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much more difficult to start than the former. I 

 found, too, that the soil used in starting cuttings 

 made a great deal of difference. Sand was by far 

 the best, as it absorbed a great deal of moisture and 

 was easily packed tight about the stems without 

 becoming sticky or caked. Rich black soil was 

 very good after the roots had become well started 

 and were strong, but to place the slips directly into 

 such soil I found to be disastrous. The cuttings 

 had to be kept damp and when this was done the 

 rich soil became sticky, and in a few days the 

 slips were covered by a mould, which generally 

 caused the stems to rot. 



When sand is used to start the roses in, it should 

 always be packed tightly about the base of the 

 stems; otherwise, even if the roots do start, they 

 soon die for lack of soil from which to get a proper 

 amount of nourishment. Before placing the 

 cuttings in the soil it is well to dip the tops in 

 melted paraffin for when this hardens it prevents the 

 wasteful escape of moisture from the stems through 

 the exposed ends. The roots once started, the 

 leaves soon begin to sprout and any time after that 

 the rose can be transplanted into the garden. 



Minnesota. Otto F. Lange. 



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Planning Now for Next Season 



PLAN now to grow more and better flowers 

 and vegetables the coming season. Try to 

 grow something just a little better than any of 

 y r our neighbors. Remember but few things aid 

 so much in beautifying either a city or country 

 home as a pretty flower garden. 



Dahlia seed can be sown now in hotbeds. Get 

 the best grade of seed. I have planted dahlia 

 roots, but one has to be very careful or frost will 

 kill them. 



Be sure to plant more garden and sweet peas 

 during the month. And give the sweet peas lots 

 of attention and good culture. 



The farmer who expects to be short on feed should 

 sow more oats now; they can be grown more 

 cheaply than almost any other feed crop, except 

 peas for hay, which cannot be sown yet. Wheat 

 can also be sown now although it is a little late. 

 Oats and wheat are two of the best feeds for poultry, 

 and it is much cheaper to grow these for that pur- 

 pose than to buy them. Many southern farmers 

 make the great mistake of not planting enough small 

 grain crops. 



Fruit and shade trees can still be set out. Don't 

 forget to plant some fig trees; they can be grown 

 to perfection here. Figs are delicious when freshly 

 picked, or when made into preserves, jams, or dried 

 and packed in sugar. 



Tomato, eggplant, and pepper seed should be 

 sown in hotbeds at once for the earliest fruit. 



Continue to plant white potatoes in the Lower 

 South. 



Carefully read the planting table on page 245 

 of this issue of The Garden Magazine. 



It's a good time now to look over seed and garden 

 tool catalogues and select what you want for the 

 spring and summer. Also make a study of the 

 different fertilizers. Much money is wasted on 

 fertilizer in the South by not getting the sort suitable 

 for soil and crop. Most farmers buy only one or 

 two sorts of fertilizer for all crops. A fertilizer 

 containing 8 or 10 per cent, phosphoric acid, 2 

 per cent, nitrogen and 2 per cent, potash is mostly 

 used for all crops, especially cotton. A little test 

 will show that a fertilizer containing 5 or 6 per cent, 

 phosphoric acid, 3 per cent, nitrogen and 4 per cent. 



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