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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1907 



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"Plants and Plans for 

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_ It is full of invaluable informa- 

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It shows how the modest as well 

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CARE OF CAPE BULBS 



H. S. G., New Jersey— The "Cape" bulbs— freesia, 

 oxalis, etc. — may be saved after they have finished flowering. 

 The treatment is as follows: Continue watering whenever 

 necessary and once or twice a week give the soil a watering 

 with liquid manure. When the leaves begin to turn yellow, 

 gradually withhold water until the leaves die and the soil 

 is dry; then store for the spring and summer in a dry place 

 where the mice cannot reach them. In August, when 

 planting time comes, separate the bulbs from the soil, sort 

 the small ones from the big ones and plant. The small 

 bulbs will not bloom so they may be grown in flats planted 

 an inch apart. 



THE BEST ONIONS 



R. W., 111. — Everything depends on the market and the 

 soil. The most profitable onion to grow in many localities, 

 if there is a market for it, is Prizetaker. It is of the Spanish 

 type. Many acres of it are grown in the South each year 

 and sold in our Northern markets as Bermuda onions. 

 These must be started in a hotbed not later than the first 

 of February. Mr. T. Greiner says, "Sow the seed rather 

 thickly in drills an inch and a half or two inches apart, using 

 about an ounce of seed to ten square feet of bed surface." 

 Transplant to the open when the ground can be worked 

 but not until the plants in the hotbed have been hardened 

 off. Set the plants about four inches apart in rows, which 

 are fourteen inches apart. Onions prefer a rich sandy soil. 



CULTURE OF GARDENIAS 



F. L. F., New York — Gardenias grow best in a house that 

 is devoted entirely to them. They demand a night temper- 

 ature of 75 . Cuttings are made in February of the tips 

 only. These cuttings are two inches long, and are put into 

 sand to strike. For soil use a mixture of two parts leaf 

 soil and one part of a compost of turfy loam, sand, and 

 charcoal in equal parts. This means that the gardenia 

 likes a free, open, cool, moist but rapidly drained soil. You 

 cannot grow really good gardenias without bottom heat. 

 Plant out in May for flowers from September to Christmas. 

 In the winter time, or when the temperature falls, withhold 

 water, otherwise they will be sure to produce a yellowish 

 appearance of the leaves, and small flowers. The best 

 cultfvators find they get the best results by planting in a 

 shallow soil at the first, and gradually adding in a top 

 dressing until the bench is full. 



SOIL DISTINCTIONS 



B. A. B., W. Va. — There are no absolutely clear distinc- 

 tions between the general classes of soil texture. They are 

 all comparative. The general acceptance of the terms used 

 in Mrs. Barron's article is about as follows: Deep soil is 

 one having a depth of at least eight inches from the surface 

 to the less productive subsoil. Rich soil is one capable of 

 maturing a full yield of a variety of crops without the aid 

 of additional plant food (fertilizer). Loam is a soil in 

 which the particles of sand, silt and clay are evenly balanced, 

 making it mellow and friable. A loam stands midway be- 

 tween the extremes of loose sand and heavy clay soil, in 

 texture. A sandy loam is a loam in which the sand content 

 is prominent, constituting at least half of the soil by weight. 

 Sandy loams are more mellow and friable than loams, 

 also naturally warmer and earlier. A light soil is 4 term 

 which does not refer to weight of the soil, hut when qualify- 

 ing other textural means more loose or sandy — open tex- 

 tured. A sandy soil is a grade next heavier than sand — 

 one in which sand is most prominent, but not so loose as 

 to shift and blow about, like sand. Write to the Chief of 

 the Bureau of Soils, Washington, D. C, for bulletins on 

 soil texture and crop adaptation. Ask the Secretary of 

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 "Fertilizers," by E. B. Voorhees, $1.00, are good books on 

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