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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1914 



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the boxes enough to show puddles; neither let them 

 dry out in the wind and sun till they are baked hard. 



The period of germination cannot be gauged at 

 all, as it is governed entirely by the weather, no 

 matter what the germinating qualities of the seed 

 may be. In early June in most localities, warm, 

 moist, murky weather makes quick germination. 

 If seeds are in just before a dry, hot, clear spell of 

 weather, they will take longer to come up, no matter 

 how they are watered. The time required for 

 germination varies so greatly that it is well to be 

 quite patient and give plenty of time, even three to 

 four weeks before being discouraged. 



Do not attempt too many perennials at once. 

 Select two or more that you are especially fond of, 

 and direct all your energies to getting, as the flor- 

 ists say, a good stand of them, rather than attempt- 

 ing a number of varieties at once. 



My first experience was with delphiniums and 

 aquilegias. From one dollar's worth of delphinium 

 seeds — of the highest priced named kinds offered 

 — ninety plants were raised, and from twenty-five 

 cents' worth of aquilegia seed forty plants. 



The delphinium seedlings were all up in three 

 weeks, but the aquilegias were slower; four to five 

 weeks passed and still they had not come up. After 

 the embryo leaves were through the soil, the boxes 

 were carefully shaded during the heat of the day as 

 they burn out easily at that stage. 



During a prolonged wet spell little stones under 

 the boxes raised them up off the wet ground so that 

 the bottom of the boxes were not too wet all the 

 time. 



Never disturb the little seedlings no matter of 

 what kind, till two sets of character leaves are 

 formed. When the character leaves are well estab- 

 lished, dig up the little seedlings with a common 

 kitchen fork, and transplant them into any con- 

 venient place where they can be cultivated. 



If you have a bed where poppies or any early 

 blooming flowers have been, put out the seedlings in 

 little rows. With ordinary garden care, by fall 

 they will be ready to transplant into their perman- 

 ent places. No matter if the plants seem small, 

 transplant them in the fall early enough so that 

 they may become established before freezing 

 weather. 



Delphinium seeds planted the last week in May 

 were large enough to transplant into a bed by the 

 fourth of July. October first they were taken up 

 and put into a permanent border; each plant by 

 that time had a bit of a flower on top, which was 

 cut back so that the strength of the plant would go 

 into its growth. 



The aquilegias planted at the same time were 

 very tiny when taken out of the seed box, but by 

 fall were fair sized plants making a sturdy growth 

 before winter. 



The following spring anchusa and pyrethrum were 

 tried in the same way. The anchusa germinated 

 so quickly that it almost broke the seed box to 

 get out. Transplanted into a bed it grew so rankly 

 that it quickly usurped the whole bed. 



The pyrethrum seed germinated so quickly that 

 the little plants were ready before the place was 

 ready for them. From one packet of seed there 

 were enough plants to fill a large border and some 

 to give away. The percentage of germination was 

 so great that it seemed as if there were more plants 

 than seeds sown. 



Digitalis sown very carefully, as it is so fine, pro- 

 duced so many plants that they could not be coun- 

 ted in the box. They were very easily handled, 

 and made great big rosettes of leaves by fall, 

 standing the winter well and giving fine bloom the 

 next season. 



Hollyhocks were so easy that it seemed like 

 child's play. Delphinium, aquilegia, pyrethrum, 

 platycodon, monarda, digitalis, campanula, an- 

 chusa, agrostemma, alyssum, bocconia, English 

 daisy, dianthus, sweet William, gaillardia, holly- 

 hock — were all tried with a most gratifying degree 

 of success. 



Ohio. B. McG. 



One of the best nasturtium tricks that I have 

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 use of brush. Small pieces of the brush are laid 

 on the ground and others stuck in it, forming a 

 loose pile that soon is completely covered with 

 the climbing nasturtiums, which remain in good 

 condition until frost time. — B. G. 



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