Show OME 1 ra c md T their hei r C 4 are and a I 1 03 te A 4 46 N ail an attractive sunken garden FIRST WORK FOR THE GARDEN bye by E VAN benthuysen T to get both pleasure and profit from a garden one does not need a large variety of flowers and vegetables I 1 do the planting and much of the work on a plot of about one acre the prod acts include asters dahlias straw berries tomatoes celery lettuce string beans etc march Is none too soon to commence shaping one ones s plans for the garden A good catalogue from some reliable Is necessary the months are the time to study and plan out your scheme of garden my ex peri ence has been that it Is a mistake to try too many varieties of legeta bles of peas tomatoes and cabbage select two varieties one early the oth er late of all the other vegetables I 1 find one variety suffices order your seeds early tor for by the middle of march one can begin oper actions by sowing tomato cabbage and celery seeds in boxes filled with earth cigar boxes make a good receptacle for starting plants they are deep enough and a good size to stand on the window sill two tiao hundred plants can be started in one box the early cab bage and tomato should be planted first it if you arel going to try celery it should be among the first started do not cover the seed too deep follow the direction on the package as to depth do not get discouraged about re suits as celery seed germinates very slowly keep the top of the earth al ways moist and do not look for plants until the third week when they do show give plenty ci 0 light so that they will not be spin adling this vaso applies to cabbage and tomatoes all of them will grow long thread like libe stems which will be too weak to support them themselves selves unless given plenty of sunlight the celery plants can remain in the cigar box much longer than any of the other plants that I 1 have suggested tor for house planting they grow slowly the to matoes and cabbage will soon need larger quarters As soon as the fourth leaf is under way they should be planted into flats mine are about two feet square and three inches deep I 1 nailed them up myself and any other woman with a few boards a saw and a hammer can do as much once made they will be good for several seasons do not fill with earth to the top by the time the plants are trans planted in the flats there will be many days when they can be placed outside tor for a few hours this should be done whenever possible bulbs plunged in ashes should be ready to bring to the window by this time HOME GROUNDS BEAUTIFUL by L M bennington nothing adds to the attractiveness of the home place more than thrifty vines and tor for most places perennial vines are best for temporary screens annual vines will do start the seeds indoor early and transplant frequent ly in order to make the plants and as soon as the ground gets warm they may be set out where they are to remain many of these will grow but little at top tor for the first year but will be making root growth and be getting ready to make top progress after wards some of the shrubs and peren nials and even the biennials may give a scant bloom the first year and some may wait for the first flowering tor for the third year seeds of most of the desirable orna mental vines shrubs biennials and perennials germinate readily while others are slow in sprouting but it if planted in good soil and allowed time the reward Is sure we should inform ourselves on these subjects as much as possible before un der taking the work february and march Is a good time to get our window boxes ready in these boxes may be planted the seeds together with many bulbous and tuber ous rooted varieties of plants many of our best seeds men sell trial orders very cheap hoping to thus keep a cus tomer by sending out good seeds and plants get your trial order from a re liable firm and study the catalogues especially the directions on how to prepare the soil and the depth to plant the seeds do not try to do anything about the garden in a happy go lucky way give time and thought to the planting the result justifies your most intelligent care f if J it aul noth ng adds to the attractiveness of the home place like thrifty vines |