The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
low peas and set out sweet po-


 OTcharG.-Spraying must bs at-
 tended to if fruit free of diseases
 and worms are expected. Get all
 data and materials from your
 local scotsman. Be prepared to
 light the memorable march of
 myriads of injurious insects seek
 Ing to devour every sort of crop.
 tertilize all nursery stock in set
 ting oIt, the extra labor and ex-
 Lense will pay big dividends.
 Flower Garden.-Set out sum
 mer and fall Towering bulbs and
 roots, such as gladiolus. tube
 roses, dahlias, caladiums, and
 cannas. Roses may still be put
 out and all sorts of shrubbery.
 Lawn grass may be planted.
 Last half of month.-Practical-
 ly all flower seed may now be
 planted in the open ground, par
 ticularly the hardy annuas, such
 as alyssum, asters, balsoms, cai-
 endula, calliopsls, cocks comb,
 centaurea cosmos, California pop
 py, enphorbia, four o'clock, for
 get-me-not, geranium, heliotrope,
 annual hollyhocks, lantana, lark
 spur, nasturtlums, pansies. petu-
 nias. phlox. poppies, portulaca,
 snap dragon, salvia sunflower
 SNSCI pcdSs NeTDena, Nlnca ana
 zinnia. In addition to these many
 others including climbers, hardy
 perennials, etc, may be safely
 planted.
 Some Pumpkins
 A great many farmers plant few hills of pumpkins for home consump- uon, but few realize the possibilities with this crop as a money getter. A .l that there Is no sale for pumpkins; i; yet l have never seen the time in Birmingham when pumpkins of good quality failed to bring a good price. They are easily grown, at little ex- pense, and should be treated as a most valuable side line with the far mer Where the soil is fertile, the practice of growing in corn Is very economical, and the same working necessary for corn will answer for the pumpkins. They stand a good deal of shade, but to do well the corn should not be too thick and the hills of pumpkins should be no closer than 12 to 15 feet. No stalk of corn should be closer to a hill of pump kins than three feet. The larger va rieties, known as Mammoth, should be avoided as quality too poor for market. The best and most pro- life sorts are the Cushaws, Pie and Sweet Cheese.
 Flower Seed It is surprising how a great per cent of people become confused in selecting flower seed to plant. The trouble is mainly due to an incorrect understanding of what is implied in the terms annuals, biennials and per ennials. This brief summary will be of help. The annuals are plants which normally bloom, ripen seed in a single season, disappear and must be renewed every year by planting. or depend on volunteer growth from dropping seed. Biennials are plants generally living two years or those which do not bear fruits or flowers until the second season, or year after planting. but many such plants. in the southern climate, become in real ity annuals, and bloom and fruit in a single season.
 Perennials live indefinitely. some only a few seasons, others for long periods. This class of plants may be said to be permanent, and, fortu- nately, in the south, a great number bloom the first year from seed, mak Ing tuc1u QeSlTdDle.
 Any one interested in flowers will be amply repaid for closer study of one of natures greatest gifts.
 Enemies to Lawns
 The chief enemies to the lawn are weeds, angleworms, army worms and white grubs.
 The safest remedy for weeds is simply to dig them out, patch the places, when necessary, with good soil and SOW the patch thickly with grass seed The common earth or argleworm does great deal more harm than is generally supposed. A reliable remedy is made by dissolv- ing one pound salt in two gallons boiling water, add one pound corro- sive sublimate, and four gallons more plain water. This must be further diluted before applying to the lawn. To each pint of foregoing mixture add 16 gallons water, then sprinkle or spray over the lawn. Caution must be exercised. as this solution is very poisonous. Army W orms are easily destroyed. either with a dust spray or liquod. using arsenate of lead or arsenate of lime properly diluted.
 Whte grupS may De destroyed Dy heavy rolling, in latitude of Bir- mingham, during June. Poison bafts are used also and the same treatment used for earth worms destroys many.
 Questions and Answers
 Q.-what is the best spinach to plant this time of the year?
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 A-For quick maturity and sun resisting plant the broad leaf Elan ders Long Standing is another de- sirable sort. and for late summer n sf. the nlant known as New Zea-