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DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO 
WORTH KNOWING Down South where the best wa- 
termelons are grown, wide awake 
growers leave only two melons to grow on each vine. (New 
method.) There were two neighbors, both grew melons, one 
followed the new method and the other did not. Both were 
members of a melon growers association. The man with two 
melons to the vine sold six cars of melons, the smallest of 
which weighed 28 lbs. For his crop he received $2,440.00. The 
other man left all his melons on the vines, had smaller mel¬ 
ons and the association could only sell four cars for him. 
His biggest melons weighed 27 lbs. and the others ranged 
down to 12 lbs. These melons netted the grower only $660.00. 
The difference in favor of the man who believes in up-to-date 
methods was $1,780.00, enough to buy a fine automobile. 
HOW TO MAKE A HOT BED 
In a sheltered spot, away from shade, dig a trench 6 feet wide, 
2 feet deep and long enough to accommodate the number of sashes to 
be used. Standard hot bed sash measures 3x6 feet. Line the sides of 
the trench with boards, brick or concrete and to secure good drainage 
place medium sized rocks on the bottom in a layer of about 4 inches. 
Above the surface of the ground erect a frame 12 inches high in the 
rear, sloping to 8 inches in front to give an angle for sun rays and to 
secure enough “fall” to swiftly carry off rain water. Fill the trench 
with fresh horse manure which you must first pile up and allow to 
heat. When heated and steaming, work the pile over into a new pile. 
This new pile will get hot and steaming again in about 10 days and by 
this time has lost enough excess heat and is now safe to place into 
the pit. Fill up the pit to the surface of the ground, pack down firmly 
and evenly, then place over it 4 inches of good friable dirt. Put on 
sashes and do not sow until the heat under the sash registers between 
80 and 90 degrees. Ventilate your plants, give them all the air pos¬ 
sible by raising the sashes on cold days and removing them entirely 
on warm days. Water enough to soak the soil, but not to reach the 
manure below. COLD FEAME is built on the surface of the ground, 
like a hot bed in appearance, but without the manure. 
MORE MONEY FOR CABBAGE 
You will get more money from early cabbage if you will start the 
seed in frames as is the usual practice—BUT—not crowd the plants. 
Give them plenty of room, twice as much as you used to do. You will 
have robust plants with stems as big around as your little finger and 
such plants you will set out instead of the spindly things raised in an 
overcrowded box. Following this method you will gain from 15 to 20 
days and get for a dozen heads more than you will later in the season 
for two dozen. 
PARCELS POST KATES 
Weight in 
pounds 
Local 
Zones 
1st 
Up to 
50 
miles 
2d 
50 to 
150 
miles 
3d 
150 to 
300 
miles 
4th 
300 to 
600 
miles 
5th 
600 to 
1,000 
miles 
6th 
1,000 
to 
1,400 
miles 
7th 
1,400 
to 
1,800 
miles 
8th 
Over 
1,800 
miles 
1 
$0.07 
$0.08 
$0.08 
$0.09 
$0.10 
$0.11 
$0.12 
$0.14 
$0.15 
2 
.08 
.10 
.10 
.11 
.14 
.17 
.19 
.23 
.26 
3 
.08 
.11 
.11 
.13 
.17 
.22 
.26 
.32 
.37 
4 
.09 
.12 
.12 
.15 
.21 
.27 
.33 
.41 
.48 
5 
.09 
.13 
.13 
.17 
.24 
.33 
.40 
.50 
.59 
6 
.10 
.14 
.14 
.19 
.28 
.38 
.47 
.59 
.70 
7 
.10 
.15 
.15 
.21 
.31 
.43 
.54 
.68 
.81 
8 
.11 
.16 
.16 
.23 
.35 
.49 
.61 
.77 
.92 
9 
.11 
.17 
.17 
.25 
.38 
.54 
.68 
.86 
1.03 
10 
.12 
.18 
.18 
.27 
.42 
.59 
.75 
.95 
1.14 
11 
.12 
.19 
.19 
.29 
.45 
.64 
.82 
1.04 
1.25 
12 
.13 
.21 
.21 
.31 
.49 
.70 
.89 
1.13 
1.36 
13 
.13 
.22 
.22 
.33 
.52 
.75 
.96 
1.22 
1.47 
14 
.14 
.23 
.23 
.35 
.58 
.80 
1.03 
1.31 
1.58 
15 
.14 
.24 
.24 
.37 
.59 
.86 
1.10 
1.40 
1.69 
16 
.15 
.25 
.25 
.39 
.63 
.91 
1.17 
1.49 
1.80 
17 
.15 
.26 
.26 
.41 
.66 
.96 
1.24 
1.58 
1.91 
18 
.16 
.27 
.27 
.43 
.70 
1.02 
1.31 
1.67 
2.02 
19 
.16 
.28 
.28 
.45 
.73 
1.07 
1.38 
1.76 
2.13 
20 
.17 
.29 
.29 
.47 
.77 
1.12 
1.45 
1.85 
2.24 
21 
.17 
.30 
.30 
.49 
.80 
1.17 
1.52 
1.94 
2.35 
22 
.18 
.32 
.32 
.51 
.84 
1.23 
1.59 
2.03 
2.46 
23 
.18 
.33 
.33 
.53 
.87 
1.28 
1.66 
2.12 
2.57 
24 
.19 
.34 
.34 
.55 
.91 
1.33 
1.73 
2.21 
2.68 
25 
.19 
.35 
.35 
.57 
.94 
1.39 
1.80 
2.30 
2.79 
26 
.20 
.36 
.36 
.59 
.98 
1.44 
1.87 
2.39 
2.90 
27 
.20 
.37 
.37 
.61 
1.01 
1.49 
1.94 
2.48 
3.01 
28 
.21 
.38 
.38 
.63 
1.05 
1.55 
2.01 
2.57 
3.12 
29 
.21 
.39 
.39 
.65 
1.08 
1.60 
2.08 
2.66 
3.23 
30 
.22 
.40 
.40 
.67 
1.12 
1.65 
2.15 
2.75 
3.34 
31 
.22 
.41 
.41 
.69 
1.15 
1.70 
2.22 
2.84 
3.45 
32 
.23 
.43 
.43 
.71 
1.19 
1.76 
2.29 
2.93 
3.56 
33 
.23 
.44 
.44 
.73 
1.22 
1.81 
2.36 
3.02 
3.67 
34 
.24 
.45 
.45 
.75 
1.26 
1.86 
2.43 
3.11 
3.78 
35 
.24 
.46 
.46 
.77 
1.29 
1.92 
2.50 
3.20 
3.89 
36 
.25 
.47 
.47 
.79 
1.33 
1.97 
2.57 
3.29 
4.00 
37 
.25 
.48 
.48 
.81 
1.36 
2.02 
2.64 
3.38 
4.11 
38 
.26 
.49 
.49 
.83 
1.40 
2.08 
2.71 
3.47 
4.22 
39 
.26 
.50 
.50 
.85 
1.43 
2.13 
2.78 
3.56 
4.33 
40 
.27 
.51 
.51 
.87 
1.47 
2.18 
2.85 
3.65 
4.44 
41 
.27 
.52 
.52 
.89 
1.50 
2.23 
2.92 
3.74 
4.55 
42 
.28 
.54 
.54 
.91 
1.54 
2.29 
2.99 
3.83 
4.66 
43 
.28 
.55 
.55 
.93 
1.57 
2.34 
3.06 
3.92 
4.77 
44 
.29 
.56 
.56 
.95 
1.61 
2.39 
3.13 
4.01 
4.88 
45 
.29 
.57 
.57 
.97 
1.64 
2.45 
3.20 
4.10 
4.99 
46 
.30 
.58 
.58 
.99 
1.68 
2.50 
3.27 
4.19 
5.10 
47 
.30 
.59 
.59 
1.01 
1.71 
2.55 
3.34 
4.28 
5.21 
48 
.31 
.60 
.60 
1.03 
1.75 
2.61 
3.41 
4.37 
5.32 
49 
.31 
.61 
.61 
1.05 
1.78 
2.66 
3.48 
4.46 
5.43 
50 
.32 
.62 
.62 
1.07 
1.82 
2.71 
3.55 
4.55 
5.54 
PARSNIP SEED 
if sown alone is not up as a rule before thirty days from date of 
sowing. A long time. In the mean time a dry spell may set in, the 
hot sun creates a hard crust on top of the soil, the feeble seed, al¬ 
though sprouted, cannot push through and the sowing is a failure. 
Quite often the seed is blamed. Yet it is not the seed. Try sowing 
parsnip seed with some radish seeds. Radish has vigorous sprouts 
that break up the hard top crust and if there is enough moisture in 
the ground, you will get a perfect stand of parsnip that way, in the 
incredible short time of from 4 to 5 days. 
BIG CROP OF CABBAGE 
can be had by planting the new Pennsylvania State Ballhead variety, 
described elsewhere in this catalog. 
Our catalog describes many new and SUPERIOR strains of vege¬ 
tables. We make our descriptions as accurate and truthful as is 
possible. 
If in doubt, nothing is easier than to order a nickel or dime’s 
worth of seed and raise a little crop for a sample so that you could 
see the stuff actually produced on your own ground. You will believe 
then—seeing is believing. And if you should say that you have no 
time to bother with a dab of seed like that, we would say that you 
should take time. It will be well spent. 
MUST HAVE 
perfect drainage when it comes to cactus. Poor to medium 
rich soil when it comes to Amaranthus. Godetias and Clarkias 
must have poor soil and kept thirsty, Blue Lace Flower must 
have some sand and a little of peat does it much good. 
Gypsophyla must have sunlight, never any shade, etc. There 
are many must haves, all are mentioned in cultural directions 
referring to each flower group. It is important to pay attention 
to these directions to avoid disappointment. 
DAMPING OFF —This results from lack of ventilation. In all 
closed rooms there accumulates gas heavier than air called 
carbon dioxide. To prevent damping off, ventilate. In the 
greenhouse never place flats with seedlings on the bare ground, 
keep them on supports 6-12 inches high so that they will be 
above the carbon dioxide layer. 
WET SOIL —Never put seed into wet soil. See to it that 
your flats and benches are well drained. In tight flats and 
benches the water cannot run off quickly, all the air in the 
soil is forced out, seeds suffocate and do NOT “come” up. 
NATURALLY BORN GARDENERS do not exist. Garden¬ 
ing is an art where one is never through learning. Gardening 
for profit is one of the hardest games we know of. The market 
gardener (to some extent the florist) must know how to pro¬ 
duce first class vegetables (or flowers); he must be prepared 
and must know how to save himself from ruin in case of hail, 
wind, storms, sudden severe frosts; he must know how to mar¬ 
ket his products which means that besides being a gardener he 
also must be a business man. He has to have a very strong 
constitution as he has to work hard, quite often for 18 hours a 
day. He works in the field till midnight and has to be on the 
market at 4 o’clock in the morning. How is the gardener re¬ 
warded? Very often very poorly. There are writers that sug¬ 
gest to the gardener to be satisfied with the joy connected in 
seeing the seed sprout, develop into a head of cabbage or a 
flower and this they call the spiritual reward. This is very fine 
and we would say OK if one could meet expenses with the spir¬ 
itual thing. Why do we write this? Partly to remind people 
that are not long on experience in gardening that if they do 
not meet every time with success whether it be in sprouting 
seeds or otherwise to not forget that that is something to be 
expected and by no means a reason of blaming the seed. The 
right thing to do is to look for the true reason that caused the 
failure. 
FLORISTS You will save money by growing outdoors: 
Ageratum Giant of Iowa, Gaillardia Beautiful 
Star, Gaillardia Burgundy, Larkspur, Coltness and Unwin 
Dahlias, Statice, Gypsophyla, Agrostis Nebulosa, etc. The seed 
costs little, the value of bloom that you will get from spring to 
frost is considerable. 
FOR LOCAL MARKET muskmelons are gathered when on 
a “full slip,” when the melons are dead ripe and “slip” off the 
vines. 
SCYTHE AND PLANT DISEASES 
Many fungous diseases and injurious insects live on weeds 
through the winter and move to the cultivated patches in the spring. 
You can destroy both these enemies cheaply and effectively by using 
a scythe or sickle. 
