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Arc you going to re-jarnish a room? 

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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1907 



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Garden Work for December 



FpOR early spring flowers in the South 

 *- sow the seeds in December in a cold- 

 frame or a hotbed; pansies, petunias, 

 Phlox Drummondii and candytuft are among 

 the best for this purpose. 



Sow seeds of peas in open ground, in 

 trenches about six inches deep, in well 

 prepared soil. Cover the seeds one or two 

 inches deep; if the weather is favorable, 

 they will come into bloom about the first of 

 March. Sweet peas, like garden peas, 

 require moist soil and cool weather in which 

 to make their growth; therefore, they must 

 be planted early in the South to succeed. 



Sow seeds of tomatoes, cabbage and lettuce 

 in hotbeds or coldframes for early spring use. 



Asparagus is one of our earliest and most 

 desirable vegetables and should have a place 

 in every Southern garden. This month is 

 one of the very best for planting the roots. 

 It does best in a deep, rich, sandy loam, 

 although a good crop can be grown on almost 

 any soil. Before setting out the plants, 

 fertilize the ground well and it must be 

 spaded deeply so that the roots can penetrate 

 the soil sufficiently deep to obtain a constant 

 moisture which is very necessary in order to 

 produce a successful crop. Set the plants 

 twelve to fourteen inches apart in rows which 

 are three feet apart. Do not cut the shoots 

 the first year; and the cutting season of the 

 second year must not be very long, but during 

 that time all the shoots must be kept cut off 

 as the roots will cease to throw up shoots as 

 soon as one shoot is allowed to mature. 



Horseradish roots if planted this month 

 in a deep, rich loam soil, will commence to 

 grow in February or March. Set them 

 twelve or eighteen inches apart in rows, the 

 rows being from two to three feet apart. 



Plant out blackberries and raspberries 

 in a deep, rich, sandy loam that is neither 

 too wet nor too dry. If the soil is wet, the 

 plants make too rank a growth and bear but 

 little fruit and that which is produced has 

 a rather bitter taste. Set the plants three 

 feet apart in rows which are about four 

 feet apart. 



By this time, fall plowing should be pro- 

 ceeding nicely ; if, however, it is not, start im- 

 mediately. The soil must be broken fully 

 eight inches deep with a two-horse plow. 

 It can be made fine and loose to a good depth 

 by deep plowing. This will tend to hold the 

 heavy winter rains, will save the land from 

 washing up to a great extent and will almost 

 surely produce better crops. 



Georgia. Thomas J. Steed. 



