April, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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daily after the first one or two cultiva¬ 
tions, to work your hoe or wheel-hoe 
very shallow. It is all right to work 
some soil up about the stalks, especially 
in smothering out little weeds that have 
just started, but with a small, narrow- 
bladed hoe, with which you can cut 
quickly and easily next to the stalks, or 
between them if they are growing in a 
continuous row, as suggested above, not 
much of this will be necessary. Be care¬ 
ful to pull out any large late weeds be¬ 
fore they go to seed. 
After the ears are pulled, cut the stalks 
off clean, whether you have use for them 
as forage or not. Do not leave them to 
grow on, wasting useful plant-food, mak¬ 
ing hard “clumps” of roots and stalks 
that will be in the way for the next “fit¬ 
ting" of the ground, and sheltering late 
weeds and insect pests or their eggs. 
This series of Quality Crops for the Home was begun 
in the January issue which dealt with the growth of 
peas; February, salad plants; March, the root crops. 
Each of the divisions of the home -vegetable garden will 
be taken up from the standpoint of quality, not only in 
selecting the right seed, but also in the best cultural 
directions. With the other articles in this issue, on 
pages 282 and 283, this series should bring success in 
growing better vegetables than can be bought.— Editor. 
A Garden Plan for Every Man 
(Continued from page 277) 
9 Scabiosa Caucasica, 18", blue bonnet, June. 1 foot 
apart. 
10 Caryopteris mastacantlius, 3', blue spirea. Sept.-Nov. 
15 inches apart. 
YELLOW WITH SCARLET 
1 Pliimula vulgaris. 8 inches apart. 
2 Doronicum Caucasicum, 1 foot apart. 
3 B'aptisia tinctoria. 1 foot apart. 
4 Hypericum Moserianum. 15 inches apart. 
5 Chrysanthemum, “Boston.” 18 inches apart. 
6 Aquilegia Canadensis, 18", native Columbine, May. 
1 foot apart. 
7 Papaver orientate, 18", poppy, June-July. 8 inches 
apart. 
5 Pentstemon barbatus, 3', beard tongue, Tune-August. 
18 inches apart. 
9 Gaillardia grandidora, 2-3', blanket flower, June-Sept. 
15 inches apart. 
10 Tritoma Pfitzerii, 3', red-hot poker, Sept.-Nov. 15 
inches apart. 
YELLOW WITH BLUE 
1 Doronicum Caucasicum, 2', leopard’s bane, May. 1 
foot apart. 
2 Trolius Europaeus, 2', globe flower, May-August. 1 
foot apart. 
3 Hemerocallis Thunbergii, 3', tawny day lily, July. 1 
foot apart. 
1 Hypericum Moserianum, 2', St. Johns’wort, June. 
15 inches apart. 
-5 Chrysanthemum, “Globe d’Or,” 2', hardy chrysan¬ 
themum, Sept.-Nov. 18 inches apart. 
6 Funkia caerulea, 18", plantain lily, June-July. 1 foot 
apart. 
7 Linum perenne, 18", flax, July. 1 foot apart. 
8 Anchusa Italica, “Dropmore,” 3', Italian alkanet, 
May-July. 
9 Veronica longifolia subsessilis, 3', Speedwell, July- 
August. 1 foot apart. 
10 Delphinium belladonna, 3-5', Larkspur, July. 18 
inches apart. 
Border Planting 
1 Rosa rugosa, Japanese rose, June. 3 feet apart. 
2 Lonicera Halliana, honeysuckle, all summer at fence 
post or 10 feet apart. 
3 Lonicera Belgica, woodbine, Chinese honeysuckle, late 
summer. As above. 
4 Clematis paniculata grandi ora. Virgin’s bower, Aug. 
As above or as indicated. 
5 Rosa rubiginosa, sweet briar rose, June-July. Every 
6 feet. 
0 Rosa, “Dorothy Perkins,” climbing rose, July. As 
indicated. 
7 Althea rosea, mixed hollyhock, July-August. 18 
inches apart. 
S Digitalis lanata, Foxglove, June-July. 15 inches 
apart. 
9 DelplUnum, belladonna, Larkspur, June and on if cut 
back. 18 inches apart. 
10 Veronica longifolia subsessilis. Speedwell, August. 
1 foot apart. 
11 Phlox, assorted as preferred. Phlox as selected June- 
July. 15 inches apart. 
12 Dianthus barbatus, Sweet William, June. 10 inches 
apart. 
13 Anemone Japonica, “Queen Charlotte,” Sept.-Oct. 
10 inches apart. 
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