
DAHLIAS 
ALL DAHLIAS PRICED PREPAID. 

Large Varieties 
A. D. Livoni (Show) Rich, pink, finely 
formed. A handsome 
flower of medium size. 35c. 
California Idol §2°°> ees 
decorative clear 
lemon yellow, long, erect stems. 50c. 
(Informal Dec.) 
red. Grand. Good growing habits. 
Jane Cowl (Dec.) Glistening bronzy 
Massive. 50c. 
Jersey’s Beauty (Dec.) Beautiful 
stem, fine keeping qualities. 50c. 
New gigantic In- 
Coes petals lovely rose-buff. Center golden. 
75c. 
An exhibition dahlia of immense size and 
beauty. Color, opalescent pink. 50c. 
all red dahlias. Color, vivid red. 50c. 
Mirs. Carl Salbach (2°S)... 300." 
buff and old gold. Deeper 
toward center. 
pink, excellent 
B , e 
Kilgore’s King ? 30 nfat ‘Decorative. 
Margaret Woodrow Wilson 
Mrs. Geo. Le Boutillier (0°, ™: 
der-pink. 50c. 
Mrs. Ida De Ver Warner {°°:;) 
site soft orchid. Very large. 50c. 
Red Chief Bright red ball type. Good 
25c. 
A super-giant decora- 
tive. Light purple. 75c. 
cutter. 
Robert Ripley 
Rosa Nell 
Waterloo nye eee, orchid-pink Hy: 
White King Pure white decorative. Fa- 
vorite cutting white. 50c. 
(Dec.) Pure, bright rose. Im- 
mense flowers. 50c. 

Small Pompons 
All Pompons at 35c; 4 or more at 30c 
Cardinal  srien: rea. 
Darkness Rich maroon. 
Girlie Loyely lavender-pink, 
Joe Fettie pure white. 
Minnie Mellor orcnia-pink. 
Rose Wilmoth rose pink 
Yellow Gem Best yellow. 
Little Willie tiny rea. 
Weed ’em and Reap 
Don’t ever let the weeds get big. Funny, 
isn’t it, how we think we’re doing something 
great when slaughtering big weeds, but don’t 
feel half that glow of satisfaction if we 
kill "em off when small and when it is so much 
easier done. But the time to get the weeds is 
before they take their toll from the soil’s fer- 
tility. Frequent raking, hoeing and cultivating 
is the way to get the weeds just as sprouting. 
Would You Chew Wood? 
You’d have a fit if the Missus would serve 
shavings and twine with your radish, tur- 
nips, beets, snap beans, etc. Yet many times 
these are served old and tough, and full of 
woody fibre and stringy entanglements. To 
have them tender when wanted, plant often. 
Don’t plant radish, beets, beans only once. 
Plant every few weeks and have them crisp, 
juicy and tender. 
Some Pansy Pointers 
Sown in boxes indoors in late February or 
early March, then transplanted. Hasier yet, 
just sow the seed in the open garden in early 
spring. They will begin blooming in July from 
seed thus sown in the garden. The plants will 
bloom until hard frosts. With a light protec- 
tion will bloom again the next spring. 
For husky, early spring Pansy plants sow 
the seed outdoors late in August, cover with 
thin layer of excelsior, remove soon as 
Pansy plants come through the ground. Just 
before ground freezes, give light covering of 
excelsior, straw or brush. NOT MUCH, lest 
smother plants. Remove very early in spring. 
Hints on Germinating Seeds 
For tiny flower seeds outdoors, take great 
care in preparing the bed, making it very fine 
and level. Then after sowing the seed cover 
very lightly, not over one-fourth inch for 
most small seeds and less for some, such 
as Petunias which should barely be covered 
by sifting fine soil, or sand over the seed. 
Press the soil firmly with piece of board. 
Then spread some light covering over the 
bed until plants begin to show up. This is 
to prevent washing the seed away or dry- 
ing out of soil, which is cause of many fail- 
ures. Use coarse cloth, straw or hay. I find 
excelsior the best for this purpose and use it 
altogether in germinating Pansy seed. 
Use the Hoe more, Hose Less 
Weeds are great bluffers. Get after them 
from the very beginning in a manner that 
will give them to understand that they might 
just as well give up the battle first as last. 
However, weeds are useful, for they keep us 
digging and scratching around the plants and 
thus give the top soil just the treatment it 
needs. Thus, without weeds many would forget 
to keep the soil so thoroughly worked. 
Remember that plants need air as well as 
moisture. Keep the soil loose. 
Furthermore, frequent stirring of the soil 
conserves the moisture and if you will “Use 
the hoe more’ you will need to ‘Use the 
hose less.’ Most people water their plants 
too much .and do not cultivate them enough, 
and for that reason I have adopted the slo- 
gan, “Use the hoe more and the hose less.” 
That’s where you have a hose, of course. 
The same applies to irrigating from a ditch. 
Dry farmers get good results by using the 
hoe often. When I say hoe I mean anything 
from a hairpin to a tractor that will stir 
the soil. I use a garden rake a great deal in 
place of a hoe when the plants are small. With 
some plants you can rake right over the rows 
without injuring the plants. Rows of gladioli 
from bulblets can be raked until plants are 
six inches high. 

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