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inches apart as soon as they have developed three or ionr leaves. The leaves may then be cut as they ma. ture and new ones will iorm con- ‘ . nu the cro ‘lo er than in the The heeled"! °i i‘ "m" 1' '“" gsuelmway oi $11G‘: up the entire ging. With a good garden", pm“, _ ~ "lilmar ma“! 1-‘ “t” u“ “m” Spinach la a rut grower and the °1 l‘ '5 "IL when m m‘ l” u“ leai alone is nsed. it does not iirst garden quest!” m b9 “"°r' mind crowding as much as the cd and the weather answers it- A "hem , ‘"3 °" t“ “'7' °' ‘mm “unm- Soon aiter. the earliest seeds are ""9" “l” m“ m” ‘mum “ab ln, onion sets may be put in with “ma? m ‘"3 m" m“ m” enqie" reasonable certainty that they will ""35- “m” “huh m“ b° m“ l“ develop and withstand such irosts "mull"- h" °l mm" b7 “ h“ as may come. These vegetables m"- are the earliest to go in. ii it Nev" ‘"5 “w” “N” “m” unproven to be a iavorable season, 5Q P151119‘! 1mm“ ‘ ‘-Y' l‘ “ ‘"59 they can go in during late March portion is leit unpianted. heavy m, early “ML ' ins may undo much oi the work ich will have to be repeated be- iore seeds are sown. . Never dig the soil when it is wet. no matter how late the season- It is bound to be lumpy and provide a poor growing medium and poor crops are bound to result. Break ‘up the lumps as they are turned over, or barrow ii it is plowed. For small gardens, around 50 fleet square in area, spadin! ls best a spade or spadiug iork deep, turn- ed over and the lumps well broken ‘up. lu larger plots, plowing is bet- ter, setting the share ior a depth oi ten inches- A. barrow or disk should he used to pnlverize the soil. To test the soil, dig up a hand- ful and squeeze it. ii it sticks to- gether tightly and is muddy, do not dig. Itlt is crumbly and ialls apart readily, it is ready to work- Usually in all but the more northerly states, the prepar ction oi the soil can certainly be none in April. Sometimes. in yxtra wet seasons. this work cannot be done until into May, but the condition oi the soil is the one and only test. Spade as deeply as possible. Most plants send their roots down near-

When it comes to the earliest oi’ all" peas-the selection is not diiliic-

varieties and there is not a large number oi them. The old Alaska and Maud 8.. identical ,‘ in the color oi the seeds, were a standby. These. however, have been largely displaced by Market Surprise, con sidered the best oi the smooth-seed- ed class. its peas are larger and the flavor is liner and sweeter than the old types.

Running close to Market Surprise in displacing the old timers is the Amesr, a little later than the Maud S. and an improvement on it. Mark. et Surprise is larger than thelmr ear. ‘it is a 50-day pea.

The smooth-seeded peas am not as fillg quality as the wrinkled- seeded, but are hardier and the seed is less prone to rot in cold. wet weather than the wrinkled varlet ies. However, it is usually a good plan to chance a limited planting oi the wrinkled earliest varietiesDi

Peas-Early arTLate’

ult. These -are the‘ smooth seeded_

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there is little choice I . . ity is concerned ior yours onions. 911°! W‘ l" m"! I'm"- "i" n rstrfwnue. or yellow. ‘in addition tome! be enhanced will dellflvliwl aets- the earliest oi al-l young on- "hm! l,“ “we {Wm the wmnnm vu-Wrule, without intrpducingflthom in- ‘eue, m. umumpuen» u m,’ ‘f, to the garden and iorm the earliest gnerally known which live iromflwm! “m” l!" smn" ye" to y“, “d we m“), to p1" sown ior greensndoes not receive when ‘romh ‘an. h‘ the ‘pl-hm the attention it dfiddflbhflt ll I The shun“, mo“ u a; mum, short season crop and snral plant- larly delicate flavor ior cooking, is “'3' ""9"! be “"5” " “tern” l yam“, mumpm, 0mm and used as soon as large enough. m“. the In" you“ mm“ "d as it aoon runs to seed. Mustard is m]. the h“ mp d, M; d“. 0M0“ particularly valuable to add to b, ‘mm. “Drum "ed h, u“, beets and spinach ior the pungency chief “Wm The u“ m“ be M.“ oi its iiavor, adding considerably only m the hotbed, or 010mm“, he to the tastiuess oi the dish. It is

h also excellent by itseli.’ ; truwhmed M‘ M‘ muons o‘ t e in European countries, lettuce is

boiled ior reens. but it does not strike the merican palate, as it is rather insipid and loses the crispness and ilavor la possesses in a salad.

For ‘late greens, all winter irorn the open ground, ‘in iact, the kales make the year's cycle. The kale is ' a member oi the cabbage iantily, but does not iorm a head- lt makes a rosette oi long curly leaves trill- ed like those oi parsley and will withstand the coldest weather and may be cut at any time during the winter months. lt has a mild ilav- or somewhat suggeitive oi cab- bage. it is grown in the same way as late cabbage, planting the seed in July and transplanting 8 to 2% ieet apart. Dwari Cnrled and Ex- celsior Mose Curied are excellent varieties. A iew plants oi kale will give a supply oi “greens" ior the winter table which will be a wel- come variety- it needs precisely the same soil and cultural require- ments as late cabbage. Corn salad is also hardy and la much used in winter in place oi lettuce.

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nlona ' Bermuda type in the open ground and thinned ior the mediqmrrsised

Typaa oi 0

or small bulbs o! "boiling" also which are a favorite in the market. The seed may be sown early, as eon as danger oi ireesea b; over. The plants should be thinned from thne to time so that they may main- tain _a steady’ growth ii good dry onions are desired. Onion soil must he rich. moderately moist and in peniect tilth. The onion requires a large quantity oi quickly available plant iood ior its succed. Another priimra s _ isite is the quality oi seed sown.

Greensfor all Summer

_.‘-‘,Greens". iorm an important inc- tor In the all-season diet and an! small garden may produce-a suiii-

rt Becoming Garden ' Costume.

By JAMES Hr-IURDITT

are common enough. as .a[

ly a ioot and ii the soil is well" Guam». broken up to that depth, the pre~| TALL. paration is adequate. The main f?"

iactor is to see that all lumps are '

broken up and that the soil is iine.

The suiace should be particularly

iine and raked level and iree irom-

lumps beiore seed planting be- gins. The Crops to Sow Firsti

The iirst seeds to go into the ground in the vegetable garden as soon as the soil can be worked are radishes, spinach, lettuce and smooth seeded peas, the earliest and hardlest varieties.

The lettuce and radishes are best sown in rows, although the_ old-fashioned methods oi sowing broadcast in ‘works well enough- The advent-i ages oi sowing in rows. running north and south ior equal diatrilr. ution oi sunlight, is in making it

easier to weed and to thin out nrore'

methodically. Spinach may he‘

sown broadcast to the beat advant- age oi any" oi these vegetables, but this is better in rows so that the larger plants can be pulled ior greens, permitting the smaller, crowded plants to develop ior a succeeding harvesting.

Seed is usually sown much too

‘varieties.

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Since gardening now threatens to displace goli as America's moat popular outdoor sport. it ia natural

cient supply by planting spinach in the early spring and than iollowing it with the rnain dependence. Bwias chard. The chard is a beet which that the question should arise as does not iorm a big root, but gives‘ to the proper costume ior it and great quantity oi leaves and is one the implements to wield in “it.

RING

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this class the standby, and as‘ tine s. pea as anyone" oouid wish, all 5mg“ fgmgfl b“; things considered. is little Marvel.‘

This is a ioday pea, only a week-

longer in maturing than Market

Surprise. but not as use to; thel

earliest wanting. The vine is 1| inches- tall and a heavy bearer. , ,

01th, later dwari p , more: the new ant ed; waris are the ilnaat oi t clauJOi ess

Mxtonian has won its way rapidly, a dwani iorrn oi the great Gradus pea. the finest ‘oi ‘the tall growing

er oi this clue, maturing a week

later than laxtonian, American

Wonder is an old iavorits and an

Top o‘ the hlorn is anoth- - '

excellent variety oi the very dw-ari

type: hmtonian is about l0 inches ‘while American Wonder is 12 "inches inheight. Allowance between t the rows must be made iio rthe dii- ierence, The 80inch dwasfi are bet- ter ior a low support, such as nar- rowwidth chicken wire. fr’; , Corning to\the later, tall growing type. Grades was a revelation in Ipeas when ilrat introduced There ' ottbls type and one oi the most-

are several varieties and selections highly esteemed is Thomas Laxtnn.

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‘iieet tall with huge pdld or sugary peas o itha iinutqnaiity. Anyoi, this Gradua tilts is mod. 'l‘ha latest oi ail to mature are the Telephone‘

thickly-and ‘a great deal oi it u

more thinly and the plants will de-

velop more rapidly and give crops

m. -ta‘bla_mqre quickly. rm °°"- finhrly true oi radishes. the , c

is . I ronndQYcr breakiaat varieties. They

All About the

‘it iaadoday peoandg-rowaibur- -'

F will stand heavier strains than size oi wire. i The ‘wire 1:1 to es

d‘. éZ-Jltfisd. would ordinary quality i_

,1: um; “m. rt trio-m heavily pmaiuu.

straight and mu. Surpris erecting. '

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medium weights. a , Get prices from the nearest Frost

.are sown so thickly that

‘ the V. crush against each other ' . _ Imillvetp ti: t tor um ior Tharnostmnrdokiy" growlonioas ‘development a their is, ’ from. lets. wanna young a ‘ ‘he Meir o! a ndhirouroasror the tabla gm mum‘

WW1.» dermis risen tut more» so stem quota ma-

us! lettuce-will develop twice in the season. There are two kinds "'

‘u sniehiyittaeiasrviauar pilltlotonion aetabottonraetaasdtraa

‘have room. Thin than": to twrbnion sets. They aolreirorn twedis.

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pum' , , _ t- '. " er o - . on»; 3”.’ "“£M' was“ ~ .%ge-fret l? ceding _ ,, " . 91cc .'~-_. ~ ear, it isnrietestta growth‘ ‘we . . .. . " i mao.....3'2... Erhodnoaa tuna-bulb. The, _, _ fiarhtgartliltlgnju nortopse animal "HINDU ,_ to, .- . . » . . e e th a prawn u m. seed ‘cluster. the r . e14 0W5? "Pills! theme. aw: onion acts come by color . and will!‘ 1° 015;“ m mm “paid. n .. _ nowo no seed catalogue

‘but “i”? b74915!‘ lllliarel. B 1M Ilibieetsosnres interesting, Willi“! ia-iair gardeners.

l interviewed one whom l know vol’! well. whose garden is oi her 0V! DIIHIII chiefly and iairly llPIQ-_' in a thousand ieet or mo", M bm-‘hr ‘.59: “m” "efliihing bitlllmil‘ m" V!" Brow hereabouts i m will» in March to chrysgn: thehums in November. Daylight ior her aiter-‘April 1 each year 1, a matter oi sowing, fifflngplgnflug’ “Win58 llid watering. iertilizing UM hlfiellllll. all ior the joy om

‘The costume l preier," she said‘ "ls a khaki suit oi knickers wit]; an elastic belt and a smock coming halfway to the knees and provided with large pockets."

This is a standard pattern, “my. eled aiter the British land army . uniiorm. Worn by woman farm workers in England during 11m war.

."l Vidal‘ heavy stockings and high boots." she cont ued. "Knickers l." WW1! llelteiflthnn long overalls UWQBIQ "l! long fines are quickly soiled and you oiten trip on them when rlsingaiter kneeling. A two- plece outiit is better than a one. piece because you must bend over oiten, and the one-piece costume is either hideously iooseor so tight it binds. Next to khaki ior mater. ill l like corduroy. but the khaki is easier to wash and a garden cos. tume needs it oiten. Pockets are indispensable ior seed packets, string and other things one need, quickly. Pockets in a blouse may be lilled with but discomio t, but pockets. in overalls or a one-piece garment are’ a nuisance when any- thing is ia them.

"Lastly. there is the garden hat. This must be large, light and tied on. The most important tasks ire- qllently m_ust be periormed in the hot sunshine and the~hat must be hrse and light, not toiprotect the complsxionfbut to ward oit a run- stroke. lt must be, tiedon because l 119D!!! hit ‘that is always falling oti when ‘one leans over is a nuis~ ance.’ _ .

lasked her about gloves.

"Qloves are important, except that one seldom wears them all the

Fence“ gOutiasts any other

ROST Ring-Lock Fence {a made bi No. 91/2 gauge wire. It any other‘ fence oi similar

to h randstrong ;it.,i drawn id

iutagr zones; we knocrrv it vv.ill stancrrhe-

which act like a sprlnk attains that a, .

Frost rm‘. cornea in straight rgmtwath uawla’ saves you

Frost magnate. Fence a sold in rolls oi 2o. so or

dealer. or write us direct. '

_ ‘Frost Steel Wire 00., Limited, Hauling-Canada

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