
VOL, 3, No. 5 
We had a surplus of water during the 
spring, but now, early June, gardens are 
needing water. 
Since last issue the promotion of Mrs. 
Frances King to another sphere of use- 
fulness somewhere else in the Universe, 
has deprived us of a most. efficient 
worker for the Kingdom of God. 
In John 10: 10 Jesus declares that 
“I am come that they might have life, 
and that they might have it more 
abundantly.” The Lord knew what He 
was doing when He placed in a garden, 
the pair of human animals into whom 
He had breathed the breath of Spiritual 
Life, and told them to get busy and 
tend that garden. Gardening is one of 
the great helps in securing a richer and 
fuller life in the best sense of the word. 
Mrs, King was given great talents 
and she used them greatly, and through 
her books, her personality and her ad- 
vice, her influence will live long. It is 
silly to say that she is dead. The Great 
Economy of Nature does not permit 
such waste. Like the servant in the par- 
able, to whom was committed ten tal- 
ents, it is more probable that she has 
been commended by her Lord and set 
to work at a bigger job. 
Late in the winter I bought a few 
pounds of yellow meat sweet potatoes. 
Among them were two, long and slender 
with numerous eyes toward one end. 
I used a two quart oil can, such as may 
be found around most any filling sta- 
tion. Punched holes in the bottom, 
filled it about two thirds full of dead 
leaves packed tight, set the two po-— 
tatoes on end in the can, with most 
eyes up, and not touching each other 
or side of can. Filled around them with 
ordinary garden dirt, and treated them 
as pot plants, keeping in the house 
_ until mild weather. The eyes sprouted 
and as a sprout reached a few inches, 
it was gently pulled out and planted 
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L. D.. COLE, GRANNIS, ARK., } 
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in a No. 2 can. Watered and handled 
like a geranium. When English Peas 
were done, the vines were broken off, 
leaving roots in the ground, and let lie 
in the sun until fairly dry, when they 
were put under shelter for Ruth this 
winter. A good dose of goat manure 
was scattered along the row, and ground 
spaded. Then holes were dug, 2 ft. 
apart along the row, the Potato slips 
were loosened in can, using an old case 
knife and removed with all the dirt and 
leaf mat, to the hole. Were then 
filled around with rich compost and well 
watered. Not all have been set yet, 
but likely to finish this week and next. 
Total yield probably close to two 
dozen plants. 

HARDY CACTI—10c EACH 
OPUNTIA VULGARE (Common 
Prickly Pear) hardy, flower creamy yel- 
low, fruit edible. Can be used as pot 
plant. Thrives in poor soil. 
OPUNTIA ROBUSTA, stately lawn 
plant, hardy here to 15 below. 
OPUNTIA RAMOSSISSIMA, hardy 
and dwarf, good in full sun in rock 
gardens, also good as pot plant. 
An almost spineless Opuntia found 
here in only one spot that I know of. 
May be Beaver Tail—Laura D. Cole, 
Grannis, Ark. 
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HOUSE PLANTS | 
Common Green Leaf Wandering Jew, 
5c. 
Large Green Leaf Wandering Jew, Be. 
Green and White Wandering Jew, 5c. 
Purple and Grey Wandering Jew, 5c. 
A Cactus I cannot identify since my 
labels were mixed. Looks like the pic- 
tures of Echinocereous Reicherbachi, 
‘white sticks, but the blooms are white. 
