The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

| are not aimed at these may be sown
in the open as soon as the season Of
frosts is over, or a little before, If
care is taken to protect them on sus-
piciously cool nights.
| The time when outside sowing, or
transplanting, may be done with
safety cannot be given here, for leav-
ing the difference in season out OF the
question, the southernmost gardeners
might be able to SOW and plant weeks
earlier than those farther north, but
there is one thing that all. regardless
| Of location, should do, and that is
to take every precaution to secure
good seeds.
If really interested in having a
good garden, do not fail TO get at
least one good catalogue each year;
for knowing what's what in the way
Of improved varieties or new produc-
tions means plain dollars and cents
to the gardener, as well as added in.
terest in the work.
When making out your order, re-
member that while certain varieties
"a NAlG dlAlGA CIT NGEGldBltD were suG
best possible to grow few years ago,
they have been improved in many
ways, and search the catalogue for
the last word concerning such i'm
proved varieties. AS an illustration:
A few years ago little was heard of
chicory (often called succory), ex-
cept as the roots were used as a sub
stitute for coffee a little later an i'm
proved type appeared, which was val
u6d for the fine leaves, to be used
as a salad plant, under the name of
eIfliye, and now we have it with
leaves beautifully marked with pink,
and called 'rose-striped chicory," or
orchid salad plant" Again, the green
kale has ben improved to the point
where we can have it with the leaves
marked with white, pink and crimson,
for use as a garnish.
Another thing the catalogue does
for the gardener is to call attention |
to absolutely new things. The de-
partment of agriculture experimental |
with the japanese Udo for a long |
time, but the general public knew |
nothing of it until it was listed in the |
catalogue, with both cultural direc-
tions and recipes for serving.
Improvements are not in unusual .
varieties alone, but are constantly be-
ing made in the commonest sorts.
The peppers of a generation ago
were few in varieties, while today
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those of giant size that are so meaty
they may be sliced and fried, and so
sweet they are delicious when eaten
raw, or more delicious in a pepper
sandwich. The solid, meaty, few
seeded tomatoes of today are little
ago, and so the improvements might
be followed through every class of
and show either better
quality, earlier or later bearings or
some other improved feature to in
iuence the gardeners selection.
Few women take time and trouble
o prepare a hotbed, though it will
serve a double purpose by being later
IN, usable as a cold frame. 1t is well
worth while to make one, even though
imall and of the crudest description,
)ut if none is provided for, be sure
hat a good supply OF the shallow
,oxes, known as flats" are ready for
Ise in the house during the seed-start-
ng season. The boxes may be of any
ength and width convenient to J
Iandle, or suited to the space that can
,e given them, but number of small
mes are easier to manage than few
arge ones.
Some seeds are shower to germinate
han others, and need different condi-
ions Of light and warmth, and if :
ut one or two similar varieties are in
fat they can be moved to stronger :
ght and cooler place, when the
hange would ruin the advanced ones
o move these where it was too warm :
nd not light enough, would be to =
rake them so spindling that no after
are could overcome the defect.
The flats need not be over two
lches, or they may be three or four.
/ the first case, half an inch of 8
rainage material under an inch of Il
cry fine soil gives a fine seed bed. c
he deper boxes, with an inch OF S