Flowers use more water while blooming than at any other time 
Too often is the hose played lightly on the growing 
plants, dampening a little here and a little there hut 
really wetting nothing except the foliage. This does more 
harm than good because it draws the feed roots upward in 
search of the promised moisture which is not there. It is 
surprising what length of time a hose must be directed on 
one spot for the water to equal a half inch rainfall. It 
is claimed that that amount is required to reach the feed 
roots when the soil is dry. If sprinkled with the watering 
can, one quthority states that two gallons of water to the 
square yard is required to be beneficial. Irrigation is 
excellent for the production of fine flowers for it makes 
more food available than would otherwise be possible in 
dry weather. We recomment it for every garden where flowers 
are the major requisite. However, such tuberous flowers 
as dahlias can be kept so wet that tubers will be-watery 
and worthless. The plant roots must have ample time between 
waterings to properly utilize the moisture. It never hurts 
any plant to have to beg a little for a drink provided it 
is kept well cultivated. AHD DO HOT FAIL TO CULTIVATE. 
The soil should be stirred after every watering and after 
every rain until the plants begin to bloom. After the last 
cultivation it is sometimes possible on small gardens to 
spread straw around each hill and over all the ground. 
BULBS VS. SEEDS:-Have you ever experienced difficulty in 
getting flower seeds to germinate especially out of doors. 
Ho doubt most of you have. In dry periods it is almost 
impossible to keep enough moisture in shallow plantings to 
germinate small seeds and get anything like an average stand. 
If this method of growing flowers has been unsatisfactory 
plant bulbs instead of seeds this season and note the ease 
with which your flower garden may be handled. Bulbous grown 
flowers stand on their own feet with a postive stimulus to 
carry them along. 
GROW FLOWERS FOR COHTEUTMEHT 
