1889. 



POPULAR GARDENING. 



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good luauure will answer in jilace of ahlftluK for two 

 ears. Shift at least every third year. 



Cactus. Water sparingly while dormant, and freely 

 when In bloom. 



Chrysanthemums. Take cuttings from old stocks, 

 and when rooted pot singly in small pots filled with 

 sandy loam. Water freely. Shift when needed. 



Clerodendrons need ample pot room for tho best 

 flowers. Use rich, light soil in repotting and set In 

 a shady situation, giving free airing. Propagate while 

 plants are in bloom or afterwards. 



Ficus elaslica or India Rubber Tree may remain in 

 the window the year round. Water occasionally with 

 Uquiti manure and sponge the leaves frequently to 

 keep off red spider. 



Fuchsias should have a partial rest after blooming. 

 Water less freely. 



Nitrate of Soda Is worthy of trial as a stimulant for 

 house plants. A small handful of it dissolved in a 

 common garden sprinkler full of water makes the 

 most convenient and effective liquid manure. 



Oleanders should be set out doors. Water well, 

 preferably with manure water. They do best in rich 

 loam and in a warm place. 



Palms require shifting at least once In two years 

 This should be done when plants are moved out doors. 



Shifting, especially of larger plants, had best be done 

 at this time, and Just as the new growth begins. 



Tubs. Fine plants show off to best advantage when 

 set in an attractive tub or box. Empty butter tubs, 

 nicely painted, may be used with good effect. 



Window plants when in full bloom should not be 

 removed to open air too soon. If they can be cared for 

 it will often be better to leave them in the window all 

 summer, shading and watering as required. 



LAWN AND FLOWER GARDEN. 



Annuals can be sown in open border. Scatter the 

 seeds in shallow drills, then sift some dry mold or pul- 

 verized moss over them, and pat down lightly. 



Cannas require rich soil and free supply of water. 



Edgings If kept neat and well detlned, highten the 

 effect of beds. 



Evergreens may be transplanted even after it would 

 be unsafe for deciduous trees, provided the roots are 

 kept moist while out of the ground, and proper care is 

 taken to pack the soil around them in planting. 



Ferns like a shady or half shady spot, and light, well 

 drained soil. Plant out at once. Water freely in a 

 dry time. 



Gladioli succeed best on somewhat light soil, but 

 dislike stiff clay. Plant the bulbs at least three Inches 

 deep, and arrange colors with taste. 



Morning Glories are easily grown, and used with 

 good effect to form attractive screens, or to hide un- 

 sightly objects. 



Mulching the beds is very beneficial to most an- 

 nual flowering plants, especially Asters. 



Phloxes. The improved annual sorts are used with 

 good effect in masses, and are among the best border 

 plants. 



Plans for the flower bed must be ready before plant- 

 ing day comes. 



Planting Out. Verbenas, Carnations. Stocks, and 

 other more hardy plants should be bedded out at once, 

 while the tenderer kinds, like Geraniums, and espec- 

 ially Coleu.s, Alternantheras, Tuberose, etc., nmst be 

 kept inside until settled warm weather. These tender 

 plants when set too early, often receive a shock from 

 which they require considerable time to recover. 



Seedlings of Gloxinias. Tuberous Begonias and sim- 

 ilar summer flowering bulbous plants, already started, 

 if planted out in the spent hot beds used for early 

 seedlings (digging up fresh and deep so as to mix the 

 manure thoroughly with the soil) and well shaded will 

 produce much stronger plants than by growing them 

 in pots. Many will bloom satisfactory the present 

 season, and all will be strong plants for next year. 



Water Lilies. A tank, how-ever small, of any of the 

 white Pond Lilies makes quite a lawn ornament. Get 

 the roots now from the nearest pond. 



Weeds. Kill them on sight. 



Yuccas reciuire a light rich soil. 



PLANT CULTURE UNDER GLASS. 



Camellias can go outside after danger from frost is 

 over. Put in a somewhat shady and sheltered spot, 

 and keep well watered and syringed. 



Cinerarias. Guard against drought and the green 

 fly. To propagate any variety. All the pot nearly full 

 of sandy compost, and when well rooted, divide the 

 plant, potting each rooted part separately in good soil. 



Cyclamens may be kept during summer In a shaded 

 frame, giving occasionally a little water, or go into the 

 open border until fall. 



Gloxinias do best in partial shade and a moist at- 

 mosphere. They need porous and well-enriched soil. 



Orchids, especially those of the Indian section, need 

 a moist atmosphere. 



Pelargoniums, (Lady Washingtons) should now 

 bloom freely. They thrive in a somewhat shady and 

 cool position, with plenty of air. 



Propagation. Strike cuttings of Geraniums, Helio- 

 tropes, Euphorbias, Begonias and all other plants 

 needed for next winter. 



Shading is now necessary. Common whitewash, or 

 a mixture of uaptha and whiting as thick as milk must 

 be applied to the glass, which is easiest done by means 

 of a syringe. Or screens may be made of lath, nailed 

 one Inch apart to light frames of just such size as de- 

 sired. DracEenas, Ferns, Fuchsias, Camellias, Orchids, 

 Palms, etc.. are more in need of shade than Roses. Ger- 

 aniums, et^-.. and shading should be applied accord- 

 ingly. 



Tradescantia, Lycopndium, Othonna, Linarla, etc., 

 may be grown on narrow shelves placed halfway be- 

 tween the walk and the stages, as they thrive without 

 much direct light. 



Water must be given frequently and abundantly. 

 Wet the whole house, walks and walls Included, daily 

 and thoroughly . 



FRUIT GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 



Borer. Prevent its attacks by placing coal ashes 

 around the body of trees, or wash occasionally with 

 hot soap suds or with the carbolic acid emulsion. 



Buds on budded stock, except those inserted, should 

 be rubbed off as fast as they grow. 



Crates and berry baskets must be on hand before 

 they are wanted for use. Fine berries in new boxes 

 bring the best price. Mark all-packages neatly with 

 your full name. 



Cultivation. If any crop is t« be grown in a young 

 orchard plant hoed crops between the trees, especially 

 Potatoes, Cabbages and Beans. Then cultivate 

 thorouglily. Never plant Oats, Wheat or other cereals 

 In an orchard. 



Currants pay when well manured and cultivated. 

 Spraying the bushes with a solution of hellebore, one 

 tablespoonful to a bucketful of water, will clear them 

 of worms. Repeat the dose when needed. 



Grafting can yet be done when dormant scions are 

 on hand. 



Insects. Our supplement gives complete informa- 

 tion how to fight them. 



Planting can yet be done at the north. 



Sap suckers, so-called, can be removed from the 

 trees at any time with advantage to the latter. 



Spraying with London purple solution Is now a rec- 

 ognized necessity for all trees except Peaches. 



Stakes. Tie the crooked tree to a stake, and gradu- 

 ally draw straight. Plant a small stake with each 

 Grape vine. 



Strawberries. Remove the mulch, cultivate and 

 mulch lightly before fruiting. Apply ashes and bone 

 dust next to the rows. Liquid manure also helps the 

 crop. 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. 



MANSFIELD MILTON, MAHONING CO., O. 



Beans. Plant the wax kinds, also Limas and other 

 Pole Beans. 



Beets. Thin from four to eight inches apart, accord- 

 ing to variety. 



Cabbages. Set out in the open ground. Cultivate 

 often and deep such as were set out last month. Keep 

 stirring the soil between the rows In the seed bed; it 

 Induces growth and disturbs Insects. 



Carrots. Thin and weed as soon as large enough t<i 

 handle. Use wheel-hoe freely. 



Celery. For first early set out intrenches. Culti- 

 vate between the rows in seed bed as soon as plants 

 appear above ground. 



Corn. Plant for succession In well enriched soil. No 

 use trying to produce good sweet Com on poor soil. 



Cucumbers. Sow main crop for large fruit, also 

 make first sowing for small Pickles. 



Egg Plant. Set out towards the end of the month. 

 Highly enriched soil and thoroughly decomposed ma- 

 nure is necessary fur success. 



Endive. Sow for first crop. 



Hardening off all plants grown under glass before 

 setting in open ground should not be slighted. It is 

 one of the chief essentials of success. 



Kohl Rahi. Sow in beds and transplant when about 

 five inches high. 



Leek. Sow in rows and thin to six Inches. 



Lettuce. Keep up a succession of heat-resisting 

 kinds, such as Deacon, Salamander, etc. 



Martynia. Sow in rows, and transplant to two feet 

 apart each way. 



Melon. Plant both Water and Musk varieties after 

 the middle of the month. 



Okra. Sow in drills three feet apart. 



Onions. Hoe and weed. 



Peas. Keep up successive sowings. Bush the tall- 

 growing kinds. 



Parsnips. Thin and hoe. 



Peppers. Set out two feet each way. 



Radishes. Sow for succession. 



Squash. Plant the bush kinds four feet each way, 

 the running kin<ia 8 to 12 feet. 



Thinning early Is as necessary as weeding. In order 

 to come to marketable size early plants need their full 



allowance of space, and the whole food which that 

 apace contains. 



Tomatoes. Plant out after middle of May. Look 

 out for cut worms. 



Weeds. Take care that all are destroyed before they 

 appear above ground, by stirring the surface with a 

 steel rake. 



Wheel Hoes. No gardener can afford to do without 

 the help of a good wheel hoe. Use It early and often. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES UNDER 

 GLASS. 



Cucumbers now need free ventilation, but protection 

 at night. 



Figs. Syringe to drive off red spider as soon as fruit 

 Is gathered. Give a fresh supply of good compost. 

 Ventilate freely. 



Grapes. Thin without iiandllng the berries. A day 

 temperature of 70" and 65'' at night, with a somewhat 

 dry atmosphere is just right for pushing the crop 

 toward maturity. 



Pines. Covering is necessary at night. Have tem- 

 gerature about 95*^ dui-lng the day, and 70 to 75« during 

 the night. Keep the atmosphere moist by wetting 

 walks and walls. Water the plants with guano water. 



Strawberries. Remove the plants out doors when 

 done fruiting. 



Succession. When Lettuce, Spinach, Radishes or 

 other early crops are cleared off, replant at once to 

 Cucumbers or Melons. 



Tomatoes. Treat as recommended for Cucumber 



THE POULTRY YARD. 



Sprinkle snuff iu nests of sitting heiw and the 

 vermin and mites will disappear. 



Ducks Lay Early. Keep them in their pen 

 until they have deposited their eggs. If permitted 

 to have their liberty they will drop one-half of 

 them along the streams and in the meadows 

 where they roam.— Farm Journal. 



Nests for Setting Hens. There are many ways 

 in malring nests, and many positions in which 

 they may be placed. When possible, it is best to 

 have the sitting hen away from the other stock 

 in some shed or outhouse, so that she may not 

 be disturbed.— The Girls Own Paper. 



Lice on Chicks, These are now the great pest 

 of the poultry keeper, and the cause of much 

 loss. Buhach or some other fresh insect powder 

 gives us almost absolute coutrnl over lice. Dust 

 the powder two or three times thoroughly 

 through the feathei-s of the sitting hen shortly 

 before the eggs hatch; then keep the brood away 

 from other fowls, and you are safe. 



Watering Young Chicks. Many young chicks 

 die because they get wet when drinking, which 

 chills them and causes them to droop and lose 

 appetite. Always have foimtains for chicks that 

 permit them to insert their beaks only into the 

 water. Placing the water before them in saucers, 

 into which they tread and get wet underneath, 

 is dangerous.— Mirror and Farmer. 



Hen Spiders. Now comes the time when the 

 roosts of most hen houses are alive with the ter- 

 rible little mite. In kerosene we have a cheap 

 and never falling remedy. Soak the roosts with 

 it from time to time, or still better, spray it all 

 over the inside of the building, reaching every 

 crack and crevice. It kills whuicx'cr it touches, 

 and the treatment will save uuich suffering to 

 the poor fowls, and monoj for the owner. 



How Many Eggs Does a Hen Lay? Usually a 

 hen will lay one egg every other day through the 

 season. The most prolific varieties, as the Span- 

 ish and Leghorns, will lay an egg daily for a few 

 days, gradually laying later until a day is missed. 

 Then the hens stop for the moulting season, 

 for about two or three months and during cold 

 weather, making the product from 100 to liO eggs 

 for the year.— Farmers' Home Joui'ual. 



Empty barrels placed in convenient spots in 

 the orchard or on sod ground with some shade 

 near, make excellent places for nests and broods 

 of newly hatched chicks. Lay the barrels on 

 their side, the open front slightly sunk in the 

 ground. Put some fresh soil in the ban-el, with 

 a little straw or hay on toj) for a nest. Provide 

 proper drainage. :ui<l clusi' the opening by sticks 

 drivt-n into thognmiulin In mt, just close enough 

 apart tu coutine the mother hen. 



Care of Turkey Chicks. Grown turkeys show 

 more intelligence than almost any other fowU 

 yet their young spend the first month of their 

 existence in trying to commit suicide in every 

 conceivable maimer. The amount of enterprise 

 and ingenuity which they exhibit in that direction 

 is wonderful, and the one who is most successful 

 in raising them, is the one who is most untiring 

 in watchfulness during the first six weeks of their 

 existence.— Farmers' Home Journal. 



Scaly leg is very contagious, and a single fowl 

 affected with It, if left without attention, will 

 soon effect every fowl In the yard. Treatment 

 should promptly follow discovery of the first 

 signs of the di^eusc. cspt'cially since it is so easily 

 cured. Amiint the iilleutud part of the fowls 

 legs with a mixture of kerosene and lard, or 

 simply dip the feet in pure kerosene, and repeat 

 this treatment two or three times at intervals of 

 a few days. The cure will be complete. 



