1913. 
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THE HURAI> NEW-YORKER 
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Ruralisms 
PANSY PLANT PROFIT. 
As a source of revenue in small and 
large towns, the growing of Spring bed¬ 
ding plants is important. Many com¬ 
mon, as well as the choice but little 
known annuals and perennials may be 
produced cheaply and successfully, and 
sold at a handsome profit. The first 
plant to which I turned attention was 
the pansy, for I never tire of the ever- 
bright faces and the endless forms and 
colors of the dainty blooms. It is a 
plant that the careful amateur can han- 
ing and thawing may kill very small 
plants and heave larger ones out of the 
ground entirely. The light straw cov¬ 
ering effectually prevents this trouble. 
If kept in cold frames, the cover of 
sash is sufficient protection, opening the 
frames on sunny days as much as pos¬ 
sible. 
Early in April your plants should be 
in full bloom. Give them plenty of 
water, weeding and cultivation. Put up 
your shingle, and if you have the oppor¬ 
tunity, carry a small advertisement in 
the classified columns of your home 
paper. Let it be known in any possible 
way what you have, and the buyers will, 
come. Twenty-five cents a dozen is the 
current price with us, and is a fair re¬ 
muneration for the work. Should you 
prove successful and like the work, the 
CHAUTAUQUA TRAINING; VINE PRUNED AND TIED. 
(See Article Page 503) 
die safely and with practically no cap¬ 
ital. No frames or sash are necessary, 
though they are convenient. The prime 
requisite fs good seed. Pay the price 
and look rather for the highest quota¬ 
tions than bargain offerings. The be¬ 
ginner will be unable to get the whole¬ 
sale rates till he has become established 
as a grower, but fine seed may be ob¬ 
tained at from $8 to $12 an ounce. To 
be sure of obtaining say 2,000 plants, 
it is well to get at least one-fourth 
ounce, half of it in mixture of giant 
varieties, a quarter in pure whites and 
the remaining one-fourth pure yellows. 
Only fresh seed can be used. Spring 
gathered seed is used for Summer and 
Fall sowing and Fall seed for Winter 
and Spring seeding. Do not buy pansy 
seed from the corner grocery. It will 
probably be more than six months old, 
and so almost worthless, and you can 
get the best grade from the large seed 
firms only. For Spring trade make sow¬ 
ings in July and August of the preced¬ 
ing year. Sow thinly broadcast or in 
drills three inches apart, putting the seed 
in the drills very close, but not piling 
it. Do not use rich soil for the seed 
bed, as the baby plants are weak feed¬ 
ers in the initial stages of growth. Cover 
one-sixteenth inch and press firmly with 
a board. It is well to place over the 
seed bed a double thickness of mosquito 
netting, stretched on frames, as shade 
must be furnished and at same time the 
bed must have air and be so protected 
that rain will not wash out the seeds. 
I'urther, the seed bed must not be al¬ 
lowed to dry out, not once. In 12 days 
the seedlings should appear, looking 
much like the first two leaves of clover, 
but wider. When three true leaves have 
formed transplanting should be done to 
ground well fined and enriched thor¬ 
oughly with rotted cow manure. Space 
plants five inches each way, or more. 
The July-sown plants should flower 
before snow flies, the remainder in early 
Spring. If your plants are to be win¬ 
tered in the open ground, wait until the 
soil is frozen solid, then cover with not 
to exceed one inch of straw, covering 
tins with boughs or light lath frames to 
bold the straw in place. Remove the 
straw in Spring when the night tempera- 
ture does not go lower than 28 degrees. 
te plants are not injured by the most 
severe freezing, but the alternate freez- 
wholesale markets are open to all you 
can grow, by the acre even. It is a 
pleasurable, fascinating and profitable 
occupation on a large or small scale. 
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