a place devoted generally to the cultivation of dwarf-growing plants. These are not limited to plants of any particular habit of ...

    Article : 519 words
  8. VEGETABLES

    1. Sow carrots, turnips, beans, lettuce, and radish. 2. In sheltered places a small sowing of cucumbers may be made. ...

    Article : 123 words
  9. Chrysanthemums

    It is not too early to prepare for next season's chrysanthemum blooms. Those who intend growing blooms for decorative purposes should start the beds ...

    Article : 301 words
  10. Garden Seeds

    Many amateur gardeners complain, of the failure of their seeds to germinate, but in moat cases the fault is with the planter. If seeds are placed under ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 459 words
  11. Carnation Notes

    Lightly fork the ground around the growing plants, taking care not to go too deep to disturb the roots; and then mulch the beds with old and well-rotted ...

    Article : 363 words
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    Advertising : 413 words
  13. Growing Plants on Verandas

    The most suitable verandas for growing plants are those facing east and north, as they are protected from Westerlies and southerlies. The plants ...

    Article : 204 words
  14. Potatoes

    In any position free from frost potatoes may be planted for early crops. If your soil is heavy, make it as porous as possible by the ...

    Article : 247 words
  15. Heuchera

    The alum root or heuehere is unsurpassed for grace and daintiness as a flower for vases, for table decoration. A few years ago I saw the plants ...

    Article : 150 words
  16. Salpiglossis

    Seeds of salpiglossis may be sown during August. September, and October, in boxes or pans, and transplanted for late summer and autumn flowering. They ...

    Article : 50 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 245 words
  18. Beans

    Growers with warm land on sunny slopes have an advantage over gardeners whose low lands are subject to frosts and cold. Many of the gardens free ...

    Article : 156 words
  19. Beet

    A sowing may be made of beet, which requires a rich, well-worked soil. If manure is worked into the soil, let it be old and worked in fairly deep. Any ...

    Article : 130 words
  20. Cabbage Spray

    A good spray for the destruction of cabbage aphis can be made as follows:—Steep 1lb tobacco stems or perished tobacco in one gallon of hot water, and ...

    Article : 83 words
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