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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1914 



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714 Chestnut 

 Philadelphia 



Street 



branching. It is a disadvantage, however, where 

 one or more limbs must be removed, because of 

 excessive branching for in such a case this root pres- 

 sure works counter to what we are striving for. 

 The best plan is to prune for several years. 



Root pressure and food are not synonymous. 

 Excess root pressure means sap sprouts, twigs that 

 grow out of yet seem to have no vital connection 

 with the branches they are growing upon. Food 

 means a vigorous tree and healthy dark green foliage. 

 Of food for a tree there will be no excess. 



Concerning the matter of dead wood there is little 

 cause for pruning a well cared for tree on this 

 account. The necessary removal of an occasional 

 branch of itself holds the number of twigs within 

 bounds so that these cannot smother and kill one 

 another. In larger and more neglected trees, how- 

 ever, there will always be found a considerable 

 amount of dead wood. 



No. Dakota. C. L. Meller. 



The Tuberous Rooted Begonia 



THE tuberous rooted begonia is an ideal bed- 

 ding plant, as it requires but little care and 

 does not seem to mind extremes of either heat or 

 cold. We start the bulbs in a coldframe about the 

 middle of April, giving plenty of ventilation when- 

 ever the weather is favorable. In early June the 

 plants are ready for transplanting. The ideal 

 situation for them is a shady one sheltered from the 

 wind. The soil should be rich, mellow and woodsy 

 with a liberal sprinkling of bonemeal. Set the 

 plants at least twelve inches apart and water 

 sparingly when small. Give a mulch of leafmold 

 during July and August to prevent evaporation and 

 to keep the roots cool. By protecting the plants 

 from early frosts the blooming season may be 

 greatly prolonged. 

 The profusely borne flowers are beautiful, being 



For an effective mass of color near the house especially 

 in shade use the tuberous begonia 



four to five inches in diameter and of a clear waxen 

 texture, embracing every color from pearly white 

 through the tints of yellow and gold to salmon, 

 copper, bronze, orange and vivid red, as well as 

 all the shades of pink and rose. The crisp, spread- 

 ing foliage varies in color from light to deepest 

 green or russet and bronze, nearly as beautiful and 

 decorative as the Rex begonia. 



One of my flower loving friends uses these be- 

 gonias to fill two triangular beds, one on each side 

 of her front porch, in front of a planting of small 

 evergreens. These beds are not shaded until the 

 trees are in leaf; in May they are gay with tulips, 

 which are planted in rows far enough apart to allow 

 of the setting of the begonias between them in 

 early June, after the foliage of the tulips begins 

 to die down. 



In the fall, when the nights become cold, lift 

 the plants with some soil, set them closely in a box 

 and slowly dry them off in the shade. An attic 

 is a good place. When thoroughly dry the tops 

 fall off; the bulbs are then packed in dry sand and 

 stored in the cellar. The next spring they are 

 brought up, the old roots are rubbed off and the 

 bulbs started for another season's growth. The 

 bulbs can be used over and over again and pro- 

 duce stronger and better plants each succeeding 

 season. 



New York Mrs. E. E. Trumbull. 





