Some lawns pack down so hard that jabbing a spad- 

 ing fork in the lawn when moist and prying a little 

 loosens the soil so that water and air get down into 

 the ground better. 



Lime water should be given all potted plants at least 

 once a month. It sweetens the soil and destroys in- 

 jurious insects that may be in the soil. This also ap- 

 plies to plants, shrubs, etc., in the open ground. It is 

 easily prepared by filling an old keg, tub, bucket or any 

 thing suitable about one-fifth or sixth full of lime and 

 filling up with water, letting it stand for two or three 

 days before using. 



Hydrangeas when they begin to push out their new 

 growth in the spring time should have a heavy fer- 

 tilizing of some kind, it means large blooms. 



When you wish the color of the blooms to be purple, 

 bury some pieces of old iron around the roots. 



Do not waste the grass from the lawn, weeds, leaves 

 from shrubs or trees, vegetable tops, everything of this 

 nature should be dumped into a hole in an out of the 

 way place and kept wet. In the Spring time you will 

 find the finest leaf mould for your ferns, begonias, and 

 seed boxes. Do not dump the dish water into the sink 

 but pour it around your rose bushes, trees, shrubs and 

 flowering plants. Do not do it when things are not in 

 need of moisture. 



Bury the garbage around in the garden, it is needed 

 there. 



In sowing fine seed in shallow boxes or open ground 

 it is important that in covering the seed the soil should 

 be fine and evenly spread on. This is highly import- 

 ant. And a good way to do is to get a small, shallow 

 box, something you can easily hold in one hand. 



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