El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-24

a T THIS time of the year most
- Of the farmers work is done
Fighting the weeds to KEEP
them in subsection is about over and
most Of the crops are harvested He
can take life little easier and while
planning the work for next year he
can pillow and level a few rods of land
in front of the house and fit them
for few flowers. It is surprising what
a difference j small garden makes in
the appearance Of the house. On the
county road below FL Paso one can see
small, modest, two room adobe houses
that look inviting and comfortable mere
" on account of the few flowers grow
ing out in front Of them.
Not Like Other Sections.
In a-~country like this, where the
farming population is almost continual
" changing, it cannot be expected that
the farmhouse shall look like the more
permanent homes one sees in the north
ern part of the country There per-
son IS struck by the size and complete
ness of the homes on small 10 or 20
acre farms; but in the west one may
visit a ranch of zoo, 600 acres and find
only a temporary shelter without trees
or pretence OF garden
Successful Farmers Home.
A transitory population does not build
with a view to permanency- The older
settlers in the Rio Grande valley smile
knowingly when newcomers, perhaps
from the older parts of the union, move
in and begin laying out their new
farms along lines they were used to
at home They set out shade trees and
improve the grounds as mucn as bsuy
day will allow; they spend money on
this, then that, and IN one or two years
their funds are all gone and they are
ready TO sell and move to the city or
back home Why is it that most Of
our successful farmers have bare. IN
improved homes2 The question is diff
cult to answer, but the fact remains
that they have. remained here 10. 20
and 80 years and have prospered. They
have seen hundreds of men move in,
farm a year or two, then leave. With
prospects for a steady supply Of water
in the near future, viii come a more
permanent rural population, and grad
uaIly improved farm homes.
What to Plant
Before attempting to start a garden
here ono must know what to plant
and when The conditions due to ci-
mate and altitude are peculiar to this
section and greatly different from those
in most sections of the country. Our
summers are hot and dry, and the plants
that grow well in northern regions
during this period may be utter failures
here. Likewise, our winters are not
to be compared with the severe win
tiers farther north. We can grow plants
during the winter months that are only
seen under glass elsewhere. Sweet
peas may be planted from now until
early in the spring. The following are
also fall planted: Sweet alyssum, anti
rhinnsum or snapdragon, aster, centau-
rea or cornfloWer or bachelors button,
eschscholtzia or California poppy, lark
spur. poppy, zinnit, dianthus, carna-
tion. verbena.
In bulletin 40 of the New Mexico sta
ton. f. E Lester described the making
Of southern New Mexico Flower Gar
den" He advises the extension Of the
practice of sowing seeds in the fall and,
where possible, native grown seed. 49,
Sweet Peas Adapted.
The sweet pea is described as par
ticuIarly well adapted TO our climate.
It should have a rich, medium soil,
well MANFRED and spaded.. The seed is
sown in rows, four inches deep and
two to three inches between seeds In
about two weeks after iFrigating the
seed viii be well started During the
winter the plants will make but little
growth and should be protected by
mulch of manure, brush or dead leaves
New growth begins early in the spring
and when a foot or more high sticks
should be set in the ground between
the plants They VIII begin by April
/. especially If given a southern ex-
posture. but this may cause them to
suffer from summer heat If the flow
ers are picked regularly and not al
lowed to- go TO seed, sweet peas may
be picked throughout the summer. The
C.ns1 sweet meas grow well
here, but are not well suited for cut
blooms. The older varieties do very
well here.
Varieties for Amateurs.
The following varieties do well with
ordinary care and are recommended to
white-Blanch Burpee. Sadie Burpee
(black seeded), Emily Henderson
(early). Mrs Sankey, the Bride.
White and pink-Burpee's Earliest
of All, Blanche Terry.
Pink and rose-Royal Rose, Pink
Friar. Prince Of Wales.
Red-Salopian (the best scarlet),
Prince Edward of York, FREELY
Marroon-Shazada, OtheHo.
Cream-Queen Victoria, Stella Morse.
Iavender-Lady Nina Baffour, Lady
Crisel Hamilton, New Countess.
. Blue-Countess of Cadogan, Navy
Blue
lavender), Lovely "a delicate shade of
shell pink, Maid of Honor (white,
edged with violet. Gray Friar purple
stripes on cream ground)-
What TO Plant Now.
The following list gives brief direc-
tons for growing a few plants that do