The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21

as l have described, or, still better, sew
eral rows can be grown II the person
can secure poles. II these are difficult
to obtain, stretch wires and attach
strings for the vines to cling to, and
they will run up to a height of eight
feet and bear profusely for the entire
summer. These are best for table use
when the beans are we'll formed and
the pods are still green. Shell them
and they will make a very fine dish.
Pole Beans Grow Well.
Any of the pole sorts will grow we'll
in this section. Plant three beans In a
hill, about an inch beneath the surface,
with the eye Of the bean down. and
they should be up in a few days. Oc-
%casionally the lima bean will rot If the
earth is cold or damp; but If this oc-
ours. replant and you will soon have
plants up and growing.
Another handsome Vine that will be
an ornament as we'll as a profit to any
home is the cucumber. 1t is not a diff
tlcult plant to grow.
Choose a rich spot. Spade deeply.
Mix into the earth a little well-rotted
manure, and draw the soil up in a hill
or small bed about is inches across.
and plant the cucumber seed in this
about two inches deep. Perhaps a lit
tie less in a city garden would be all
right.
If they come up all right, thin to
three or four plants in the hill, II
have these pretty we'll distributed over
the little mound.
Take an old tin can II punch a few
holes in the bottom, and sink it in he
center of the hill, and pour water into
a little liquid fertilizer in this way,
made by soaking manure in water. 1t
will run from the can n be taken up
by the roots of the growing plants.
This is good for any kind of beds, but
Will produce good effect in cucumbers
or melons, which are planted in the
same way.
l feel confident my friends a grow
a number of vegetables in their city or
suburban back yards where nothing
was grown in former years. Many per-
ms by reading carefully, can profit
from my advice, for even the best
are glad to learn the expert
ence of others.
1t is a sin to allow even a few square
yards of earth to lie idle, when it can
be made to respond to the ouch of the
willing worker.
Tho Dahlia and Other Attractive
Flowers.
Among the many varieties of at
v AiAea Va W -
tify the HON garden none is more en-
joyable han the dahlia.
Many others mak a greater show,
and many bloom so much earlier that
they are preferred. Some persons
seem to think there is a mysterious
culture tina insures perfection in the
dahlia. but this is an error. for, like
most other flowers. it only requires
good common sense in the culture.
Many keep the pots n beds too wet
for good. healthy Wants, while others
neglect the watering and tilling of the
soil.
1t is we'll to stop and think all such
matters over If a plant is indoors,
where the temperature of the room is
high, the moisture will eVaporate rap
idly from the small pots or boxes. and
quently. but not in such quantities as
to make the earth soggy. Often own
ers Of house plants a improve the
condition Of their plants by the judi
cious use OF some plant God. Care
must be taken not to overdose them.
1 wish I might be able to advise all
in the selection of the various types OF
towering plants desired for this sea-
son. but my space and time are linz
tied, l must make an effort to assist
those who are in owe with some GER
tain kind.
The dahlia is not an expensive plant.
Those who have no bulbs can select
and purchase a nice collection from
any good florist for a very reasonable
sum. There is a great variety, and I
love all I ever saw, but some varieties
the larger blooms. I am a lover of
white in all flowers, and l nave found