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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
WHEN THEY COME
TIME THE ORDINARY vNaEFA.
BLEs TAKE 70 GROW.

DADISH plants will begin to show above
IN the surface in from three to six days
a ter planting. One month after that the
early varieties are ready TO eat. Later
sorts mature as late as forty-hve days
after sowing. Lettuce plants will show
above ground i'm six to eight days. Their
time of maturity as explained In a pre-.
vious article. depends so much on the va.
riety that II ranges from one month 70
three. Endive sends up its drst leaves
five TO ten days after sowing and 10 ready
to eat in forty-five days. Peas show In
six TO ten days and are ready for the
table in forty days In very early, h1ty
days in medium and as late as eighty
pear five to ten days after seeding and
are ready TO eat in about hfty days. Cab.
bage seed terminates In q week or ten
days and natures in 100 days. Cauii-
flower shows first leaves In about a week
and Is ripe for use in about 125 days.
Corn appears in a week or eight days and
is ready to eat in from fifty-hve to ninety
days. Onions require a week or ten days
to terminate and IL takes 100 days for
the early and as much as 100 days for
the late varieties to mature. Parsuips
come up In ten to twenty days and are
ready for the table in about 40 days
Turnips show first sprouts In four 70
eight days and can be used In from sixty
to seventy days Celery IL slow IN ap.
pearing. rarely showing It's head above
ground before the seed has been In twelve
days. and often failing to appear for TWEEN.
ty days Ii requires one hundred and sew.
enty days to get ready for use.
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SUPPLANTS LETTUCE
DELICIOUS SALAD PLANT GROW
ING IN POPULARITY.

NNE OF the most delicious salad plants
French chiccory. and some day when il
Is thoroughly known in America. it will
largely suppfant our more common let
ruces.
There are two varieties-the curIed and
the broad-1eaved. The former is the more
tender. 1t natures slowly, requiring
a out seven weeks. and can he sown so
mat il will come in during the heated
months when lettuce is at its poorest
Endive sown now and every two weeks
for succession till June will give crops at
just the right time.
Plapt the seed fairly close and as soon
as few leaves are up begin to thin.
using the thinning for the table. Continue
this thinning daily till the plants that are
TO remain and grow 10 maturity are at
least one foot apart.
tall YOU may begin to pick Or the leaves
can he cut off and the plant will grow
others. Picked this way. endive is at its
tenderest
If it is allowed 10 grow into heads the
stalks should he bIa nched. This Is done
by excluding the light from them either
10y hea ping straw hay around the bass
of the plants. by covering with boards or
most easily and best by tying the heads
Be careful. however. never 10 perform
any of these operation at a time when
there is dew or rain on the plants. They
must be perfectly dry when handled
II the heads are tied up the banching
process should he complete in about ff-
teen days, sometimes earlier. AS soon as
they are blanched the endiVe should BE-
used.
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SEED TERMINATION.
Heat, Moisture. Oxygen and Dark
ness Are Reauired.

ARKNESS and definite amounts OF
heat moisture and oxygen are re-
- quired to accomplish the germina-
ton of seeds. The seeds are stored with
enough energy to enable them to develop
a certain length of shoot and root. so 1t
is not necessary to have the soil in which
to SOW them rich. provided 1t is intended
TO transplant the seedlings. 1t is impor-
tant to have good drainage and at the
same time should not dry up too quickly.
The amount Of oxygen supplied to seeds
regulates itself. II they are planted in soil
that will readily admit air. Heat and
moisture should be carefully regulated. A
mixture containing equal parts Of loan.
leaf-soil or peat with a good sprinkling OF
sand will give best results except for
seeds of aquatic plants, orchids, etc.
which require special and expert treat
ment.
In preparing soil in which 10 plant seeds
il should be passed thro, eh coarse
screen to remove Jumps If the seeds are
to be sown In pots. the latter should be
cleaned and few pieces of broken pots
or pebbles placed in the bottom of the
Dot for drainage. Fill the pots with the
soil raking the surface firm and level. II
the seeds are very small sift fine soil on
top and immerse the pots in water. allow
ing them to soak we'll before sowing the
seed. The latter should be scattered over
the surface II they are small not COW
cred. Place over them pane of glass.
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PLANTING FLOWER SEEDS.
This Is the Month When Most of
Them Go In

Tn making The garden bed for outdoor
sowing of seed the amateur can save
much time and trouble by under
standing clearly just what the principle
In the first place remember that al
most all the seeds of our common gar
den flowers are extremely tiny. To put
these minute things into rough earth,
full of little clods and stones. is like drop
ping them into lOr of miniature sub
terra mean caves. where they neither
covered properly nor will they get nOur-
ishment. The eartn into which they go
should be fine that no amount of
crumblng between Inc fingers will make
il any liner If II can be sieved that Is
the best thing TO do.
But while the seeds need perfectly
powdered earth 10 do their best they
do not need much of il A few inches in
depth is all that indoor seed boxes ever
have Consequently IL is by no means
necessary to work over the whole garuen
bed 10 Ike IL a good seed bed.
On the other hand however as the
flowers that come up are to stay where
they grow. il is extremely necessary that
the entire bed be prepared as tx should he
to provide the proper nourishment and
foothold for the plants after their roots
begin to go deeper than the upper seed
bed
Therefore the right way to go about
making bed for seeding down flowers
is to remove about half foot or even
little less Of the top soil IL il is very
rich and black arth. If not. get an equal
quantity of earth that is good. pass II
through fine sieve If possible or else
rake ii and pick II over till IL Is per
fectlv hne Pile IL alongside of the bed.
Then 60 al rhe latter. Dig il deep. mix
ing the upper soil well with the lower
Unless the earth Ia very rich indeed, cut
some fine well rotted manure in and turn
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tains relatively q great amount Of sui
phur, and should be cooked rapidly in
plenty of boiling water and in thorough
ventilation. so that the strong smelling
gases liberated by the high temperature
may escape In steam. In grandmother s
day the cabbage seems to have been used
for headache, an old rhyme running as
follows:
Last evening you were drinking deep:
So now your head aches. Go to sleep;
Take some boiled cabbage when you
wake
And there's an end to your headache"
Onions Cure Insomnia:
A society woman. noted for her beau
tifu complexion and good spirits, laid
it all to the little onion sandwich which
she made it a point to eat each night be-
fore retiring. The bread. as she ex-
planned. was simply an excuse for holding
the filling together. SO that it could be
dispensed with, il preferred. There
should be. however. plenty of Bermuda
or other mild onions minced fne.. mixed
with oil and sprinkled with just a sus-
picion of salt and paprika. A little
lemon juice may be added. but no vine
gar. 1t made her sleepy at once, which
drugs never did when she was dosing
for insomnia. and her complexion was
exquisite. Onion soups are having great
vogue these days at clubs and high-class
restaurants. PotaGe Ia Clerm Mt. as 1t
is called. being one Of the most popular.
To make it. cut dozen small onions in
rings and fry to q golden brown In
little butter or olive oil. Remove. drain
on q fne sieve, then put into two quarts
clear broth. veal or mutton, colored with
a little culinary bouquet 10 an amber
color. Season with salt and pepper and
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and spinach are distinctly beneficial:
Spinach is almost as valuable as lithia
water in Its effect on the kidneys. wnlle
the French call II ''the broom or the
stomach" referring to its cleansing prop
critics. Garliek. leeks and olives stimu-
late the circulation of the blooo'
Celery Cures rheumatism.
Lettuce and celery are both good nerve
tonics. and a diet of nothing but celery
is said by some physicians 10 be sure
cure for neuralgia and rheumatism The
free use of this vegetable is always
recommended to rheumatic patients. The
frequent eating of carrots. 1t is said, ADDS
to the beauty of the skin, bringing
soft. satiny quality to It, Cattle me n
know that it is good for stock and
countrywomen say it forms blood. Car
rot roots mashed make an excsiient
pouitice for .innammatory ,,,aUs', ..
Watercress possesses abundant sulphur
and iron. and imparts these necessary
constituents to the blood In the most
delightful method possible Eaten win
lemon and olive oil in the shape OF q
salad. 1t is a combination of virtues that
should be appropriated daily. The old
Romans used to say: Eat cress ana
learn wit" A good way to make cress
salad is to mix 1t with young danoeilon
leaves or shredded cabbage and serve
with French dressing. IL may dASo NO
cooked and served like spinach.
Food Values Compared.
Although the food value OF the can
bage is below that of the potato. SQUASH
onion. caulifiower. green pea, corn ana
beet. it is none the less useful adjunct
to the dietary on. account OF the salts
which it contains and from Its appetlzine
combination with certain foods. 1t con-
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reward him more richly. In the markets
asparagus always commands a good price,
though at its cheapest In mid May. From
that time until the advent of green peas
It should appear as often as possible on
the home table. In buying asparagus the
housewife will do we'll to look a the bot
tom of the bunch and see that the stems
are not water-soaked, showing that they
have been standing in water for several
days. This trick Of the grocers not only
the purchaser by increasing its weight
Look also at the tops and see that they
are fresh and free from insects.
Serving Strawberries.
dainty way of serving stra W berries
was noted at an afternoon tea The host
ess was Virginian, and she stated mod
estly that her idea was not original, but
that she had copied 1t from a very pretty
tea in Richmond. Large navel oranges
were cut in rather thick slices without
peeling. One of these was placed in the
center of pretty Dresden plate and
heaped high with powdered sugar. About
it was arranged a circle of large un-
hulled berries, each with its stem pointing
outward. The dishes. as served looked
so attractive that every one exclaimed.
The commingling odor of the orange and
strawberry was enhancing. and the taste
left nothing to be desired. Even with
gloves on 1t was an easy matter to eat the
berries. taking each by its long stem.
dippins It In the sugar already davored
by the orange, thence conveying 1t to the
mouth The slice of orange was bonnie
bouche by itself. a spoon being used to
DISPOSE .0f that after. the .stEaWberries.
Delicate waters accompanied the berries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
FLOWERS FOR BEGINNER.
Should Study Color Effects Before
Laying Out Beds

4" HE amateur who wishes to obtain
the greatest possible pleasure
from the flowers he can grow
should study the characteristics or each
kind he chooses and see that each serves
a purpose Should he love fragrance. he
will find nicotiana afinis. with its album
dant star-shaped white flowers. delight
full in its perfume on a summers even
ing. Ii is an excellent plant for a border
planted in front of taller growing shrubs
He should study color effects In laying
out his flower beds. For : bed where q
mass OF yellow is desired, golden Cali
fornia poppy is useful. 1t must be sown
where II Is to bloom as IL does not trans
plant we'll. For side and back fences,
clumps Of single and double holly hocks
are good, planted In masses. A flower
which grows almost as high az a holly.
hook is rudbeckia golden glow. which pro-
duces a wealth OF golden flowers GOOD for
cutting.
In a backyard garden It is q good plan
to devote the space In front Of one fence
to dahlias and eomos. fer these are sure
to please the most fastidious fiower
lover. II there happens to be a sunny ex.
posture in the garden. plant a few poUa-
Don Chrysanthemums, which are hardy.
They will give an effective display Of
tiny flowers in the autumn. The Drum.
mondi phlox are exceedingly pretty low
growing ANIMALS. very snowy In masS.
They last but few weeks IN. bloom In 3
warm and exposed situation
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~ INSIDE window and veranda boxes
are not only beautiful little gar
dens N themselves when we'll
kept. but many plants too tender to seed
down with impunity in the garden beos.
where they would be washed out by
rains. may be started in the boxes amid
the other plants that are to remain there.
Such boxes should he at least a foot
wide and deep. The length. OF course. will
be as may be CONVENIENT. The boards
must be well braced so that they will
not warp apart and allow the water TO
run away.
Fuchias ferns. asparagus. sprengeri,
ageratums. fancy leaved caladiums and
most of the tpberous-rooted begonias are
beautiful for the window Dox. Begonias,
however. will do best in window box
that faces the north.
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made wonderful progress in popularity
since its introduction 1t is of vigorous
habit yielding bountfully buds of large
size. long and tapering and OF lovely
color-almost flesh pink. The buds are
borne on long erect stems and the mowers
are excellent for cutting. This variety Is
a favorte for greenhouse culture and does
unusually well outdoors.
Gruss Teplifz is an idea bedding
rose vigorous. rec blooming crims on,
of good foliage. 1t. produces med1um-sized
fragrant flowers Even in the first year
its flowers are fine but after it has at
tanned age this variety shows its full val
Ne. 1t needs protection filling up with
earth and straw and covering with ever
green boughsior straw in the winter.
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it under. Rake 1t all thoroughly. remov-
and everything that will prevent the
earth from forming a good root bed. Az
ter the bed has been thoroughly raked
and smoOthed. trample IL down we'll until
II Is packed solid. Then rake again thor
oughly. because while you want the earth
to be we'll packed. as rain and weather
would pack it in time. you still do not
want it hard and solid.
After this second raking cover evenly
with the very fine earth for the recep-
tion of the seeds. Most Of the flower
seeds. will not need to be dug under. IL
will be best to scatter them lightly on
the ground and then press them in firmly
with fiat board. Scatter fine earth
crum6led between the fingers. over them
and the work is done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-09
PEPPERS GOOD TO EAT
AND VERY ORNAMENTAL
Their Picturesque Hues and Dainty Brilliancy
Make the Home GardenR adiant

and yellows. They are of all shapes
from round to long and pointed forms
Growing plants are sold by almost all
dealers. These plants may be set out in
the garden about this time. Setting
growing plants Is more satisfactory than
seeding. as the pepper is a hot-climate
growth and should come to maturity as
soon as possible.
The soil should be light hut not dry.
Give each pepper about one and a half by
two and half feet space The stems
should be fastened to stakes as heavy
crop will tend to break them down If
YOU want extra large fruits instead of
mere quantity. pinch off all blossoms
after the first good fruits have set and
pinch back the ends When the pepper
is ripe, do not pull it off, but cut it
carefully with about an inch of stem
Use gloves to avoid burning the fingers
which happens not infreQuently. Milk
will relieve the smart If you do burn
yourself.
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VIGOROUS v1BuRNUMs.
Any Of Their Many Varieties Are
Handsome Shrubs.

z , IBURNUMS are handsome and Wig
" orous shrubs of the easiest cult
walton. succeeding best in rather
moist situations. There is beauty in their
form and flowers. as well as foliage.
Among the best varieties is Appalachian
tea. growing about six feet high. with
thin. leathery leaves. Towering in the
early part of June. Berries follow the
handsome flowers. and the fruit changes
from green to rose and finally to blush
black.
The we'll known SNOWFALL tvinurnum
opulus sterilis) has rounded masses OF
white flowers. Japan SNOWFALL Wilbur
mum plicatum, is a straight. robust How
ering shrub of neat and graceful habit
with dark green leaves. 1t bears flower
trusses three inches or more across vi
burnum tomentOsum of which the Japan
SNOWFALL is a variety. is handsome
plant with broad fiat flower heads which
so cover the branches as to render II an
object OF singular beauty.
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completely with manure and then cover
with four or Ave inches of fine well
powdered soil to take the seeds. These
should go In one-half or one inch deep.
Each hill OF melons should have a space
of four to six feet around 1t. These hills
need be only slightly elevated above the
surrounding soil. Put six to twelve seeds
In hill and when the plants are well
up thin 10 three in hill.
When the vines are about eighteen or
twenty-four inches long pinch of the ends.
This will make them branch which will
make the fruit better. Ii you want par
ticularly good fruits pinch off all bios
SONS that appear after four sound fruits
have begun to set on q vine.
Keep mulch over the surface of each
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CONSTANT MOISTURE
FOR WILD FERN ROCKERY
inexpensive and Unique Method of Supplying an
Abundance of Water.

q ONE Of our most beautiful wild
n plants. such as the greatest Of the
native ferns. blue flags. cardinal
flowers. trilliums. forget e-nots. etc.
will thrive only where they can get prac-
tically constant moisture. Every garden
has some shady spots where they would
find q desra BILE home II this problem OF
water supply could be solved.
The average suburban gardener can
not afford to give plants a running sup
ply from his house. The expense of in
stallation is against IT, even II there were
not laws in most places against using
the public supply in any such way.
There Is simple way. however, to
make a tiny corner. say three feet high
by three or four feet square. by making
q rOckery in q corner of house or fence
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woodland bog on little terraces ana IN
pockets and crevices among the rocks.
enough to support Q wooden bucket. an
old butter hrkin. a small keg or any other
similar receptacle. See that II Is water
tight. Coat IL with pitch IL necessary
With a very fine Gimlet bore three or
four extremely small holes near the boz
tom. Burn them with red-hot wire
or nail. that the edges OF the holes
shall remain hard instead OF swelling
and closing up when water 10 put In.
Having placed this receptacle. pile nat
slabs of rock upright against II I'm II 10
hidden completely. When II In Ailed
with water the liquid should trickle forth
so slowly. though constantly, that the
rockery will glisten all the time with
moisture. II arranged properly an or
binary bucket will not need reflling
oftener than three or four times . week
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.OUTSIDE WINDOW BOXES.

full vine, especially when used as back
ground for brilliant vermillion seraniums.
such as the 8. A. Mutt or a scarlet like
the Bruant.
Nasturtiums and morning glories are
other excellent plants for these boxes.
Sweet alyssum phlox. drummOndii and
verbenas are easily raised and will prove
highly satisfactory.
Cut the flowers freely. Do not allow
any Of them to go to seed IL you wish
TO keep them In constant bloom. Water
gently from sprinkling pot and give
a little liquid manure every week, II pos
sibe The earth along the sides of the
boxes will soon shrink away and the
water will run away instead of benefiting
the plants unless the soil IL kept loose
and porus by frequent stirring and
scratching with pointed stick. Much
Of the shrinkage can be avoided If the
soil Is made trif1e higher in the middle
of the box than at the sides
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TRANSMITTING TIME

FROM this time till the end of the
month the indoor-grown plants may
be removed to the open garden. Begin
with the hardy ones and end with the
most tender
Do not transplant when the soil Is wet.
Pick out a bright day for this work
when the earth is dry and will pack
more closely around the roots
Water the plants the night before they
are to be moved.
Re sure the hole is large enough to
take all the roots without crowding
When you set the plant press the earth
firmly, but very gently. around it. Pour
water in and then press again.
BY using these precautions your plants
will not lose days growth. nor will
they suffer in any way from the trans
planting.
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For windows facing the street. bright
flowers should be selected. Geraniums.
heliotropes. colous. cotons and similar
flowers will answer best. particularly II
there is plenty Of bright sunlight to bring
out their rich colors
Vines should not be lacking. win
dow box four feet long will provide susie
nance and room for half dozen plants
and three dropping vines If they are
cared for well during the season. 1t is
a good plan. however. to leave the gera-
NUNS and similar flowers In their pots.
so that deieriorating plants can be re-
placed by others.
Maurandya Ia one of the finest vines
for the purpose. 1t drOops most grace
fully. but II grows poor before the sea-
son is. ended and will need to be pulled
out An extra vine can be gOown in "a
pot SO that 1t will mature In time to re-
place it. Wild cucumber makes beauti-
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- EPPERS are so easy to grow that
even in the hopelessly bleak. sooty
. tenement house districts of big
cities they brighten the ugly fire escapes
wherever Italians or Mexicans happen to
live. They grow without making trouble
and when they are we'll up their won
dorfulIy glossy rich. green leaves would
make Them not the least picturesque part
Of tho garden show, even without their
glowing fruits. rather. seed pods,
which shine in waxy sleamngs all the
way from light emerald to deep scarlet
in hue.
There are more than twenty varieties
Of peppers offered by American seedsmen,
NOT 10 mention the manifold varieties or
names under which each sort Is hidden
by various growers. They come not only
In green and red. but in blacks puppies
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HYBRID TEA ROSES.
Some Of the Varieties That Are Be-
coming Very Popular.

IT. HE La France rose once regarded
as most beautiful OF all in color,
form and fragrance and remark
able freedom o. bloom. Is still a favorite
for bedding use. It's blossoms are de-
lightful when cut. 1t flowers constantly.
is silvery pink and one of the best va
rieties for the rose garden.
Closely allied to La France is Nine.
Caroline TestOut which is as prolific of
bloom. but of deeper shade of pink. 1t
Is more rugged than La France, the shoots
being very fhorny. II grows taller. In
well prepared soil the flowers very
large.
Killarney is an Irish rose which has
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hill to preserve the moisture until the
vines cover the ground. when they will do
their own mulching.
If the soil is clayey sand or sifted ashes
should be mixed in sufficient proportions
to break 1t up and make 1t loose and open
One light dressing of liquid manure or
inter Of soda should be enough during
the growing season especially if it Is
put on while the plants are small.
Melon lice are the more common pests
Spray with light kerosene oil emulsion
or with whale oil soap solution.