<iy^AY • • • 1937 
Let's once more dream of fields, of growing things 
Those dreams we've dreamed so many other springs. 
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Arsenate of Lead is one of the best all-around sprays for caterpillars, 
beetles and other leaf eating insects. Mixed with water it should be 
applied when good weather is in prospect. Be careful to reach both sides 
of the leaves. 
Systematic cultivation of the soil surface, especially after showers 
or watering conserves the moisture around the roots, admits needed 
air and generally promotes growth. Be careful not to cultivate too 
deeply however as you might injure the root system. 
Flowers for the house vases last longer if cut in the early morning 
rather than in the afternoon. Plunge the stems deeply into luke-warm 
water and let them stand in a shaded place for an hour or two before 
arranging them. Tests have proven that aspirin or other chemicals 
added to the water have no effect on the keeping qualities of cut flowers. 
Aphids attack plants which make a soft succulent growth. Whenever 
they are found these pests should be sprayed with nicotine sulphate. 
Look for them especially on the terminal growth and the new leaves. 
The nicotine is used in a solution of soapy water, made with yellow 
laundry or whale oil soap. 
If your garden is the informal type so popular at present you can 
fill out the vacant spaces very well with potted plants. Use groups of 
various sized pots for the most telling effects. Geraniums, heliotrope, 
fuchsias, and the colored leaved begonias are splendid when used this 
way. 
Plants try to mature seeds. When this is accomplished flowering 
ceases. Remove withered blooms before ripening to extend the season. 
By so doing you stimulate the plant to complete its life cycle and thereby 
produce more flowers. 
Spring flowering shrubs which have ceased flowering should be 
pruned as soon as possible. The flower buds for next season will form 
on the new growth which develops between now and next fall. Shrubs 
which grow vigorously will stand a sharper pruning than those of more 
restricted growth. 
Peonies will soon be in bloom. Remember when cutting them to 
leave plenty of foliage stalks on the plants. They are necessary for the 
plant’s normal growth and for the production of flower buds for another 
year. 
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The Rose Beetle which will soon put in its appearance seems im¬ 
pervious to any poison that doesn’t spot the flowers and foliage. One 
of the major gardening pleasures is knocking them into a can of kerosene. 
You probably use stakes for your taller garden subjects such as 
Delphinium, Lilies and Hollyhocks. Staking however should not be 
confined to this type of plant. Coreopsis and many other lower growing 
varieties are often sprawly and encircling rings are available which 
give them a neater appearance. 
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Climbing vines in their younger stages need your help to train them 
in the way they should go. Study them every few days for this purpose 
before they get out of hand. When tying use raffia or strips of cotton 
cloth carefully leaving plenty of room for the stems to thicken. 
Top-dress the Roses, Peonies and other sturdy perennials with 
bone-meal. While not as quick acting as some of the newer commercial 
fertilizers the effect is more sustained. Sturdy well-fed plants are 
less likely to fall prey to insects and disease. 
An old Cope story relates that o mon named Martin had three daughters, Martha, 
Elizabeth and Nan. As he was getting along in years he decided to divide his prop¬ 
erty. To Martha he gave his Vineyard, the Islands to Elizabeth, which left only one 
parcel and Nan tuck it. 
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