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HOUSE & GARDEN 
HENRY A. DREER 
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Your All-Year Garden 
(Continued from page 70) 
spring blooming bulbs and can be 
planted very easily any time from the 
last of April to the middle of June. 
The same results may be had from a 
single planting by setting some of 
the bulbs about 2" deep and the others 
at varying depths down to about 4" 
or 5". Save the largest bulbs for the 
latest planting, or for the deepest 
ones, as the case may be. By all 
means, try some of the wonderful 
newest varieties. Even a single 
gladiolus bulb will last several sea¬ 
sons, and by a little trouble in saving 
the bulblets that form at the base of 
the large bulbs, the stock of most 
varieties can be readily increased. 
In rich soil cannas and dahlias 
grow cjuickly from the bulb. Canna 
roots should be sub-divided so that 
there will be but a few stalks in one 
space. As tuberous begonias do not 
grow so rapidly, they should be 
strong,_ potted plants when set out. 
There is nothing more satisfactory for 
bedding, particularly in partly shaded 
places. 
By this time all of the earlier, 
hardier plants will have been removed 
and their places taken by the tenderer 
things. As soon as possible, clear a 
space in each frame in which to 
start cucumbers, melons, tomatoes or 
some other crop to occupy it perma¬ 
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often this most valuable part of the 
garden for getting early results is 
allowed to lie idle or to grow weeds 
during the summer months, when it 
should be productive. 
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The Midseason Garden of Abundance 
(Continued from page 38) 
vines are wet—it spreads rust. 
Beets do not offer the complex 
problems in the selection of suitable 
varieties for the critical home gar¬ 
dener as do beans, peas, etc. They 
do offer a problem, however, in their 
peculiarly constructed seed kernels 
which really are a spongy or corky 
mass, surrounding two or three 
sprouts. Unless the soil is pressed 
in firm contact with the kernels, 
they are either slow in sprouting or 
germinate irregularly or not at all, 
all of which is annoying when one 
is anxious to see results. So, after 
sowing your beet seeds in rows 2' 
apart, tramp over the row and soon 
you will see the sprouts peep through 
your footprints. 
Crosby’s Egyptian beet I consider 
the first early flat, worthwhile sort, 
since it combines fair size with good 
quality within fifty-five to sixty days 
from date seeds were sown. De¬ 
troit Dark Red is just a few days 
later, but perfectly globe-shaped, 
therefore fleshier. The flesh is of 
deepest color, causing the beets to he 
of particularly appetizing appearance 
when served. In Columbia we find 
the ideal early main crop sort. Re¬ 
peated sowings of these three sorts 
will provide a perfect succession of 
crops all season. Don’t forget to 
provide a row of Lucullus Swiss 
chard, as you will find this the ideal 
foliage beet for greens. 
You can plan for early as well as 
late cabbages this month. Secure as 
sturdy and hardy plants as you can 
buy of Copenhagen Market, All Sea¬ 
sons and Danish Ballhead. These 
three sorts not only represent an 
early, midseason and late crop for 
winter use, but they also are a fine 
trio of dependable vegetables. 
Early and Late Cabbages 
Copenhagen Market especially is a 
wonder. In from 100 to 110 days 
from date seeds were sown, you may 
cut 7" heads averaging seven pounds, 
if you start with seeds of a good 
strain. Copenhagen Market cabbage 
is the finest contribution Denmark 
has made to American horticulture 
during the last ten years. And it is 
a significant fact that, after more 
than a quarter of a century, Danish 
Ballhead is still the leading late, best 
keeping main crop throughout the 
eastern section of our country. 
All Seasons cabbage happily fits in 
between these two. In from 130 to 
135 days from date of sowing seeds, 
it perfects large, well-grown heads 
that stand the heat of midsummer 
remarkably well. They are good 
keepers, are of excellent quality, and, 
while there are other good sorts for 
every season, it will he hard to excel 
the above combination. 
(Continued on page 74) 
