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TUBEROUS BEGONIAS |... Méghest Qual 
Great care is exercised in the selection of our Begonia 
tubers. Only the strongest tubers are chosen for you... 
tubers that are sure to bloom profusely and produce for 
you the largest, more robust plants and blossoms. Begonia 
tubers are available in February through May. Plant early 

indoors in pots or flats using leaf mold. When frost danger 
is over, move to the open garden. Protect from the hot sun 
and water regularly and often. Peat moss makes an ideal 
humus medium if you are unable to obtain leaf-mold. Order 
early, The demand is heavy. Delay might mean disappoint- 
ment. 
HANGING BASKET TYPE. Plant several tubers in an 8 or 
10-inch hanging basket or pot. We suggest that you plant 
tubers in a mixture consisting of one-third each of well 
rotted manure, leaf mold or peat mull and sandy loam. 
Available in scarlet, rose and white. 
DOUBLE CAMELLIA BEGONIA. Large full double flowers 
of exquisite form, For sheer beauty of form and color, 
Double Camelia Begonias have no equal. They are breath- 
taking. Available in white, yellow, salmon, apricot, orange- 
scarlet, salmon-rose and rose-pink. Be sure to indicate your 
color preference when ordering. 
CARNATION TYPE BEGONIA. Include this variety in your 
collection. Flowers are laciniated and very much resemble 
a mammoth Carnation. Available in scarlet, rose, pink, 
salmon, yellow and white. 
SINGLE FRILLED BEGONIA. Large single flowers with the 
petals profusely ruffled and frilled. Very beautiful form. 
Available in Orange, Salmon, Scarlet, White and the out- 
standing new variety; Fascination. Fascination is a beau- 
tiful flower. Its beauty will thrill you. Bright yellow stamens 
surrounded with a creamy-white field and bright pink 
tuffles make this a most outstanding blossom . . . one you 
will enjoy immeasurably. 


A Hint on Garden Spading 
The gardener who takes pride in doing 
a first class job should consider trench- : 
ing or double digging his soil in the 
way. the old-time European gardeners 
did. To double dig, remove a trench of 
soil just the width and the depth of a 
spade, and wheel this soil to the end of 
the garden where you plan to finish. 
Next, add a layer four or five inches 
deep of compost or manure to the bot- 
tom of the trench and dig it in. Then 
dig the soil from the next row and 
throw it on top of the soil you have 
just dug over. Repeat this process across 
the entire garden and you should have 
a loose, well-drained soil with a rich 
sub-soil. While this sounds unneces- 
sarily complicated, actually it is quite 
simple and is worth the effort it costs. 
It is particularly valuable for root crops, 
and where heavy clay soils need to be 
broken up, 
To lime or not to lime 
Liming will help break up heavy clay 
and will sweeten acid soil. But don't 
use lime unless it is needed, since too 
much lime destroys humus. Use only 
when needed. We can supply a simple 
test kit that shows if lime is needed, 
and if so, how much, Litmus paper is 
not enough: it only shows a plus or 
minus reading. 


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CHICKWEEDO 
CRABGRASS 
So that you may more easily know them by name, here are the 
pests that cause most of your lawn troubles. For easy ways to 
combat them, refer to the Weed Killer section on.a later page. 



