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Will make the season of 1936 leaving the owner’s stables, Cape Traverse, p a s s i n g through N o rt h Carleton, 'Che-lton. Fernwood, Lower Bedeque, Middleton, Newton. Emerald, Shamrock, Kin- kora, and Albany. The fol- lowing week passing through ‘Augustine C o v e, Victoria, Melville Road, Crapaud and Tryon.

Mire: at owner's risk. J. P. KEOUGH, -. Owner in Charge.

The Registered Clydesdale Stallion “Scottish Chief" No. 26702 will stand for the season of I936 as follows:

Commencing May 1st this horse with stand at Acorn‘s Stables, Souris. from Monday evening until Friday noon of each week, and from Friday evening until Monday noon at caretaker’s stables at Bay Fortune.

This horse has passed Premium inspection. and is choicely bred from outstanding Scottish Clydesdale strains. He has been a prominent prize winner and possesses qual- ity, draftiness and splendid action.

More owners should see this animal before breeding.

For particulars and terms apply to A. McClumpha, in charge, or the Department of Agriculture. i

where 8pBCO,‘l§ no problem gu- deners should plant a. few of the large or rambling vegetables. Musk- melons may be grown by the amateur with delightful results. Their vines take up plenty of room, 4 feet each way being a. good dis- tance to set them, but they are not troublesome otherwise. and the best melons are always those which are ripened on the vibe. sow seed in warm ground or start them indoors. They need lots of moisture.

A few hills of cucumbers will fur- nish enough fresh salad material for summer's use and for pickling. They should be watched closely during their early growth my in. sects. Don't delay spraying. A sandy soil. plant food and moisture will bring you a good crop. They are

or lattice, taking up much less room this way. Sflilfi-sh and pumpkins produce an

might well be placed at the edge of the garden or near a potato patch.

have some place to go. They won't hurt the potato crop. and will sometimes wander up or through a fence. Each vine needs much more area from which to draw moisture and food. Three to 5 feet for the squash. and 6 to 10 feet for the pumpkins is alright.

There is no better place to grow sweet corn than in the home

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garden. '1'hes west in "sweet corn is pretty much of 9. misomer to most people, as this delicious vegetable loses much of its freshness within a. few hours after being picked. Corn is best planted in a square patch, so that pollination can take place. Never plant a long single r: ' ..

Cahbngcs and caulillowers should be started indoors and set out in the garden when they have reach-

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ed sturdy growth. Cabbage plants can gain early, but cauliflower must wait for \\'f'.l'l‘ilI‘i‘ weather, Two feet apart each way is sufficient. They both like rich soils and moisture for fast growth. Keep watch for in- sects and spray when necessary.

I Poppies In Pasteli Shades

Pastel shades in a variety of tonal qualities characwrize the big family of p:>ppi(‘s, If the gardener seeks color no race of flowers can outdo them. Their dazzling brilli- ance has inspired many a poet, and their easy culture and profuse bloom make them favorites where- cver flowers are grown.

Coming as they do after the June perennials have faded. and during the hot summer months when little color is found in the garden, they give a welcome flash before the later subjects begin to bloom.

Being perfectly hardy they may be planted at any season, spring. fall or winter. They germinate in a few weeks. and in order to secure continuous bloom, sowings should be made at intervals of ten days or two weeks. They do not like to be transplanted. and if left alone they will sccd a resow, thus making them an ideal material for an out of the way part of the garden.

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Where more rerzulariiy in design is wanted plant them in drills. or thin out to desirable proportions.

The Sliiriey poppzcs are excellent to naturalize in the garden, and are so prolific in their spread that many consider them a nuisance. Pull up a good tinny by the roots just bcfore they mature to prevent this. The Iccluncis will naturalize loo. but need a well drained situa- tion. They are brilliant flock. with many oranges and yellows.

California poppies. esciioltzlas. make excellent hot weather blooms. They are a free-flowering race with low spreading growth and fine cut silvery foliage. excellent for border forcgroimds. The hunnemannia. or bush poppy. is more of a specimen plant. with blooms up to 3 inches aero.§.

The orientals are the perennial types, and they are easily raised from srrd sown‘ in the spring or early summer. Unlike most peren- nials. they dislike transplanting the first year. but a packet sown where wanted will pr<-‘use several score

‘ good plants, and tliinnintz out will

do the rest, Tiiey bloom the follow lng summer and thereafter may be moved at will. Dig up the long

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A new ‘Iceland variety. Naudi- ctiule Amurcnse Yellow Wonder. was given it special mention this _i‘cm‘ by the All-America :«".“C:li:‘l1s covnuiiltcc. Seed being scarce. how- ever. it will probably not be obtain- able for another your.

Canadian Garden Service 1936

First actual gardening operations are now at hand in most parts of Canada. It will be time, if the ground i: ready and free from sur- plus moisture, to consider the plant- ing of those cxrtn early flowers like sweet peas, cosmos, marigolds, and other hardy annuals and al-

. most any of the perennials. This ‘ is also the time, authorities. advice.

to get in grass seed. In the vege- table line first sowings of lettuce. spinach. carrots, beets and even potatoes will be made. One is ad- at first and so spread out the havest-

‘ ing season. Then if winter returns ; again after these first secdings are ‘ made the loss will be ‘trivial. seed.

after all is the cheapest thing about gardening and one of the few factors over which the gardener has absolute control. on these counts alone, it is highly im- seed Canadian sources X should be used. Everything else is wasted; soil, fertilizer and labor, if the foundation, seed, is not right.

Grass Seed

Grass seed may be compared to good tobacco. The best seed is a mixture or blend of dtfferem gras- ses. In with a certain quantity of cheap quick growing seed will be mixed 5 proportion of those much more expensive and slower ger- minating but permanent grasses. It is the ‘latter which form the fine stemmed, deep green pennan-

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Yellow is a cheerful color. and is a favorite with many amateur growers. A yellow border with some blue plantings to go with the pale yellows, scarlet; and clear reds for the brilliant yellows. and a little lavender for the orange yellows, gives I. strip of brilliance and beauty.

Among flowers. the annuals fur- nish a fine list of yellows of various textures, tones and intensities. The dwarf sunflowers are good for the tall portion of the border. They are dwarf only as compared with their tail varieties. which may grow 8 to 10 feet. The dwarfs reach only 3 feet and have delicate flowers and foliage compared with the old- fashioned barnyard sunflower. They are known as the cucumber- leaved strain, cucumerifollus. in the catalogs, and range from creamy to intense yellows with black centers, and the latest development gives a strain with red zonings.

They are easily raised annuals

being twisted. Along with the punflowers for tall yellows is the hunemannia or bush California poppy.

The caliiopsis. annual coreopsis. with golden flowers zoned with crimson is indispensable in the yellow borders, and the marigolds. both tall and dwarf with their cousins, the favorite calenduln or pot rnarigold. will furnish beautiful cutting material. The California poppi furnish low growing bril- liant masses of yellow.

The annual chrysnnthemums give softer yellows. In a burnt orange of glistening texture unknown in other

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annuals are the African daisies, di- morphotheca. There are other shades from white to creamy

yellow as well as brilliant oranges. all excellent for cutting.

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The annual blanket flowers, or gaillardias, will furnish the touch of red along with yellow needed for the border. and they too are fine cutting material.

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when you install an outdoor window box it immediately becomes a part of the hone. and should conform to its architectural design and color scheme.

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For this reason it is well to con- struct your own window box, and, it is no; difficult to do. ’

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ing with the years. A certain amount of the cheap quick growing kinds are needed to shelter and nurse along the others for the first summer, but sowing these alone is not sufficient for a permanent lawn. Hence a well balanced high quality mixture is recommended.

Spread Them Out.

The old idea of planting all the vegetables seed on one afternoon is a hang-over from poinccr days when both seasons and time were limited. Only a few vegetables were grown in the early days. seedmen did not have the variety of offer and the average man regarded the garden as part of the farm. where one crop was about all that could be expected. In Europe amtotally different opinion is held and the vegetable garden is looked upon as a continuous performer the year round. with a climate as rigorous as Canada's such a thing is hardly possible ‘but as a rule the average gardener does not produce any- thing like the variety that is pos- sibie. Vegetable experts point out that there is no excuse for running (mt of lettuce early in the summer, for example, when after the sea- son for the leaf variety, head lettucb could be grown and then during the hot weather the Con

type.

The‘ latter is e éompect, conical -shaped type which defies the heat. Lilia the head variety it should be surfed fairly early probabl a week or two after the first let! ’ nice in sown. nor the "greens" enthusiast

firovido an abundance of meals. ft investiaatink as is also Beans. which some um mid-summer and later, nrocoiii. a sort of refined cauli- flower, Kali Mat, a refined turnip

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widowbox gardening is a. re- creation and delight which every- one can enjoy. whether he lives in the smokiest city, or the loomiest suburb. They are grown to be seen from both the inside or the out- side of the house. and there is such a variety of subjects available that almost any location (except ex- tremely shady ones) is suitable. The box itself should be of the same color as the building. or as its trim and the flowers .-ohould be of a. contrasting color which is her- monious. For a red brick house, white flowers and plenty of green foliage would be attractive. For a house in which yellow is the pre- vailing tone blue flowers should be used. These are only suggestions, since the taste of the owner will control, of course.

The flowers must grow well. if the box is to give pleasure; and rich soil is most important, bccause there is so little of it. The soil should be what florists call good potting soil—a sandy loam well enriched. Holes drilled into the bottom of the box and covered with broken pieces of pottery will serve for drainage.

The best window-box flowers are those which bear flowers frec- ly and continuously. In these 10- spccts the petunia has no superior. All types are long blomnei-;=. the large-flowered single and double. the small-flowered singles, the dwarfs and the balcony Wiles. The new fragrant double nasluitiums are fine window box material. and some of them are of the trailing habit.

It is possible to have a window box filled with morning glories, and it is hard to imagine it more beautiful decoration than their tapestry of green leaves and glor- ious blue flowers. They like a mum exposure.

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LISTS ANNUAL HERBS TO l_I_E GROWN’ FROM SEED THE FIRST YEAR.

Herb gardens are in fashion. Not only do they provide an interesting feature for the home garden, with definite decorative value, but they will do a great deal to the cuisine of the home establishment where the cook can be interested in using them to flavor dishes.

From a practical standpoint the herb garden can be made as easily as the flower or vegetable garden. some of the herbs are perennials. but many of the best ones are annuals.

Plan to have your herb garden in a sunny situation, close the house where you can step outside the back door for a leaf of savory or a spray of mint.

Here is a good list of annual herbs. They can be.n.ll grown from seed the first year.

THYME-—A delicate aeasoner. with a fine perfume. It grows about 6 inches high and makes a good edging for the herb garden. A tea

made from the dried leaves has been a remedy for centuries for I headaches. Use it when makingl

sachets.

BOR.AGE—An excellent salad herb. It is also used to scent cool drinks. Being an unusually pretty herb. you will want to put it in a COUSDICUDUS place for appearance salzle. It grows about 18 inches a .

CARAWAY—Grow it for the seeds to decorate and flavor breads and pastries. It has feathery leaves like the carrot, and creamy yellow flowers that are attractive in sea- son.

BASIL—one of the most popular seasoners for soup and stew. It grows about 2 feet tall into attrac- tive little shrubs. Give them space.

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Dl;LL—.A necessary item for home made pickles. The plant grows 2% to 3 feet tall, and has leaves 6 inches long. The young tops give an excellent flavor to fresh fish.

sAGE—Another necessary herb, used principally for seasoning dressings Not a very attractive looking plant, so put it in the back- ground. It grows up to 8 feet.

RUSSIAN TAR.R.AGON—An out- standing flavor. Don't use it with other herbs, as it is likely to pre- dominate them. Chopped leaves scattered on a lettuce salad makes a fine dish; It grows about 2 feet tall.

SWEET MARJOEAM —Green leaves in summer, and dried cries

How to Control Garden Insects

As the days lengthen and me weather somewhat reluctantly warms up. the thoughts of city and country dwellers automatically turn to the soil and to the gardens. Gardens present many proolerm but probably the one most difficult to solve is the perennial one, namely, how to control insects that appear to be present each year waiting for the young seedlings to poop through the soil.

At this season of the year a few general rules and recommendations regarding the control of insects might not come amiss. Many of the most injurious species of insects have passed the winter in or under old plant refuse near the xrnrden. Such should be gathered up and burned. or handed over to the garbage man. in early spring before warm weather has lured the insects from hibernation. The eggs of many species are lnid in the autumn on grass and went’; grow- ing in or surrounding the garden. The burning over of such area; de- stroys these eggs as well as many adults and larvae hidden away in the dead and matted grass near the soil surface.

Sturdy. rapidly growing plants are less liable to attack than weak. spindly ones—lor this reason seedlings should be induced to get away to a. quick start by careful preparation of the soil. the liberal use of fertilizers and intelligent choice 0.’ planting dates. Delay planting until the soil warms up properly. since plants from late- sown seed practical‘,v always de-

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velop more rapidly than is the case when the seed is placed in cold. wet ground.

In the vegetable garden cut- worms may be looked for almost with certainty. Other insects which commonly occur are the onion maggot. cabbage maggot, cabbage worm. Colorado potato beetle. slugs (particularly in damp situations). and, under certain circumstances. wireworms, millipedes and white gnrbs. Growers interested in the iproduotion or flowers have to fear chiefly cuinvorms. tarnish plant bugs, aphids. lcafhoppers, boring caterpillars of different species. gladiclus thrips. millipedes and

slugs.

Most of these insects can be easily controlled if the proper methods are followed and if rem- edial measures are applied suffi- ciently early. To assist in doing this a small supply of insecticdes should be procured in the spring to be on hand when needed. A working list should include arsen- ate of lead, Paris green. nicotine sulphate. hydrated lime, bran and, if cabbages and onions are grown, corrosive subiimate. None of the above materials will deteriorate if kem, frmn year to year in a dry place.

Information and assistance re- garding the control of insects may be secured at any time by applying to the Dmiinion Entomologist. Do- minion Dmartmcnt of Agriculture.

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