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THE GARDEN
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Vegetable .Growing
SEASONABLE REMiNiDERS
By A. Goodhe"
Effitiency coutits just is ;.u)ltich.
ill the gardeln as it does ini ani y i
othler.undei taking, anil .with a ces
,satioa of the': bleak weathei' we
'have . exiperiented' of late,': tih
..hoine, gardener wvill libe alble to:
turn .ils tlioilghts' to, hlis hiobliy: .,
c; alc titletion t c: c li e devoted to
tile ,;vegetile' garden? :and the :qnes
tion tihat:arises is: ':What is the best
to 10o at Irleset? ?,: ,lMany, li1e; : 1are
ery f0l1 of o:.llons I: Wlen. pickleld,
,nd1 inoi is- the tLile to dow.. Choose
I..nice piece ofr.loi nld ail dilig itwell;
imiaing :the" .. iallot? : treilohefi' witl
lbout' :IS 'inchIIs' hetwedden ;rows Seow
he '. 4ed': faiirly tl1thicly, di.d i cover
Ightly.. It. will : then only. b ne1ce0
:a1ry. to .ieed i lland eli: tIlle soil. well
slirred I?etween lie .rows.
'llie lew ':Queen:lvaiilety.i the blest:
nifolli, Ias it is 1 'pure whiteL,' and it is
surlriasing thle llquantlity you will olbtain
ftom: a' sllall piiece of groullnd.
Minaly growers " have dilfficulty inl
getting 'parl.nil? seeCli to ?asnlliinate, but
)fteli tile tIouble is tLli it is covered
too deepl? in tthe soil. ''lle see.d is
ery tllin and flat, a(lnmost like a leee.
of paper, alnd to acIhieve tlheslt re
sulls, includlng ,good, long, s.tlralghl,
.oats, the .soil (lmust be ldeeply..diig
willi no fresh lnalul'"e;: 0othllirwise they
will grow.forky
illae shllllow drillrs sowing thle d eed
thinly . N1ix I s olnc; cil Iall llll1 0 anl
sand, cover ,the seed. thinly,, gently
press. dowl;.1and 1yol should have no
Irouhle in getting t,le seed. to gelr
ubinti.e, providing, of course,' thlat it
Is fresh.
''reat carrots in ihe s'ai:; way
These andil parlsnilps: are the"l maint
vegetables for tile winter. When. they
are well up thill tnthem out to aboiut
six inches aparl, but if wanted for su1111-.
u(('r use sow i differentl bed and Ilthey
celn iledn lie used1 when l0rg(,enouigh.
BEETROOT
Beetroot should be sown athinly, as
in eachi seed"case o: r hus1k there are
always three or- four seeds. ' The
pllants, can be transplanited. W1i'he large
enoughl' to 1do so... Spinach, beet can
also 1be sown ?il.transllanted, when
large enoughl l this is one of the best
s.innIrC' rvegetalles, 11i :tthe ' outer
leaves can lie'. kept cuit, leaving the
centre to continue grbwing.
..Lelilte -fbo:0aily u.e-;is .best' sown
ihin'ly,-I'n a. fjioTx t.?iidranspllted I :telr
when the ,weatliier is siltllahl. Place
these ill thelioclicst:andt lghtest soil
you have.' Peas 'and B road beans
shouldf beo'JIngely., sow?no,1owfor. the
maiht crops, while i'iillishes ean he
sow0(n In betleen tlhe rows.
Those ,who wo. lls0av. ltoter r hilbarb
growing slioull,"l give I good: forking
round the ilalits,,and then soalt well
with .liquid manure lll :hih."l will hdeli
the pln t s a long. Wi\Vter r-ll ? balb
is of a,. hetter flavoui:~ tlhan? tlile" suIm
itner varileties.
GroIweis: with. a illelitiflil supply of
mlanure slllldl 'now' pI'el)ar their hot
beds. Turn'the maInure several thnes,
wa'terling it .alt the same tille,. and
when the y(equired heat is. generated,
tak1e a half l?jicklinlg, case and1 squllllre
the heap to thle size of case. Sieve
some good light hoil, lilaee it inllside
tile bl?o.x 1 toa delth of Loin( .inches at
leist, water ell,. and,. whllen settled,
sow..t1he seeds illn ros. ' '
Those who hasve not this colveni
1ice should get soime shaillo" boxes,
fill with thle .'liove sift.ed soil,, press
down fhirmly,' mid, snow.yoIr,'toInato
seedl thinly. Cover lightly ',ind, water
alivays, with tlpd l iwater, never usilng
cohl' water .direclt from0( thle: tall, as
it wIll rta(ilr t:gblmiillaon.. Cover th11e
box wlith hIggilg an:nd.- keop covered
frowi the frost..:. . ;
Tloinato IplanIls bIrought, from 'a
war1 tlistict to i at cold onel;' silcl, as
(loullllurnll 111 le .-loss? to' t11 grower.
Plants Iralsed 1here will beat. th lothers
eveoituallly'. ' 01 'yii niust 'get the
pllnts froi( elsesswhe re;' box them 11p,
or better still, 'lPt oi1e pluIt each in
a sn1all pt0, 11d 1 then: plut 1thehm out
wleinl the 1i thler. is 1r'm:.''1
h'l e sa Mil"tilig .,will a lily '.when
early planllts 'ile bouiglit here. It, is
far eisler to. look after it dozen, plallts
In pots o.a boxe?s ..tanl bother with
coverliig 'tlIen? eaci l ilghtll i'tile op0en
grOllulld.
HERB PLANTS.
H1erb lilnts shoild ":ie' cult hack,
dii led&. aln replailted. ig up every
particlelo 1 dntllt'lt t:?O. hlive .:illn the
grouliidi -?i tolit.1.'of' tile'wor's10 t isets
wesi I0 l ov:.th i5?.ifOIet'ble groiinl, GOct
ill old li;clioet:oi"0lkerdene til ;:hut tisls
in 111 1h1e roa(d1'.al1iil 'place;' thl roots .of
miIt hl this1 Iln this w5aly yoii iwll get
Hall;ft 1i( 1tilnt 3our iretihro_ :?
I iitllbs '?lol6lll :.; le. falhigf i a. good
liove o101'O, ;::Ke ?'?.lf le .aIl 11oi 1wll loos.
-neel aiul. yout'call expi"ect, some renit
good. 'fliWer" i.lf?is yeir." Wadtch
ul'nemolti0 :,nl(( ` iir itliClles': for -Si"lls
a111 aslug's,"\hbilh lik11 tithey tihne g Ilids.
P Illnsites 1(i ' 'i:toltif? l ll r1'ls3' y 'oul
san0(o 0 ,ii(lll is to io~ lot : 11 0 "
WARE ROAD LOADS
' ,he . N Il..A . . ((1 .00it 1 1 0 lo ,,o
u111 the nea couiry rll aa:i I t ,exeor
'vh'cll 'l?aie belifii'eiseo r" "ltg l50y
wl' .tiiC IlilO'b o o il Iell t'
,over tte holy' If ttlilory drivelrs
alre ili1!iineld, tOi : il e :11( ' 'i: . oIf lthd
N. 1\i1.A., a(('6e f ? CIe.ti, otfeadersi Ill
tIlls roesLPct tho prll'Jl illg '11'OOd 1(3*
conesa i "meonareo teo pontlnig~ e 0cats1 ill
two ~o1n1e3 .r1'iCitly. I'eprel'ted, to the
As'ociatoil tito: tOIs:O of ddan., ca3.s
w'0r0e damagedl whileI pssing firewood
laden . , . , .11 le .
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