YARD AND GAEDEN 



WATERING 



It would be a material help to the amateur — 

 and to the professional gardener, too — if it were 

 possible to lay down fixed rules for watering. 

 But, unfortunately, there are no such things 

 as established laws governing the supply of 



Oiiiaiiiental-Foliiiged Begonia {Begonia Bex) 



moisture. Water when the plants require it — 

 this is the only rule that can be cited. And 

 plants recjuire water when the soil is dry enough 

 to become slightly powdery when rubl)ed be- 

 tween the thumb and finger. If, for any 

 reason, water is withheld longer, until, for in- 

 stance, the soil becomes so dry as to crack, set 



