HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



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A Few Pithy Garden Pointers 



Asparagus. To lengthen the cutting season, place a portable frame, covered v.ith sash, 

 over some portion of the bed in early spring. This will bring up the shoots under- 

 neath two weeks earlier than those uncovered. 



The Earliness may be advanced of such tender vegetables — usually sown in the open 

 ground — as Beans, Sweet Corn, Cucumber, Melon, Squash, etc., by starting the seeds 

 in paper or other pots placed in a weak hotbed or greenhouse about two weeks before 

 it would be safe to sow out of doors; transplant when the ground and weather is warm 

 enough. Thus the danger of early sown seed rotting in cold ground is avoided. 



Extra Early Potatoes are produced by "sprouting the seed," which advances maturity 

 10 to 15 days: Dust the cut tubers with sulphur which prevents excessive evaporation 

 thus prolonging their vitality, then laj-with eyes up in a shallow box or basket and keep 

 in a dry place above frost until planting out time. 



Lima Beans planted with the eyes down will appear above the ground quicker and are 

 not as liable to rot as when planted the other way. 



Peas Soaked 24 hours before sowing come up two or three days sooner than those not 

 soaked. 



Fresh Rhubarb during the winter may be enjoyed bj- digging a few roots after the ground 

 has slightly frozen, place them on the cellar floor where if cold, a screen of old carpet 

 about the roots and a darkened lantern to give the required heat will produce stalks 

 in a months' time and a continuous succession for several weeks. Ten roots so grown 

 produced 360 stalks. 



Parsley Seed is slow to come up, but germination may be hastened by soaking the seed 

 24 hours before sowing. 



The Quantity of Commercial Fertilizer to Apply on Small Areas 

 When Only the Amount per Acre (43,560 Sq. feet) is Given 



lb. per 436 square feet 



a a 218 



u a 145 



« U 1Q9 



a u 87 « 



u a 72 « 



u « g2 



" " 5.5 " " 



" 48 " 

 " 44 " 



a plot, approximately 10 x 43.6 feet — -Equals 100 lbs. 



10x21.8 " — " 200 " 



10x14.5 " — " 300 " 



10 X 10.9 " — " 400 " 



10 X 8.7 " — " .500 " 



10 X 7.2 " — " 600 " 



10 X 6.2 « — " 700 " 



10 X 5.5 " — " 800 " 



10 X 4.8 " — « 900 " 



10 X 4.4 " — « 1000 " 



MANURE WATEK— HOW TO PREPARE 



Place in a tub barrel or other receptacle about one-third of its capacity of good sheep, 

 horse or cow manure, and fill nearly full of water. This with occasional stirrings shoiild b6 

 ready to use in from two to four days, when -will be indicated by the color of the liquid, 

 which should be of a rich brown. Before applying any to the roots of plants, however, this 

 liquid must be diluted with water to the color of weak tea. The manure will probably 

 make several barrels of the strong liquid before it needs replenishing. If a small bag of 

 soot, with a brick in the bottom, can be hung in the fluid in the barrel it greatly improves 

 the qualitj-. 



Table showing the Number o^ Trees or Plants that can be Planted 

 on an Acre, at the Distances apart given: 



30 



x30 



feet 



48 



10 X 



10 



feet... 



... 435 



5 



X 



1 



feet . . 



.. 8,712 



25 



x25 





69 



9 X 



9 





... 537 



4 



X 



4 



" 



.. 2,722 



20 



x20 





.. 108 



8 X 



8 





... 680 



4 



X 



3 



- 



.. 3,630 



19 



X 19 





.. 120 



7 X 



7 





... 888 



4 



X 



2 



" 



.-. 5.445 



18 



xl8 





.. 134 



6Hx 



6J^ 





...1,031 



4 



X 



1 



- 



. . 10.890 



17 



X 17 





.. 150 



6 X 



6 





. . .1,210 



3 



X 



3 



- 



. . 4,840 



16 



X 16 





.. 170 



53^ X 



5H 





. .. 1,417 



3 



X 



o 



- 



.. 7.260 



15 



X 15 





.. 193 



5 X 



5 





. . . 1.742 



3 



X 



1 



- 



. . 14,520 



14 



X 14 





.. 222 



5 X 



4 





...2.178 



2 



X 



2 



" . . 



. . 10.890 



13 



X 13 





.. 257 



O X 



3 





. . .2,904 



2 



X 



1 



" 



. . 21.780 



12 



X 12 





.. 302 



O X 



2 





. . . 4.356 





X 



1 



• 



. . 43.560 



11 



X 11 





.. 360 





















