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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



June, 1906 



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A PROMINENT GARDENER AND FLORIST 

 OF IRONDEQUOIT, N. Y., WRITES AS FOL- 

 LOWS: 



"When I placed an order with your agent for some of the Dor- 

 mant Sod Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure I made an arrangement 

 with him whereby I should try a small sample before taking the 

 entire shipment, as I had never used any of this fertilizer before. I 

 wish to inform you that I have used this sample on new planted 

 lettuce in my greenhouses and I can say that it is the best fertilizer 

 I have ever gotten hold of. I commenced to see the benefit of a 

 little sprinkling of it soon after planting, and shall make use of my 

 full order in the near future." 



Price $4.00 per large barrel full Pulverized Sheep 

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 Union Stock Yards Chicago, 111. 



ten days or two weeks, or when the new 

 shoots which start as a result of the pinching 

 have made about an inch or an inch and a 

 half of growth. Be careful to note the dif- 

 ference between the leaves and stems. The 

 new leaves frequently stick out straight and 

 round, like a stem. 



This constant pinching will secure round, 

 stocky plants, six or eight inches in diameter. 

 If the plants are allowed to run up to a 

 single stem, and flower, they will be of 

 little use for next winter. 



LIFTING AND POTTING 



About the middle of August is a good 

 time to transplant the plants into pots and 

 boxes — their permanent quarters for next 

 winter. If you have a small greenhouse, 

 and want to plant them out on a bench, this 

 is the time to do it. 



As a general rule people soak the ground 

 just before lifting the plants, or do this work 

 after a rain. I have found the contrary to 

 be true. I got much better results from 

 allowing ground to dry out a little. This 

 however, cannot always be done on heavy 

 soil, nor will it work as well either unless the 

 soil is full of humus, but on my sandy soil it 

 gave me great long feeding roots which I 

 otherwise would have lost. 



Plants grown as I have described will need 

 pots six or seven inches in diameter — they 

 may be put in boxes, or on benches, and 

 planted a foot apart. 



Do not "over-pot" them. When you are 

 putting them in the sized pots mentioned 

 you will feel that you are crowding them, but 

 you forget that the new soil which you are 

 putting around them is full of plant food, so 

 that they will not need to have a large 

 amount of soil in which to forage. 



I found that a soil consisting of equal parts 

 of rotten sod, leaf-mold, well decomposed 

 horse manure, and sand, made a good 

 medium in which to grow the plants. If 

 you can mix your soil up a week in advance, 

 put in a five-inch potful of bone meal to a 

 wheelbarrowful of soil. This must be done 

 beforehand, as it ferments, which would 

 hurt the roots if it were added just before 

 potting the plants in it. 



Be sure that the roots are spread out as 

 much as possible, and that the soil is worked 

 well in among the roots. This can be done 

 by filling up the pot, jand then holding the 

 plant by the stem, gently lift it up and down. 

 You will be surprised to find how much soil 

 will work in around the roots which you 

 could not get in there by any other method. 



Firm — do not pack — the soil, first with 

 the hands, and then with a potting stick. 

 This stick should be a piece of white pine, 

 because it is soft; about a foot long, an inch 

 to an inch and a half wide, and about three- 

 quarters of an inch thick, rounded at the ends 

 and the corners smoothed off, so as not to 

 hurt the hands. 



CARE AFTER POTTING 



When potted, water the plants, giving 

 them enough so that all the soil in the pots is 

 thoroughly moistened, and set them in a shady 

 place for a few days, where they are sheltered 

 from the wind. The watering will help 



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Because "BULL FROG" BRAND costs no more and lasts over 

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 the past. 



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