F A C I F I C T R !■: K A N D \' I N E 



Tho Gordon 



Wliy people go on year after year f;rovv- 

 ing fine crops of inferior garden vege. 

 tables, when tlie very best I'equire no 

 more land and no more labor. It is often 

 the case that the coarser and less highly 

 flavored varieties are more prolific than 

 the finer sorts. Thi.s is especially true of 

 sweet potatoes, beets, squash and many 

 others. Some of the round, smooth gar- 

 den peas are more prolific than some of 

 the finer flavored wrinkled peas. There 

 is a very wide difference in varietiest 



super-hardy weeds should insist ingrow- 

 ing, the rhubarb will grow as well with 

 as without them. 



Floral Notes. 



l-'hrysanthemums may be grown .sue- 

 I .-.s-ffully from cuttings. Choose the 

 most thrifty .shoots with a piece of root 

 .itt.iched; the shoots that come up at 

 oase of the old plants. Start them to 

 srowing when the warm days come, 

 in ooxes of (-.ind or sandy soil. Give 

 iheni plenty of moisture. 



(!ivf How"r seeds planted indoors 



charcoal around the roots is ffoo;l for 

 any pot plant. .Some of them will need 

 fertilizer or fnsh soil. This is the best 

 lime to start cuttings from begonias, 

 abutilons, geranmms. helioropes, double 

 petunias, and fuchsias. Root them in 

 coarse, clean sand in a rather shallow 

 box. And be E;ure the sand is moist all 

 the way through, all the time. 



Wild flowers may be successfully 

 transplanted, if one is careful to dig 

 well around ind under the roots to be 

 sure )f ?ettin:i enough earth with the 

 plant. Then be careful to keep the 

 .soil from falling from around the plant 

 until you gei it planted in a shady 

 place. They will not thrive without 

 shade ana rdenty of moisture. The 

 graceful ferns and fair forest flowers 



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Soe-nes in Santa CZtekrek CZIounty 



Those who think more of beauty than 

 eating quality, of course, will continue to 

 plant marrow fat peas, wax beans and 

 long blood beets. But those who pre- 

 fer (juality to looks, will plant good 

 wrinkled peas, green podded beans and 

 early turnip rooted beets, of each of 

 which tliere are numerous excellent var- 

 ieties, and those who do not know may 

 very safely depend upon what tlu' ciita- 

 logues say as Ut varieti(!s and qualities. 



Luther ISurbank .says t\n'. easiest of all 

 perennials to grow is rlnibarb. l)ni-e 

 started it will continue to produ<v for 

 fifteen years, will take po.«session of the 

 ground and kill out weeds, or if anv 



several inches of soi; for root growth. 

 Weed out the plants hat do not have a 

 healthy appearance. The youn.g plants 

 ie()uire a warm temperature and plenty 

 of moisture. Holes in the bottom of 

 (111' box cjnt:iining plants, with a little 

 ' hairo.il, will insure good drainage. 



This is the lime when hom-e plants 

 make .a vigorous growth. The gerani- 

 iinis enjoy the spring sunlight, and need 

 iilenty of moisture to sustain the now 

 .-hoots that are being put foith. The 

 primrose does i ot require .sunshitie, and 

 will not thank you for water on its 

 IfaNcs. And water should not be al- 

 low cd lo reaeh the crown of the plant 

 ciive I he palm water enough to keep 

 the earth moist, not wet If the leaves 

 (urn brown, the drainage is defective. 



Weak lime water will banish worms 

 Iriiin the soil of pol plants. And fine 



are fast disappearing with our forests. 

 We niay pres< rve a few of the delicate 

 plants if we hr ve a suitable location. 



Give roses rich soil and the blooms 

 will be line an.l numerous. The vitality 

 is Injured by setting the young plants 

 too near large trees. To do well they 

 al.so need good drainage and a southern 

 or eastern exposure. When setting 

 jilants press soil firmly around the stem 

 to prevent the roots drying out and the 

 top being jarred by the winds, fntil 

 new growth ftarts. they will need 

 moisture in nl'^nty and protet-tion from 

 the sun. 



An old legend tells us an angel 

 breathed upon an ordinary rose bush, 

 because she was grateful for its pro- 

 lectlon while .<^Ieei)ing beneath it. and 

 it was covered with ir.oss. This origin- 

 ated the iiios.! rose.— Ru.'h Co. F. M. \V. 



