GARDEN NECESSARIES 
The home garden surely is 
incomplete without the peers 
of spring vegetables, Aspar¬ 
agus and Rhubarb. Then how 
handy it is to have one’s own 
Horseradish and Sage. 
ADVICE AS TO PLANT¬ 
ING. For Asparagus select 
loamy soil, dig or plow 
trench 8 inches deep, set the 
plants one foot apart and 
crowns four inches below 
level of soil, spread the roots 
and firm thoroughly, being 
careful not to bruise the 
crown, cover with two inches 
of soil. When the new 
growth is two inches above 
level of soil, hoe in the re¬ 
maining loose soil, thus bury¬ 
ing any weeds that have 
started. The rows may be 
2Y 2 to 3 ft. apart. 
Rhubarb roots should be planted so that the crowns 
are two to three inches below level of the soil. 
ASPARAGUS. Washington rust proof. Price: Extra 
heavy 2 year plants, 12 for 35c postpaid; 50 to 100, 
2c each, not postpaid; $10.00 per 1000. 
RHUBARB. Strong. 20c each, postpaid; 10 for $1.50, 
for Express or freight shipment. 
SAGE (Holt’s Mammoth). The leaves of this plant are 
used extensively for flavoring dressing and sauces. 
Price: 30c each; 3 for 75c, postpaid. 
HORSERADISH SETS. Price: 10 for 50c; 50 or more 
at 2c each, postpaid. 
THYME. For seasoning game and meat dressing. 
Price: 20c each; 3 for 50c, postpaid. 
SHADE AND LAWN TREES 
AS TO THE PLANTING OF SHRUBS, SHADE 
TREES, EVERGREENS, ETC.—The average amateur 
planter has much to learn. (We say this with all due 
respect to those who know how.) Many ornamental 
trees and shrubs do not grow as they should because 
the holes are not dug deep enough or broad enough 
or because the roots are cramped and because the soil 
is not firmed well enough around them. The hole should 
be at least twice as large as the roots appear to need. 
Soak the holes with water if land is dry, wet the roots 
or, better, puddle, and, after setting the specimen in 
center, gradually fill in the soil and firm it as you fill. 
Usually the trees and plants should be set 2 or perhaps 
3 inches lower in their new location than they stood 
in the nursery row. This point can easily be determined 
by the planter. 
BECHTELS CRAB. A delightful small pink flowering 
tree. A favorite of the favorites. No lawn is com¬ 
plete without it. Price: 3 to 4 ft., 75c each. 
CAT ALP A (Umbrella Tree). Well known. Price: 6 
ft., $1.00 each; 2 for $1.80. 
CATALPA SPECIOSA (Sometimes called Hardy, West¬ 
ern). A rapid-growing, street or forest tree. Bears 
large, luxuriant, heart-shaped foliage and clusters 
of flowers similar to the horse-chestnut but larger. 
Ornamental as well as useful. Hardy. Price: 6 to 8 
ft. specimen trees, $1.00 each; 8 to 10 ft., $1.25 each. 
CHERRY (Japan Pink Flowering). A glorious early 
spring flowering tree of dwarfish growth. Price: 
$1.00 each for flowering age 2 to 3 ft. 
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