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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
March, 1917 
ladiolu 
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the kind of soil, when and how 
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properly cut the flowers, and 
how- to take care of the bulbs; 
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the result of my experience 
with Gladiolus covering a 
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Mass. 
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place the plant in the hole, fill up with water, 
hold evergreen erect and fill in gradually 
with good earth putting the bottom soil on 
top and with this a mixture of bone meal. 
The next day after the water has thoroughly 
seeped through, press the foot about the plant 
on all sides and leave a slight depression so 
that during the hot dry summer months it 
can be better watered. If one attempts trans- 
planting evergreens from the woods, care 
should be taken not to allow the roots to get 
dry. They should be wrapped in burlap im- 
mediately after digging, to protect from wind 
and sun and the hole should have previously 
been made ready for the plant, so there should 
be no unnecessary delay and therefore less 
chance of the roots drying out. All broken 
or bruised roots should be carefully cut away 
before planting. For the first summer ever- 
greens should be kept watered until they be- 
come established. See article in March num- 
ber of Garden Magazine, 1916. 
THE STONE FRUITS 
CET out peach, plum and apricot trees 
^before it is too late; i.e., the early part of 
March. A very good, w-ell flavored early peach 
is the Mayflower and there are the old re- 
liables, the Elberta and Early and Late Craw- 
fords. 1 ry a few of the Hale peaches. Plant 
a new strawberry bed. Ehe St. Louis is well 
flavored and less acid than many strawberries 
and good for the home garden but will not 
ship well. 1 he old strawberry bed should 
have attention now. See February issue of 
Garden Magazine for directions. Fry a 
few of the new kinds advertised and also a 
few of the everbearing ones. 
Scatter over the asparagus bed a mixed 
commercial fertilizer and work this in with the 
manure which was spread on in the fall. 
Mound up the beds if white asparagus is de- 
sired, but leave the beds level if green stalks 
are preferred. 
AMONG THE ROSES 
IVE attention to the rose garden now. 
'-*The Hybrid Perpetual Roses give better 
results from severe pruning, cutting them 
down within a foot and a half of the ground 
after all old and diseased wood is cut away. 
The more tender varieties only require the 
old or diseased wood cut away. The climbers 
are treated in the same manner. Before the 
tender leaves make their appearance, spray 
thoroughly with Bordeaux mixture with an 
addition of arsenate of lead, a pound and a 
half to fifty gallons. Winter strength should 
only be used when the plants are dormant. 
See directions in March number of Garden 
Magazine, 1916. 
Scatter hard wood ashes or soot about the 
base of the bushes. Both are good fertilizers 
and the latter an insecticide as well. Do 
not spade deeply near the bush as it will bruise 
it and also loosen it from the ground, but as 
the bushes should be planted two feet apart, 
trenching could be done between them; i. e. 
dig two feet deep and put rotten manure at 
bottom of trench and refill first with the top 
soil, putting the bottom soil on last and with 
this soil work in a little bone meal. This 
work is better done in the fall when there 
isn’t such a rush of work but if one has time 
it can be done this month. If done in the fall 
low growing annuals can be sown under the 
rose bushes and forget-me-nots bloom so early 
they are most welcome after a colorless 
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