
20 HAND BOOK FOR THE GARDEN 

pulverized loam. The seed should be sown in March or April in a 
hotbed or indoors in drills five inches apart and one-half inch 
deep. When the plants are about two inches high, they may be set 
out three inches apart in boxes three inches deep or potted into 
three-inch pots, allowing one plant per pot. They should be trans- 
planted into the garden about May i5th in rows three feet apart, 
three feet apart in the row. Cultivate freely until the plants shade 
the ground. Remove all but the two strongest branches. Tie to stakes 
or some other support. Gather the fruit as it ripens. 
TURNIP 
The varieties of Turnip and Rutabaga vary much in form, size 
and color. They are essentially cold weather plants and do best 
when most of the growth is made in Autumn or early Spring. Like 
the Radish, they should be grown rapidly. Turnips do best on a 
light loam manured the year before. Use one ounce to one hundred 
fifty feet of row; one to two pounds per acre in drills; fifteen feet 
per consumer. Sow about peat 25th and August 15th in rows one 
and one-half feet apart, one-half inch apart in the row, one-half inch 
deep. When in the third leaf, thin to six inches apart. 
The Flower Garden 
Almost everybody wants a flower garden. It is easily grown, 
takes little space and gives untold pleasure in the cut flowers it fur- 
Bese for the house and the array of color it gives the space it 
occupies. 
Flowers themselves may be planted on the edge of the shrub- 
bery masses. Here they are made more a part of the picture and 
they always show up better against a background of foliage. 
FLOWERS FOR SUCCESSION 
The best way to have a continual supply of flowers through the 
season is by selecting varieties that will be ready at different times; 
some early, some at mid-season and others late. Following are some 
of the leading varieties, which can be raised from seed: 
For early flowers—Bachelor Buttons, Sweet Alyssum, Sweet 
William, Verbena, Larkspur, and Poppies are always popular. 
Midseason sorts—Nasturtiums, Marigolds, Petunias, Pinks, Snap- 
dragons, Pansies, Mignonette, Sweet Peas and Calliopsis. 
Late varieties—Asters, Zinnias, Salvia, Balsam and Cosmos make 
a good display for flower beds or cutting. 
Cosmos is one of the most useful tall annuals for the garden as 
this can be safely transplanted any time during the summer, if care 
is used in taking up some soil with the roots. It is especially valu- 
apes fs filling in at the backs of beds after other plants are through 
ooming. 
