Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

| Auo cheapest way OF acquiring
| good and varied stock Of plants is to
| sow seeds. Seeds sown at this season
! escape many of the dangers to which
those sown earlier were subject. In
any garden whore . good seed bed can
be made in fairly warm and light
situation any one can succeed with
wallnowers. Canterbury bells, camp
anula pyramidaiis. sweet williams.
delphiniums, hollyhocks, pansies, vio-
las. pyrethiums, aquilegias and lupins.
violas are especially recommended; too
few gardeners know the value of vio-
las. All these can be sown now and
will produce Towering plants for next
season at trifing expense. 1t is
we'll to have a good seed bed in every
garden. The ground should be dug
deeply. thoroughly .uiverizing the
Jumps. taking out all stones. If the
soil is heavy work in sand, raking
the surface carefully until 1t Is fine.
Level with a board and SOW the seeds
thinly in shallow drills. Cover very
lightly and pat the top down gently
with the hand. Keep the soil moist
and thin out the plants SO they will
develop properly and TRANSPLANT as
where they are to remain.
Keep a lookout for sprouts that start
up from the roots of shrubs and trees
and remove them as soon as they ap-
pear. They draw the vitality from
the shrub or tree at the expense of the
part the grower is endeavoring to de-
velop.
Cut the first spikes Of strong gladi-
oil Just before the flowers open ana
thew will usually throw up NUMBER
of new spikes. Put the cut mower
stems in water and they will open out
fully as we'll as II left on the plant
Borders of rhododendrons. hllies and
other plants that like cooiness ana
moisture at the roots should nave
heavy mulch of cut straw, leaves tan
bark or marsh hay.
Do not apply liquid manure to
dahlias until the flower buds FORM.
Corn meas. beans and asparagus may
show no signs Of spelling and yet wneh
opened may have a sour taste ana as
agreeable odor. To avoid this dimcuity
use products which have not been gain
cred more than Tia .n ave n.c Gf on sA lar at
time, placing each jar in the Gamer as
soon as 1t is packed. The hrst jars put
in will not be affected by the extra
cooking. Rapid cooling prevents over
serves the shape and texture Of the
vegetables.
When peas are keeping well, but the
LIQUID shows a cloudy or hazy appear
ance, 1t indicates that the product was
roughly handled In blanchfng and cold
dipping, or that split or broken peas
were not removed before packing.
when peas are too old and blanching
is not Carefully done the skin becomes
cracked and the liquid cloudy. some
waters Of peculiar mineral content have
a tendency to increase cleudiness.
Corn seems to give the most trouble.
but with a little care and study this
product may be canned as easily as any
other Select corn that 10 just between
the milk and the dough stage; s s1anee
in cold water is sufficient. Cut the
corn from the cob with sharp knife
and pack at once In sterilized Jars.
Best results can be accomplished wnen
II working alone cut OF sufficient corn
to fill one jar. pour on boiling water.
add salt. place rubber and cap IN po-
sition and put the jar At once IN tne
iniure the quality Of canned corn. Corn
should not be tightly packed in the
lar: il expands q little in processing
and each Jar should be filled scant run.
packed has a cheesy appearance after
canning. Corn should never be Al.
lowed to remain in the cold dip and
large quantities should not be dipped
available to handle the product quick
". Water logged or soaked corn In
dicates slow and inefficient packing.
Faded beets-The older the beet the
more chance there is for loss OF color
Leave on one inch Of the stem and all