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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1906 



AWARDED Two Grand Prizes at the St. Louis Exposition, one for Seeds and an- 

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 Garden Seeds 



HIGH winds, hot sun, beating rains, in- 

 sect and feathered enemies have a 

 tendency to make the amateur's attempts to 

 raise flowers from seed in the open garden 

 an almost hopeless task. In addition to these 

 troubles, the soil in my garden has a ten- 

 dency to bake, and a rain will form a hard 

 crust over the most carefully prepared seed 

 bed. Covering with sand, shading with 

 boards or newspapers has not been entirely 

 successful, so I made a cheese-cloth cover, 

 which gave me one little spot completely 

 under my control. 



The first time I made one small frame 

 three by four feet using material two inches 

 square; at each corner were uprights 18 

 inches high, made from the same-sized lum- 

 ber. The top edges were made of one-half 

 by three-quarter inch strips. This I covered, 

 top and sides, with cheese-cloth, tacked all 

 around. It was light enough to be easily 

 lifted and set to one side while working or on 

 cloudy days, yet heavy enough to keep its 

 place in a high wind. Seeds were sown in 

 this as follows: Siberian columbine (Aquile- 

 gia Sibirica) in the middle of June, Canter- 

 bury bells in July and pansies in August. 



Last season I made two frames three feet 

 by six feet and one foot high. They were 

 made of three-quarter inch by one and one- 

 quarter inch cypress strips. It took just four 

 yards of cheese-cloth to cover each frame 

 The materials cost less than fifty cents for 

 each. 



Here I planted seeds of phlox, poppies, 

 petunias, schizanthus and other annuals as 

 early in the spring as the ground would allow. 

 They were exposed to two late snow storms 

 without suffering the slightest damage. 

 In June Nicotiana Sander a, delphiniums, 

 anemone, Australian star flower and snap- 

 dragons were sown. Later, after these were 

 transplanted, the frames were used for fox- 

 gloves, Canterbury bells and a collection of 

 many perennials. 



The smallest slow-germinating seeds of 

 perennials and annuals were started with the 

 most gratifying success. I used the frames 

 in early spring, midsummer and late fall. 

 They were invaluable for protecting tender 

 plants and cuttings from sun, high winds 

 and frost, and were not unsightly in the 

 garden. 



For one who has no hotbeds or coldframes, 

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