The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-23

". ine oA PunlshincHt man Will tHke willingly.
 The Back Yard Flora, Fauna and veeet- able Addicts are now in the throes of their annual relapse throughout the land wherever two or three seed catalogues are gathered to- sether Hollyhocks, cucumbers, jasmine, beets, phlox, radishes, zinnias wax beans. or. chids and onions with no future whatsoever are being planted everywhere Home gardening should be approached with tact and discretion. First of all, you should determine whether you will go in for flowers or vegetables.
 If single, you can determine this by toss ing coin. If married, the thing to do is to take family vote. Some people put put slips of paper marked "Leeks, :" "Nastur- tiums, "Scallions,' "Dahlias" etc. and draw them out of a hat thus leaving ali to fate and the hat manufacturers
 Somehow it seems more sensible to go in for vegetables since no way has been devised to make salad out of orchids or make holly hooks or peonies seem o. k. in New England boiled dinner. However, comma, after mak- ing choice, the thing to do is to get the seeds, spade, hoe, a rake; bottle of liniment and can of liquid cement. The cement is to hold the seeds in place.
 You then follow directions as appended:
 Tomatoes: Buy the plants when young so they will get accustomed to their new home {: set in rows two feet apart, fahrenheit; trans plant four feet apart at end of ten days and repeat process until you develop sense enough to quit. Spray literally with arsenic to keep out the moths and canners. Pick in fall and cell ko
 Pumpkins These are very desirable veg etable if you celebrate Halloween. Set out in rows six inches apart with candles, and let nature take it's course.
 Cucumbers Set out in hills. If you have no hills it is useless to go in for cucumber culture. But after all, it is grave ques- tion whether either is of any importance There are many types of cucumber the Green Goddess, the Emerald Isle, the Nam moth Mogul, the Crowflight, Silver King and Spalding 75. They go very good in Bronx cocktails.
 Lettuce: This vegetable, or flower, prefers cool moist ssoil, but will take what it can get Plant as early in the spring as warm weather is assured. East of the Mississippi, this should be about August 31. Set out in drills eight inches apart, Eastern Standard Time. The plant should come to a head in six weeks.
 Pick the leaves and let them become very stale. Then sell them to any restaurant man for use in club sandwiches. The lettuce has a very tough leaf, so tough in fact that the same leaf can be used over and over again in the same sandwich. tn planting the let tuce seed it is important to plant it right side up).
 Radishes: These mature in from 25 to 40 days, which is rather too bad They like light sandy soil. If you have light sandy soil be good fellow and let them have it. Sow in shallow drills about ten days apart and forget them.
 Watermelon:. (Anti-K Klanfruitl. These should be raised adjacent to bowling alley where they will do the most good. The seeds are very desirable for Tuxedo vest buttons.
 Asparagus Tips: Plant early in well but tered beds with the tough end down. They prefer a well drained soil with southern ex- posture, or what have you?
 One could rsmble on like this forever, but why be so silly?'