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The Garden Magazine, April, 1920 
Gets All the Meat 
That’s in the Shell 
T HAT is just what the nut-grower does 
— particularly the grower who has a few 
trees around his home grounds. But be sure 
to set grafted or budded trees — Jones’ 
trees — which practically guarantee large 
nuts and fine crops. 
Nut Trees Are 
Good Shade Trees 
Besides producing food and profits the trees 
make desirable lawn trees; they grow shapely, 
furnish good shade, and fit well with shrubs 
and evergreens. 
Special Catalogue of Nut Trees 
will be sent to you on request. Pictures show how the 
trees grow; story tells how to plant and care for them. 
You will lead it from cover to cover — send for it now. 
J. F. Jones Specialist 
Box G Lancaster, Penna. 
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THE LURE OFTHE SEEDLINGS 
B ECAUSE we have become accustomed to 
growing many of our garden plants by 
means of vegetative parts, namely, bulbs, tubers, 
and cuttings, we are likely to overlook the fact 
that these plants may also be grown from seed. 
To be sure, some species are none too liberal in 
the matter of seed production, but when seed is 
obtainable, the flower lover will find propagation 
by this means a most interesting diversion. 
For a few cents a packet of Dahlia seed may 
be purchased of a reliable dealer. If planted in- 
doors in early spring the young plants may be 
transplanted to the garden when danger of frost 
is past and most of them will bloom the first 
season. From a packet of seed of mixed varieties, 
I have secured a marvelous array of blooms and 
at the end of the season a stock of tubers that 
would cost many times the amount originally 
invested in seed. 
The Gladiolus is another plant that is easily 
grown from seed, though the resultant bulbs do 
not produce flowers until the second and in some 
cases not until the third season. These seeds 
are not readily obtainable from dealers so that 
one has to depend upon the supply from the home 
garden. The seed pods must be gathered im- 
mediately upon ripening, as they are liable to 
split and allow the seeds to drop out. After 
separating the pods from the seeds, the latter 
are best cared for over winter by placing in a 
wide necked bottle of sand. 
In preparing the seed bed for their reception, 
use sheep manure and a small quantity of bone 
meal, mixing thoroughly with the soil to which a 
liberal amount of sand has been added, or the 
seeds may be planted in an eight inch bulb pot, 
which is then sunk so that the top of the pot is 
level with the surface of the ground. The seed 
should be planted rather thickly at a depth of a 
quarter inch. 
At the end of the season there will be found 
small bulbs varying in size from that of an apple 
seed to the proportions of a hazel nut. These 
should be stored over winter as ordinary bulbs, 
replanted the following spring, and many of them 
will produce their first blooms before the end 
of summer. Aside from the fascination of seeing 
these “garden babies” develop, there is always 
a possibility of finding some interesting variations 
from the parent forms. 
The Geranium, which is usually grown from 
cuttings, and the Heliotrope, whose delightful 
fragrance makes it welcome in any garden, are 
produced very easily from seed, and from a packet 
of Coleus seed can be grown plants displaying a 
surprising assortment of colors. The Calla-lily 
may also be mentioned among the plants which 
lend themselves to this method of propagation. 
If you have never tried growing seedlings, 
you have missed one of the real pleasures of 
gardening and those who have the patience to 
wait for the blooms are well repaid. 
NEWGLADIOLUS REGISTERED 
T HE following varieties of Gladiolus are 
registered with theAmerican Gladiolus Society 
by John Lewis Childs, Flowerfield, N. Y. 
Conspicuous (Childsii). Beautiful clear car- 
dinal-red, with a large white throat. A very 
attractive combination of color. Originated 
by John Lewis Childs. 
IVhite America. Buds and partially expanding 
flowers pale flesh, 136 (3). Flower opens snow 
white, 2(1), with a faint streak of violet mauve, 
195(1), or paler in the throat. Has the same 
strong habit of growth, form of flower and sub- 
stance as America, of which it is a seedling. 
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