


S ; 
é 2 Dazzler 
$1.05 
bs. 2 Rose Unique 1.05 
: 2 Am. Beauty 1.31 
Total Value $3.41 
Money-Saving Price 
$9.75 

Cultural Note: 
Avoid) peat 
moss and other 
Acidiii1ers. ofr 
Carnations. Plant 
in good soil, sun. 
Water well. 



Carnation 
Bargains 
These brilliant beauties are 
now offered at reduced prices, 
to fill your garden without 
emptying your pocketbook. 
Dazzler 
Rich, enticing clovelike fra- 
grance—crimson of almost un- 
believable brilliance. Dazzler starts 
blooming 8 to 10 weeks after 
planting and continues until frost 
—and, each plant has 30 to 40 
blooms open at a time! Goodness 
knows how many in a whole sea- 
son—but there must be hundreds! 
Grows 15 to 20 inches high. 
Hardy. Will stand sub-zero win- 
ters and come up the next year 
flashing with red that almost glit- 
ters. PRICES: 1 for 60c; 2 for 
$1.05; 3 for $1.50; 4 for $1.95; 6 
for $2.85. 
Dianthus 
Rose Unique 
If you like a spicy, enticing and 
haunting fragrance, plant Dian- 
thus Rose Unique. Its delightful 
odor and beauty will act as a 
stimulating bracer. Pretty pink as 
shown, healthy, vigorous and 
hardy. Each plant produces dozens 
of blooms from early summer un- 
til late fall. Grows 15 inches tall. 
PRICES: Pot-grown plants, 1 for 
60c; 2 for $1.05; 3 for $1.50; 4 for 
$1.95; 6 for $2.85. 
American Beauty 
First come first serv- 
ed! We alway sell out 
of American Beauty, 
so order early. Ameri- 
can Beauty has beauty, 
fragrance and_ color. 
Flowers large (2 to 24 
inches across), excel- 
lent everbloomer; starts 
about 8 weeks after 
planting and continues 
until frost. PRICES: 
Pot-grown plants, 1 for 
75¢c; 2 for $1.31; 3 for 
$1.87; 4 for $2.43; 6 
for $3.55. 
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HOW TO GROW THEM 

of taste with most gardeners, though some 
prefer to plant according to a pre-arranged 
plan. Our advice is, if you really want to have 
tun out of gardening, do the planning your- 
self, as well as the planting. You may have a 
little clash of colors here and there, but that 
can be corrected another year, and at least 
you have had the pleasure of working the 
thing out yourself. Let your garden reflect 
your personality, not someone else’s. What 
good is a hobby, if you let someone else work 
it for you? 
Azaleamums are so popular, however, 
that we will give a few hints about them here. 
Most people like Azaleamums as “speci- 
mens”. That is, they like to set the plants far 
enough from other plants so that they will 
make a nicely formed, prize-winning display. 
If that is what you want, a plant such as we 
show in the pictures, then plant well away 
from other plants. 
Others like to plant in beds, with the 
plants close together, getting a closely packed 
“blanket” of flowers. For this effect, the 
Azaleamums should be set 12 to 15 inches 
apart, and of course, more are required than 
for specimen planting. 
Others like them in borders, with the 
plants spaced rather closely together, to give 
a solid blanket of color. If in borders, most 
people like varieties all of one color, but as 
to color harmony, again, our best advice is 
to plant to suit yourself, as you are having a 
garden for your own enjoyment. 
Cultivation and Hoeing 
AG eens do not require much cul- 
tivation, but hoeing can be done for a 
period of about six weeks after planting. 
Later than that, it should not be done, for by 
that time, it is quite likely that the stolons 
are forming underneath the soil and are 
close to the surface, where they would be cut 
by your hoe. Then, your hopes for a beauti 
ful Azaleamum plant would be ruined. 
Violets and Spurge should be handled as 
above, but most other flowers can be cultivat- 
ed for a somewhat longer period. 
After you have quit hoeing, all you need 
do is to pull weeds. 
Summer Mulching-- Yes 
or No? 
ANY of you may try to replace hoeing 
with summer mulching, but if you must 
summer mulch, do it with extreme care. The 
mulching should be very thin, thin enough 
so that you can see the soil through the 
mulch, otherwise the plant may have diffi- 
culty in getting through, and may bleach and 
die. It is good, if done right, but it is easy to 
overdo. Really, it is best not to summer- 
mulch until after the plants are up and grow- 
ing 
g. 
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