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BEST GOODS 



No. 41 



LOW PRICES 



SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FAMILY GARDEN 



DRAW A DIAGRAM OP THE GARDEN. Locate the crops which take the most room (corn, potatoes, vines of the 

 cucumber family), then locate the otlier crops, grouping them as follows: Peas, potatoes beans; (asparag'us, rhubarb, 

 herbs;) parsnips, turnips, salsify; beets, carrots, onions; cabbag'e, cauliflower; okra, tomatoes, eggj>\a,nt, peppers; spinach, 

 Swiss chard, radish, salad plants. Vegetables should be planted in rows. Sow Indoors or in Hctbed January 15: Pox- 

 glove, pansy, Iceland poppy. 



ORDER SEEDS. QUANTITY OF SEED FOR A FAMIIiY OF EIGHT: Brussels sprouts, carrot, turnip, 1 oz; onion, 

 spinach, okra, - oz.; Cauliflower, egrg-plant, peppers, 2 pkgs. ; cucumbers, 25 hills, 1 oz. ; squash, 20 hills. 1 oz; string' beans, 

 2 qts. ; lima beans, 1 qt. ; peas, 1 qts. ; corn, 3 pts. (3 plantings); lettuce, 1 oz.; BuY GARDEN TOOIiS; Wheelbarrow, 

 roller, watering-can, sprayer, spade, fork, wheel hoe, common hoe, weeder, r,ake. scythe, sickle, trowel. 



WHEN TO SOW: Early crops between March 15 and May 1. JIain crops about Jlay 5. Cover seeds twice or three 

 times their thickness. Distances: drills from 1 to 2 feet apart; com, 3 feet; yines of the cucumber family, 4 feet; 

 tomatoes, 3 feet. 



SOW INDOORS MARCH 1 OR IN HOTBED: Cabbage, endive, eggplant, le+tuce, peppers, tomato. .SOW INDOORS 

 IVIARCIT 1 OR IN HOTBED: Sweet-alyssum, balsam, calendula, coreopsis, pe':unia, sweet-william, zinnia. 



SOW OUT OF DOORS BETWEEN MARCH 15 AND APRILl: Beets, cabbage, carrots, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, parsley, 

 parsnips, radish, salsify, spinach, turnips, sweet-peas. 



SOW OUT OF DOORS AFRIIi 15: Beets, cabbage, carrots, Swiss chard, celery, comsalad, garden cress, endive, lettuce, 

 okra, onion, parsley, parsnip:;, p;as, radish, salsify, spina ch. sage, thyme, turnip. SOW OUT OF DOORS APRIL 15: Sweet- 

 alyssum, calendula, candytuft, corn-flowers, carnation, forget-me-not, larlispui", marigold, mignonette, Iceland poppy, 

 snapdragon, Ewcei-william, zinnia. Set out roots of dahlias, cannas, gladiolas, elephant ears, tube roses and plants of 

 hardy chrysanthemums. 



SOW OUT OF DOORS MAY 15: Be«ts, beans, cabbage, carrots, corn, salad, chicory, cucumbers, endive, tomatoes, 

 lettuce, lima beans, muskmelon, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkin, radish, sweet com, Swiss chard, spinach, squash, sage, 

 watermelon. SO"VV OUT OF DOOR::; MAY 15: China aster, balsam, coreopsis, cosmos, foxglove, morning-glory, nastur- 

 tium, petunia, phlox, drummondii, sunflower. Vegetables and flowers should be transplanted from hotbed to garden about 

 May 10. Flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately after they have blossomed. Fruit trees should be sprayed 

 when the blossoms fall. 



SOW EARIiY IN JUNE: Beans, beets, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, radish, sweet corn. Ten week Stock, pansy. .Roses 



should be .crown im a southern exposure. The soil should be a rich loam. Set out ever-blooming roses the middle of 

 April; Hybrid, Perpetual and Hardy Roses the middle of October. Rose bushes should be set 2 feet apart, sprayed 

 in April and May, and pruned in March. The rose-bed should be well covered the last of November, and uncovered 

 as soon as dang-er of frost is past. 



FIRST WEEK IN JULY: Beans, carrots, lettuce, radish, sweet corn, txirnips. BORDEAUX MIXTURE is excellent 

 for all kinds of blight. ARSENATE OF LEAD will destroy insects that chew. DIRECTIONS: 2 to 3 pounds to 50 

 gallons of water, LEMON OIL CO.'S STANDARD INSECTICIDE WILL KILL PLANT LICE OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. 



AUGUST 1, LAST PLANTING OF BEANS AND PEAS. 



SET OUT BULBS EARLY IN FALL: Phlox (perrennial), peonies. Plant spring-flowering bulbs: crocus, daffodils, lily 

 of the valley, narcissus, snowdrops, tulips, hyacinths. Spring-flowering bulbs shculd be planted about 4 inches deep. Plar' 

 bulbs of German Iris and Japanese Iris. .IN THE WINDOW GARDEN: Roman hyacinths, Chinese sacred lilies, nar- 

 cissus and crocuses can be grown in sand and water. 



FERTILIZER for general use. Quantity, 500 lbs. to the acre, or 1 oz. to the square yard. Where a rich soil is re- 

 quired, 1,250 lbs. to the acre, or 4 oz. to the square yard. In artificial fertilizers there are no weed seeds. GENERAL 



HINTS; BONE-MEAL AND SHEEP MANURE are excellent for lawn, garden, and orchard; LIME for heavy, damp soil. 



BONE-MEAL OR SHEEP MANURE AND NITRATE OP SODA in equal parts for asparagus. IN THE FLOWER GARDEN 



in the spring a handful of bone-meal or sheep manure may be worked into the soil about a plant with marked results. 

 In midsummer, if flowers are few, rake in some nitrate of soda and a little bone-meal. SHEEP MANURE is a good fer- 

 tilizer for roses. 



4.LL PRICES IN CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



