The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-05
Horticulture.

Horticulture.
Now that we have met the children
of the various neighborhoods and given
out the seeds among them, also ex-
planned the preliminaries of the work
of planting, l hope each and every
child will make it point to read each
week all that we may say about flow
ers and their culture, in this depart
ment of the Evening Times.
A Flower Prize.
AS an inducement for each. and
every child to put forth his best effort
and work hard and constantly to make
his garden a grand success. and there
by help to beautify the city. the Even
ing Times has offered prize of $500
to be awarded to the child. or family
of children. growing the finest garden
of flowers from the seed which l have
distributed. Surely that is worth
working hard for. isn't it? Let us
keep this reward in mind all the time
and never for a day neglect to look
after the needs of our garden plants.
Nasturtium.
In this country, where we must al
ways take into consideration the
severity of our winds. it is not adj
visable to plant the tall growing vari-
cites of any family of plants. AL
though the tall nasturtium produces
larger blooms than do the dwarf" or
the tom Thumb" varieties. still they
are not SO desirable. nor SO we'll
adapted to our climatic conditions as
are the dwarf varieties. Among the
dwarfs we find greater range of
colors. and a much greater abundance
OF blooms. Considering also the fact
that they come into bloom earlier and
continue to bloom until killed by the
frost, it is easy to deduct the fact that
only the dwarf varieties should be
grown here.
Their Cultivation.
For very early blooming. plant in
the house OF. hot bed, or you may pro-
cure the plants from the florists.
When setting out give each plant a
full foot of space. In planting the
seeds in the garden put your seeds
six inches apart in the row. When
the tiny plants have made the second
pair. OF true leaves, lift enough of
them SO as to leave those remaining
one foot apart. Having no tap root,
they are very easily transpianted.
They are not at all particular as to
soil. and give more flowers when
grown in just common garden soil
than when fed too literally.
Put liberal sprinkling of coal
ashes in all soil for flowers. This not
only keeps out the worms but will
effectually destroy alkali
Keep down all weeds by cultivat-
ing thoroughly with the hoe or hand
weeder, as soon as the ground has
dried on top, after each rain.
Candytuft and GypsophiIn.
These two dainty white flowers are
used with satisfying results combined
with any and all large and bright COL
ored flowers. A few sprays of gypso-
phila in any bouquet adds an indie
scribable charm, combined with sweet
peas of any shade or color, it adds the
same dainty touch that the filmy veil
gives to the beautiful bride.
Petunfas.
There are few flowers which, give
such generous returns for little
care as does the petunia Since the
seeds and seedlings require very care
full handling, it is advisable for the
amateur gardener to purchase plants
ready for bedding. Good seeds cost
at the least twenty-five cents a pack
age, while for that price one can get
from the florist sufficient plants for
large bed. Petunias require rich
soil, plenty of room and sunlight.
For bedding l would advise the use