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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1010 



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flowers give the best effect when planted in masses, 

 such as a long border a yard wide, but are insignifi- 

 cant when set out singly among other plants. Do 

 not set the plants too close; very disappointing 

 results come from crowding. Single plants (or 

 small clumps of two or three) must not be planted 

 closer than half a yard. They will soon fill the 

 gap and the effect in bloom will be a solid mass. 

 Do not hesitate about transplanting. Do the 

 work when the ground is well dampened by a recent 

 rain and do not attempt to set out plants that have 

 too much foliage. 



An attractive color combination is poppies and 

 cornflowers growing in the same row, as their 

 height and blooming season are the same. The 

 brilliant contrast of color makes a very decorative 

 border in the vegetable garden. Poppies can be 

 sown in September and wintered over with pro- 

 tection of some sort, to bloom in May. They 

 self-sow freely but do not transplant well. A bed 

 of the two sorts combined could be started in the 

 fall to be ready for bloom the next season, weeks 

 ahead of spring-sown seed. 



New York. I. M. Angell. 



The Month's Work in the South 



I WISH I could persuade the owner of every 

 pond in the South to plant at least a few varier 

 ties of water lilies. They can be grown very easily 

 and cheaply from either seeds or plants, and after 

 they have become established, require no care. 

 Now is the time to plant them. 



After the strawberries have finished bearing, 

 commence cultivation and keep the runners cut off 

 the vines. 



Sow cow peas in the watermelon patch at the last 

 plowing. The vines will shade the melons and 

 enrich the soil. 



Sow watermelon seed for succession the last of 

 the month. 



Make frames for tomato vines or stake them. 

 Use strips of cloth one or two inches wide with 

 which to tie the vines to the stakes so as to avoid 

 cutting or bruising the stems. 



Dahlias will also require staking now, and should 

 be pruned and disbudded if large flowers are wanted. 



Use a large plow for cultivating sweet potatoes, so 

 as to keep the soil banked up to them. 



After cabbages have started heading, give shallow 

 cultivation. 



Put pine needles or oat straw around egg plants 

 to hold the moisture in the soil and keep the fruit 

 from getting sandy 



