The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-12
HINTS FOR AMATEURS

Visit the ginseng gardens around
Lake sMinnetonka and see the method
of ginseng culture.
Some trees Of apples, plums, or
cherries on your place will in a few
years be pleasure and a producer.
Hurry off that rose order, and be
on their own roots.
The small tubers Of the dahlias, if
sound, are worth just as much as the
larger ones for this years bloom.
In setting out shrubs where the soil
is heavy and hard, sand should be
mixed with it that it may be made
lighter.
Plant more gladiolus to have a sue
cession Of blossoms. They are very
SNOWY in the standard and dwarf va
rieties.
Root cuttings Of oleander in wide
mouthed bottles of rain water sus-
pended in a sunny window. Keep the
bottles about half full of water.
The best perennial vine for a trellis,
Z where great show of flowers is
wanted, is probably clematts One Of
the best ANIMALS is the good old morn
ring-glory.
The calliopsis is snowy plant and
. easy to grow. They will thrive in al
most any situation and produce flow
ers In nearly every shade, red, brown,
orange, yellow and crimson.
:. The perennial phlox are very snowy,
and excellent for bouquets, and should
be planted in large beds by themselves
from midsummer until frost.
When you put your house plants out
take off slips for your next winters
garden. Such slips will root readily
if placed in the soil beside the parent
plant where they will be partially
shaded. -. =.
Has the aster seed been sown in
side? If not, start it into growth as
soon as possible, so that sturdy plants
may be made ready for, transplanting
outside in the early summer, for early
fall flowers. s4,.s. ...~
It is mistake to SOW flower seeds
thickly, as that will crowd the plants
and cause them to grow thin and
weak. Each plant needs enough
space for full development. Therefore
SOW apart or thin out.
= Carnation pinks that fail to bloom
in pots should be bedded out in a
:. sunny border in the spring and al
: lowed to care for themselves: Under
such conditions they often yield fine
crop Of buds and blossoms.
Begonias like sandy, well-drained
soil. It may be made quite rich by
the addition of fine old manure, but
free drainage is an important point
as water about the roots will infallibly
cause a sickly, imperfect growth.
If there is a shady spot in the yard
under broad spreading trees or else
where. where grass will not grow
plant a quantity Of the sturdy peri.
Wrinkle. This glossy leaved trailer will
quickly transform unsightly spots int
evergreen beauty, and without thu
slightest care. When once established
it will thrive and grow with the great
est luxuriance.
# the flower. garden is ,clayey, ant
bakes after a rain, have the bed
deeply spaded now, and If 1t can b.
obtained, a quantity, Of sand mixet
thru; then mixture of good ricl
loamy SOIL, taken from directly be
meath the, sod of the fields or road
side, should be secured. If the fowe
grower lives in the country. IF IN tn
city, secure quantity Of stree
sweepings instead, and after this !
thoroly mixed with the clayey soil
it will be in the very best condition
to grow almost any plant.
: Perennials, such as peoples, Can
! terbury bells, dianthus or Chimes
pinks ground flowers, etc., SOW them
selves in late autumn and come VI
with the first warm days Of spring
Such young seedlings are better be
cause they are earlier than what w
A little protection is good for near
lysall hardy plants in winter, not g.
much against the frost, which i
natural to them, but against the will
winter weather. Plants that ar
hardy enough for the severest white
may be killed by alternate freezin
Larkspur tfrives to a certain ex
tent in any good garden soil wit
\ proper care. 49,
! Sweet William does not. bloom unit!
4 the second season from seed
Bleeding heart, or seal flower, Is on
Of the best old-fashiened garde
plants, hardy in, every sense, an
should be in every garden.
Digitalis, or foxglove, Is a genus {
plants whose culture Is SO simple a
to- be within the reach of all.
A fine, hardy plant, desired by al
is gaillardia or blanket flower. 1t
daisy shaped, red on the outside, wit
: the yellow band in the center.
TO make a round flower bed, drtv
peg where the center is to be an
) tie a string to it one-half the desire
diameter in length. With this as
guide. you will have no trouble
IT getting an exact circle with the spad
9. Don't plant the flower bed when
is dry. The best time is when it
N freshly dug. If this is not conven
ID ent water we'll III the morning {
early afternoon and transplant tn
n young plants in the evening and waite
y. well.
A good method for covering tende
q, lilies is to cover them with thre
re inches of forest leaves first and tv
inches Of straw fertilizer over tt
: leaves, which prevents the leave
4 from being blown off by the win
/ One Of the most important items
the growing of lilies is the combin,
ton of good drainage with plenty
4 moisture.
Don't expect too much of peoni'
the first year, for they are a lit
slow in their growth, but after fe
seasons will repay you for takir
= extra pains.