on 
WHEN REMOVING SEEDLING 
FROM FLAT AVOID DISTURB¬ 
ING ROOTS BY TAKING 
PLENTY SOIL WITH IT. 
SET SEEDLING 
DEEPER THAN 
IT WAS IN flat, 
FIRM THE SOIL 
AROUND IT AND 
GIVE SOAKING. 
USE BERRY BOX 
OR SOMETHING 
SIMILAR TO SHADE 
SEEDLING FROM 
DIRECT SUN. 
Transplanting is a task which must 
be performed throughout the gar¬ 
den year. So vigorous are the 
young plants which we move, so 
often do they survive carelessness, 
we are apt to neglect even the 
simple technique which will greatly 
reduce the proportion of failures. 
But failures do occur and not all 
result in dead plants which can 
be removed or replaced. Often 
careless transplanting will result 
in an ailing plant, or one which 
fails to produce flowers or fruit of 
good quality. The following points 
will insure that young plants have 
a reasonable chance of survival. 
★ ★ ★ 
Dig a hole large enough to spread 
out the roots without crowding. 
Ill the case of seedlings which 
have a long tap root, it will help 
promote stocky growth if this tap 
root is shortened. Avoid permit¬ 
ting air pockets to be formed 
among the roots. See that soil is 
filled in properly to cover the 
roots, and then firm the soil, so 
that contact is close, since without 
this contact the roots cannot ab¬ 
sorb water from the soil. Seedlings 
should usually be set a little 
deeper than they stood in the flat. 
In the case of overgrown plants, 
it may be wise to lay the stem 
horizontally under the .soil for 
several inches, rather than let it 
project above the surface; this is 
especially the case with tomatoes. 
Some of the top of each seedling- 
should be trimmed off to balance 
the loss of roots which is inevitable 
when plants are moved. About 
half the leaf area may be removed. 
The soil should be soaked after the 
transplanting operation is finished. 
A little dry soil sprinkled over the 
surface will check evaporation. If 
the sun is hot the plants should be 
shaded for a day or so by means of 
Hotkaps, berry boxes, or similar 
devices, until the roots begin to 
absorb enough moisture to balance 
evaporation. 
Small seedlings may be planted in 
holes made by a dibber or garden 
trowel. Observe distances care¬ 
fully in transplanting. The little 
plants may seem lonely when set 
two or three feet apart, but 
remember the size they will attain 
at maturity and see they have 
room enough to develop their 
best. 
•k -k -k 
Vigorous growth in seedlings will 
be assured if plant food is applied 
while they are small. It will enable 
them to develop a good root sys¬ 
tem, which will feed them well. In 
transplanting vegetables npx tho 
oughly one level tablespoonful ■ 
complete plant food with the sc 
in the bottom of the hole befo 
setting the plant. Then appi 
plant food over a radius two fei 
from the plant at the rate of oi 
rounded teaspoonful to eac 
square foot of ground. 
Four to six weeks later anothc 
application of plant food at th 
rate of two pounds per 100 squar 
feet may be made. This is equiva 
lent to a rounded teaspoonful fo 
two square feet. 
—NdUoHdl Scrdsiiidn Annu(~ 
Common ^Qn5Q about ‘TooIt 
You cannot do good gardening 
with poor tools. There are so 
many good tools to be had today 
— in various sizes and for all pur¬ 
poses — that the selection of one’s 
tool kit is a necessary and pleas¬ 
ant step toward securing best 
results. 
There are many grades of tools on 
the market, but it is only a matter 
of lime until you learn that it pays 
to buy only the best. The cheap 
tool is stamped out of thin-gauge 
sheet metal, so that it usually 
lacks effective weight and ade¬ 
quate strength. It is ordinarily not 
a one-piece job, and the parts 
being riveted or welded together, 
soon work loose. The handles are 
often made of inferior wood or are 
not thoroughly seasoned, and 
therefore, tend to break or warp. 
First quality tools are, wherever 
practicable, forged from one piece 
of bar steel, tempered in oil. They 
are highly polished and thus cleai 
themselves more readily in use 
The handles arc of the bes 
straight-grained northern whiti 
ash, smoothly sanded and given f 
wax finish. 
In the first quality tools you wil 
find weight, good design (so that' 
it balances well in using), stamina 
a lasting temper and, above all, a 
special fitness in each tool foil 
doing its own particular job. j 
•k -k k 
The size of the garden, the work! 
to be done and one’s personal* 
notions, together determine what| 
tools one should have. An athletic] 
man will make a different selection' 
from an elderly woman. A tiny 
garden in a corner can be handled^ 
with a floral set, or a set designed 
for women, or even short handled 
hand tools. A large garden, with 
shrubbery, long borders and pos- 
INDEX 
CYPRESS VINE. 
DAHLIA. 
DAISY, AFRICAN (see Arctotis). . 
Page 
.. 9 
,. 9 
...8 
LEEK. 
LETTUCE. 
LILIES. 
Page 
.... 25 
. 25,26 
. 16. 17 
PYRETHRUM. 
RADISH. 
RICINUS (see Castor Bean). 
Page 
15 
29 
9 
Page 
Page 
DAISY, SHASTA. 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur) 
,. .9 
.11 
LIMA BEANS. 
LINUM (Scarlet Flax). 
.22 
.... 13 
ROCK CRESS (see Arabis'. 
RUTABAGA OR SWEDE TURNIP. . 
8 
30 
AFRICAN DAISY (see Arctotis). .. 
. 8 
CALLiOPSIS (Tickseed). 
.9 
DIANTHUS (Pinks). 
6,11 
LOBELIA. 
.13 
SALPIGLOSSIS (Painted Tongue). 
.15 
AGERATUM. 
. .8 
CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bell). 
.9 
DIDISCUS (see Blue Lace Flower). 
...8 
LOVE-IN-A-MIST (Nigella). . 
.13 
SALVIA . 
15 
ALYSSUM. 
8 
CANARY BIRD VINE. 
.... 9 
DIGITALIS (see Foxglove'. 
. .11 
LOVE-IN-A-PUFF (see Balloon Vino... 8 
SATIN FLOWER (see Godetia).. . . 
11 
AMARANTHUS. 
. .8 
CANDYTUFT. 
9 
DILL. 
..25 
LUPINE. 
.. .13 
SCABIOSA. 
15 
ANCHUSA. 
8 
CANTALOPE and MUSKMELON 
. . . 26 
EGGPLANT. 
.25 
MANGEL WURZEL. 
.22 
SCARLET FLAX (see Linum). 
13 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) ., 4 
5.8 
CANIEKBUKY BELLS (see Campanula). 9 
ENDIVE. 
..25 
MARIGOLD. 
5, 6. 13 
SCARLET RUNNER (see Bean). 
8 
AQUILEGIA (Columbine). 
. 8 
CARDINAL CLIMBER. 
... 9 
ENGLISH DAISY (see BeilisPerennis). 8 
MIGNONETTE. 
.13 
SEA LAVENDER (see Statice). 
. 15 
ARABIS (Rock Cress). 
8 
CARNATION. 
.4,9 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy) 
. .11 
MOONFLOWER 'Ipomoea). 
.13 
SHASTA DAISY (see Daisy,Shasta) 
, .9 
ARCTOTIS (African Daisy). 
ARTICHOKE. 
. 8 
20 
CARROTS.. . 
CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus). 
...23 
.9 
EUPHORBIA 
(see Snow-on-the-Mountain'... . 
.15 
MORNING GLORY. 
MOSS ROSE (see Portulaca)... 
.. .14 
.15 
SNAPDRAGON 
(see Antirrhinum). 4, 
5. 8 
ASPARAGUS. 
20 
CAULIFLOWER. 
... 23 
FENNEL. 
. 25 
MUSKMELON AND CANTALOUPE... 26 
SNOW ON-THE-MOUNTAiN 
ASTERS. 4 
5. 8 
CELERIAC. 
...23 
FORGET-ME-NOT (Myosotls). 
.11 
MUSTARD. 
26 
(Euphorbia). 
15 
BABY’S BREATH (see Cypsophila). 
11 
CELERY. 
...23 
FOUR O-CLOCK. 
.11 
MYOSOTIS (see Forget Me Not) 
. . . 11 
SORREL. 
29 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON or CENTAUREA 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb). 
.9 
FOXGLOVE (Cigitalis). 
.11 
NASTURTIUM. 
. 7, 14 
SPINACH. 
29 
(Cornflower). 
8 
CENTAUREA (Cornflower). 
... 9 
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower*. 
.11 
NICOTIANA 
. 14 
SQUASH . 
29 
BALLOON VINE (Love in a-Puff). 
. 8 
CHARD, SWISS. 
.. 22 
GEUM. 
,11 
NIGELLA (see Love in-a-Mist) . 
. . 13 
STATICE (Sea Lavender,. 
15 
BALSAM (Lady Slipper). 
8 
CHERRY PIE (see Heliotrope). 
...11 
GLADIOLUS . 16. 17 
OKRA OR GUMBO 
26 
STOCKS. 
15 
BEAN (Scarlet Runner).... 
8 
CHICORY 
. .23 
GODETIA Satin Flower). 
.11 
ONIONS. 
26,28 
STRAWFLOWER (see Helichrysum , 
It 
BEANS. 20 22 
CHINESE CABBAGE. 
... .23 
GOMPHRENA (Clover Strawflowers) 
.11 
PAINTED TONGUE (see Salpiglosis). 15 
SUGAR BEETS . 
22 
BEETS . 
22 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. 
.9 
GOURDS. 
.11 
PANSY . 
7. 14 
SUNFLOWER (Helianthus. 
17 
BEETS. SUGAR. 
22 
CLARKIA . . 
.9 
GRASS and LAWN SEED. 
2 
PARSLEY. 
. 28 
SWAN RIVER DAISY 
BELLIS PERENNIS lEnglish Daisy). 
. 8 
CLOVER STRAWFLOWER 
GYPSOPHILA (Baby’s Breath). 
11 
PARSNIP. 
.. . 28 
(see Brachycombe).. 
9 
BLANKET FLOWER (see Gaillardia). 
11 
(see Gomphrena), 
... .11 
17 
PEAS. 
28 
SWEET CORN 
23 
BLUE LACE FLOWER (Cidiscush . 
. 8 
COCKSCOMB (see Celosia). 
... 9 
HELICHRYSUM (see Strawtiower). . 
.15 
PEPPER. 
28 
SWEET PEAS. 
17 
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). 
. 9 
COLLARD. . 
.. 23 
HELIOTROPE (Cherry Pie*. 
.11 
PERENNIAL LARKSPUR 
SWEET WILLIAM. 
17 
BROCCOLI. 
22 
COLUMBINE (see Aquilegia)... 
.8 
HOLLYHOCKS. 
11 
(see Delphinium). 
11 
SWISS CHARD. 
22 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
22 
COREOPSIS. 
.9 
IPOMOEA (see Moonflower). 
13 
PERIWINKLE (see Vinca)... 
, 17 
TASSEL FLOWER (see Cacalia'_ 
9 
BURNING BUSH or FIRE BUSH 
CORN.. 
.23 
KALE OR BORECOLE. 
25 
PETUNIA. 
5.7.14 
TICKSEED (see CalliopsiS; ... 
9 
(see Kochia). 
11 
CORNFLOWER. Jubilee Gem 
.. 4 
KOCHIA (Burning Bush or Fire Bush) 
.11 
PHLOX. 
... 15 
TOMATOES. 29.30 
CABBAGE. 
22 
CORNFLOWER 
KOHL RABI. 
25 
PINKS 'see Dianthus). 
...6,11 
TURNIPS. 
30 
CABBAGE— Chinese. 
23 
(see Bachelor’s Button). 
.8 
LADY SLIPPER (see Balsam). 
. 8 
POP CORN. 
23 
VERBENA. 
17 
CACALIA iTassel Flower). 
9 
COSMOS. 
4,6,9 
LARKSPUR. 
11 
POPPIES. 
. . 15 
VINCA (Periwinkle. 
17 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). 4, 
5.9 
COS or ROMAINE. 
. 26 
LARKSPUR. Perennial, 
PORTULACA 'Moss Rose' 
15 
WALLFLOWER . 
17 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
CRESS . 
23 
fsee Delphinium ’. 
11 
POT MARIGOLD (seeCalundula) 
.4,5.9 
WATERMELON. 
26 
(see Eschscholtzia). 
.11 
CUCUMBERS. 
23,25 
LAWN AND GRASS SEED. 
. .2 
PUMPKIN. 
. 28,29 
ZINNIA. 5 
\ 17 
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