Show lINTS INTS FOR THE HOME GARDENS ft A SIMPLE HANGING BANGING BASKET To o obtain the tho best results result from hang hang- i b baskets ets good toil soil and careful at- at tion inn must oo be e Line the Line the bas- bas with n moss oss s and fibrous turf then in the interior with good rich rich pot pot- soiL oiL form fonn hand hand- rooted begonias subjects and fuchsias of of- a n droop droop- e habit are desirable also aIM ivy h leaved ms petunias geraniums trade trado- a and aDd the tho erect and drooping as as- de and S eri agu mentioned in the tho oat O t o 0 of the plants in given riven April 26 for forindo window indo boxes suitable for banin hanging baskets ping baskets must bo be watered luly tat y and sufficiently at each ap ap- Ration Gation Never allow the tho soil to bedry be- be ii dry I 1 WINDOW BOXES Window boxes with a R water reservoir cant tho the drip that is is sometimes with an ordinary box and much easier with ono of th these e win Jr boxes to keep the tho plants in In good edition III AIl sides of a a. window box are ue ex- ex Jed ed to tb the beat heat and air an and the water quickly Window boxes boxes require a ul supply of water as they must r-ho r allowed cd to dry dr- drout out a reservoir reservoir window box boa Insetting n setting up in ju fact any window or porch plant plans x ran rana a spirit level evel should bo be used and box bor boX adjusted b by puttying pieces of od dander under one ono end if Jf needed to o havo hayo box perfectly lo local level cl Otherwise in one ODe end ana will be too wot and ande e other e too dry jn In n the absence of a spirit level a a. ael ael el may be improvised b b. b by using a aD an an n D about half fled filled with water placed window box boa before it is filled just juet the box until the water in the thenis nis is perfectly level with tho the rim of pan paD Iii REPOTTING PALMS Palms should not Dot bo ho over ocr potted but butot butt t ot bound condition of too tho roots is isely ely to be injurious especially when tere tre is ill neglect In in the tho matter o of water ster in ing and t syringing n or sponging n 1 In Tn n repotting repotting re re- re- re potting remember er tho the plants co do o best in small pots The ideal soil for palms alms isa isa is isa a good addition of sharp sand and Good garden soil mix mixed d with ith an equal quantity quantity quan quan- tit of ono one of tho the various advertised brands of humus and a little sand will give e splendid results After Alter netting n- n I etting see sec that the new soil coil is made firm rm J in the tho pot SEEDLINGS Seedlings s that have hao to be bo transplanted transplanted transplanted trans trans- planted must be bo grown oWn strong and sturdy This is accomplished by g giving ng thorn ample amplo a air r and unlimited ted Ii light ht Shade and close warm atmosphere res re- re s suIt in delicate spindly growth Some Somo plants especially those from very cry fine seed eed are best transplanted from the seed boxes to similar receptacles before bop bo- fore foro they are potted up or put out ont inthe in Ln inthe the tho open ground This method gives es esthe the plants an opportunity to make mako more moro roots and some plants h have o to bo be raised earlier than it is safe to transfer them out outdoors When seedlings aro to be transplanted trans trans- planted to beds in tho the garden the tho surface surface sur sur- face of the soil to receive c them should be bo nicely smoothed and raked At tho the same ame time fino lino soil on top and unbroken ground below bloW will lead load to disappoint- disappoint ment nent Many amateurs transplant into lit little ittle tIe pockets of loose mold mom beyond which the roots cannot penetrate Uso Use tho the garden fork to break up tho the soil to a a. depth of at nt least a foot and two wo feet if possible Never Ne' transplant plant seedlings durin during bright sunshine ne never er transplant the them m without first watering the seed ho box soil the evening or mornin morning before an and d mo move e them with as much soil as aEl possible possible pos poe sible clinging to the roots Drop tb the little plants into the holes noles big hie enough h to receive the roots A small mall trowel 1 is better er than a di digger ger for makin making g proper holes s. s Having ing put tho the plant i in n place draw the soil over the roots an and d press 5 downward dowD taking c. c caro re to avoid d pinching or breaking tIll tho s stem slem em Shade tho the seedlings from strong stroDe sun sun- shine ehino and give water but not over the foliage p PLANTING mG DAHLIAS Old dahlia roots can be planted intact intact in in- tact just 8 as lifted in tho autumn orif or orif orif if very largo large the they pray may be divided by cutting down doWD the tho center of the dead stem and through h the live portion at atthe tho the base They Thov can be quartered but all cut portions portio s must contain a part of the base of the tho old stem where whore the tho eyes are arc clustered Plant in large holes with tho the crowns croWDS of the tubers four inches below the surface Where plants aro are to bo obtained front from dealers thc they should hould he be or ordered ered at once Prepare Pre pare tho the beds now bv hv deep di digging n as only poor r results will follow planting in poor soil PRUNING ROSES Do not be too tender fODder hearted T when hen pruning roses To some people pruning prun prun- pruning ing mg roses roes is like punishing children when hen the chastisement is really needed It hurts the tho p parents parents' feelings feeling's so 50 much that it is often ne neglected but hut if roses are to do th their ir best do not spare the hush bush First of all plant more roses rose this spring sprint even if necessary to dig diC up the olden that was wad golden glow planted three or four years ago to make room for this years year's planting of roses Henry Hicks flicks the big tree nurseryman nursery nursery- man says that gardening is only a a. matter matter matter mat mat- ter of pro progression ossion anyway The people who get et the real enJo enjoyment from par gar pardoning gardening denin dening do something different almost every c year I 1 when the tho roso rose bushes are first planted cut cat them back hack to about four inches from tho the ground is the advice ice of W W. L. L McKay This sounds ruthless ruthless ruth ruth- less but it is necessary Then every erv year car in the middle of March farch cut th them m back to about eight inches from the ground This will 11 force tho the growth crowth o of new weir wood which will have havo ha hablo blo blossoms in June Tunc Ramblers and climbers bloom from last years year's wood and should not Dot be cut at all un unless less you TOU wish to keep them th m within definite le n. n tc bounds or to stimulate wood growth Madame f. flowers cowers only from tho ho old oM wood so this rose is one of the exceptions to the n rule c and should not ho bo pruned very cry much G Give c it sufficient room to grow ow into a a. lar large e bUl bush h. h PEGGING DOWN ROSES Pegging down is an interesting form of oC training r roses es and a a. sy system that is valuable for special effects The Tho first consideration in in Pc pegging gins is vigorous i orous growth and for the purpose the follow following ollow- ollow ing InC varieties are in in the front rank Frau Karl Gone Gorie Lyonnaise Gruss an Teplitz Gustav Gusta Regis Resl Charles Lefebre Mrs John La Laing JJ Brunner Brunner Brunner Brun- Brun ner Clio and Duke of Edinbur Edinburgh h. h Prune Pruno hard the first year but in the two following years rears very ory little will be necessary as all ail the growth is pegged down to secure an O oven On n effect effet t. t As Boona soon Boon a aa as enough young growth has been made mato to take the place of that which has flowered low tho the latter Jatter must be bo cut away and aud tho young oun shoot pegged egged down in its place A we well furnished bed of peg pegged ed down dorm roses should havo have its surface co cov covered coyd ered all over with shoots about nine inches apart Until there is growth enough to cover the surface the old woo wood must be allowed to remain for another year car encouraging in the blooming blooming bloom bloom- ing by pruning in the laterals to a aspur aspur aspur spur With two to or three buds The pegs are cut tut from twi twigs cut BO so the crotch will hold the rose roso branch down to the I ground round |