The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-02
WESTERN NATURE STUDIES
OTHER LILIES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
BY J. H. PAUL.

,.s.ss,r Sortnrup. horticultuTist at
tg-fruItural college, spoke before
~ --lter-s classes in nature study this
He showed the students just
d, raise plants in window boxes
email notbeds. what plants 10 IN
s.rs the management Of in the
- ~oau and school garden. It is
,,.zib-e % this issue 20 give A fair
.firs Of his lecture. Only 2 few
o-. 80. for the beneht Of belated ANA
gardeners can be presented. Other
-.,s-s Of interest treated in Professor
,-.,t5-Io's address we're referred TO in
+, PREVIOUS article.
termination of Seeds.
The termination Of seeds depends
IN q proper degree Of heat moisture
- sf~ tovvgen1. All three of these
-.-sitfors must be present in normal
-.,,7r+fans with each other. in order
?. insure tine best termination OF seed
some seeds terminate best under a
-,svirum degree Of heat go to 80 de
,-srs r.. while others do best a low
-.nperltrra 40 10 SO degrees FL
TCr nosl seeds. however. soil tenn
,srsfUrs few degrees higher than that
- surrounding air is desiTd bic. a soil
-snpsratura Of from IS TO 20 degrees F.
f,- an air temperature Of 60 degrees
,fr rr0ve very satisfactory for the ger
-fnst.oa Of most seeds
q u-iIi be difficult TO secure these con-
s.+ta7s however. without artificial
-ssns. such as a greenhouse. hOtbed or
--B frame Nature maintains approx
irsts.v these conditions during the
sl-'v Part ~ the growing season.
The o'd-fash oned plan OF raising the
-,usr or vegeta bic beds is fast going
o-- o. STYLE The raised bed must be
ended b. hand. and it dries out too
,su in dry weather. Make all beds
rsvsl with the surface OF the ground to
save moisture and make the work Of
tending them easier.
II is best 10 start beets cabbage
lettuce. tomatoes. celery. peppers. egg
nrsnt. early asters. candytuft. dahlia
and Gamma seeds and snapdragon in the
he,bad. Transplant them to a cold
frame for hardening them and prOmot-
irr a sturdy root system. Much time
n early maturity Of the plants may be
q ned in this way Of handling.
Time to Plant.
This season has been quite back
ward. but practically all seeds except
melons. squash and corn are now being
planted. Planting may be done earlier
DO q dry spring than in a wet spring
owing % rhe cooling due TO evapora-
ton Of water at the surface, wet soils
are colder than dry soils. Many seeds
planted in cold, wet soil will rot and
not germ nate. Hence. il is usually
best 10 delay the planting of tender
seeds till the soil becomes thoroughly
warm and all danger Of frost is past.
Some garden seeds are perfectly hardy
and ere capable Of enduring almost any
amount - cold and dsmpness in the
soil Without injury The young plants
from those hardy seeds are also able
60 Withstand adverse soil and weather
conditions Some Of them can stand
'o.era5'y heavy frosts without appa-
rent injury.
Among hardy seeds are cosmos. can
-7 sweet pea. vegeta BILE pea. lettuce.
17'01. asparagus and radish. Aspsra-
Ta' seeds DO not sprcut till about SIX
weeks after planting. and by the time
'1ls plants appear all danger of frost
has Pa-vNi
The cry hardest seeds for the ve~y
earliest Planting are sweet peas. let
l'' ard vegetable peas. or these the
sweet No7 ering peas should be planted
ISL No amount Of cold or moisture IN
Ne soil viii injure them IN the least.
Tho roots Of the growing plants revel ir
oo' earth. and this condition must be
'-n shed for them TO do their best dur
he the summer.
sweet peas should be planted as early
rs March. i'm central latitudes. as they
an h. gotten into the ground Dig q
'nch about foot deep. ill in the bot
on 90 this two or three inches Of
nuTe. Oh on the manure about two
nee of soil, and on this soil about