Show ki 4 BEAM BE aind C i aa i their T hm r care are and CA antior all r ta 0 FIN kisr af N A 1 at d 41 41 41 A fine display of asters FUN AND MONEY IN ASTERS oy by LIMA R ROSE alters asters should be started in the house two hundred seedlings can be started in eto t cigar box which la in a most convenient stape and cite size for landing standing on tho the window stil fill 1111 boxes jo 10 within inch of the top with willi a looe loam it Is 15 al way ways well in owing lowing needs in boxes bores to sift aft the top layer mako four trenches tronc the bolh of tho box place eede seeds in trenches trench ta and cover before watering cover with a cloth A strip torn tarn from a coalso linen towel la 13 good water thoroughly the cloth lath C will prevent the water from washing out the seeds the first time you dampen them and subsequently will prevent rapid evaporation 11 I 1 HOUSE PLANTS t J dont neglect the potted plants wa ter well and shade from the after noon bun sun when abade Is recommended dark or donee dense shado are not meant all plants require A 4 bood many plant plants will bear strong sky kr leht that would bo be badly damares if met et in tronc strong sunshine I 1 for potto 1 plants that must lavo sunshine met et the pot pots in 4 k d 4 mobs lont firgo the potted plant plants wo water well wall and fehde S do frem afternoon After sun or set et in a box with a packing 0 of most round around them to encourage roo lature rest rt 0 6 slips now it if rou YOU ast winter bloomer bloomers kep keep grow las ing and pinch off OT all bud buds do not afke the thel mistake of root lot nr for winter bl bi jomer plants that bloom only tn in summer some go Q ran luroe bloom more freely than oth ire its plant plants that nr ar not growing need no larre large pot pots for foliate foliage small pot pots cr flowers plenty of surah fue for gerao luini if sell la in the galb pot la in the colla cella oal dry coliten moderately but dont beep keep wet or the bulb will rot work every day to keep the plant comfortable they are like chloren dont let the insects got at them tt it yoa YOU ij aft thea them I 1 if it possible let set the box where it will have bottom heat beat for three or four day days and be cure auto to keep molet moist when if your seeds were fresh you anil find the row rows all cracked open and the green seed loarca leaves peeking out cover and take away from heat immediately place in a strong light these direction directions you will find applicable to all small needs vegetable as an well ae as flower never forget to wa ww tr ta r however and bep lep b L ep covered with cloth until removed to the window do not le t them grow long stems spindling seedlings cre a calamity nhen the plants have their fourth leaf transplant to fiat gat an all inch apart each way these trans plantings cause a wonderful root development which tells later in the quality q illy of bloom leave fuch fuchsias elai la it the cellar until march de be ready tor for the cold day days ahey are at band hand keep window garden clean remove her nova dead leaves ecob pote pots shower foil foll ace age keep window glass lean clean MAKING MOST OF THE PHLOX oy L M nearly everyone cac grow phlox and have what tj 13 regarded a as yet fek feu evea among professional gardeners know how to coax the greet great offit growth groth and beauty out of this plant hardy phlox can cail be transplanted at any 61 n Y time preferably in the fall tall or early sprint by dividing Al viding old clam clama or they can be grown coeds seeds plant ed very hallos lov As a oon aa its they are ripe tipe when allowed tos to become dry they are more or leis less disappointing in germination 0 so o that we may say ay that division diTl slon la in the asat method if tring string divisions ar or taken early in april and planted at out IS 15 or 18 19 inches apart und the tope tops are pinched bacic back when about 4 inches high to make them pread spread and not more than two t wo or three growths are allowed they will give a very large head of bloom with a IL maxi M roum of florete flo giva clean culture and an nal drens ing of manure or manure water by thie this method of culture the phlox become becomes an exceptional flower when compared with the big clump clumps that moat most people allow to I 1 taw to get beet beat result results they sho 11 be planted new each fall or tpring and give glenly of water while in bloom masses of plants are de sired sited about one third of the items should b be pinched back this will produce a much loneer longer season 0 of f I 1 blooming SOME TIMELY HINTS in rafting grafting the tha greatest care houd be a observed that do dona n a are not taken from tree trees infested with san jose cafe scale or that are at 0 la in any UY way ay diseased dise atel do not eel got out over greens in the fall hare th 4 delivered as an early in the spring aai I 1 eele and make the ground ready now in order to the blooms on your chrysanthemum plants pick off ott all but tho the larce central bad bud and do it 11 as soon as the buds begin to show after the drain tile has been put in crushed rock gravel er coal coa I 1 cc cacere ere will keep the brou trou around nd in food good conoll ion tion do dot be in a al hurry to mulch the strawberry beds watt until a rood tiff stiff freeze meese comes conies alone along after the bees have bove ben hen horsed ha ed in a dry cellar with the bottoms of th hives resting on pieces about two inches thick do not disturb th ahm m until spring GET RID OF THEM house plants that are buggy and shaggy and refuse to 1 improve should lie be thrown th awn out gul they are A to an all eyesore ettor dt the window garden than to mock nature with the victims of ignorance tx norance or neglect |