. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 350 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. namentation. All flowers and vegetables that need an early start should be grown in a hot-bed at home. The principle of the proper management can be seen at a glance by visiting any gar- dener in springtime. In this way you can grow tomato, cabbage, cauliflower and celery plants and annuals that need an early start, such as aster, phlox, petunias, carna- tions, etc. This keeps down expenses and desirable varieties are ensured. Nor must the poultry be forgotten. For a family of six,
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 350 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. namentation. All flowers and vegetables that need an early start should be grown in a hot-bed at home. The principle of the proper management can be seen at a glance by visiting any gar- dener in springtime. In this way you can grow tomato, cabbage, cauliflower and celery plants and annuals that need an early start, such as aster, phlox, petunias, carna- tions, etc. This keeps down expenses and desirable varieties are ensured. Nor must the poultry be forgotten. For a family of six, 15 or 20 hens are enough. A cheap house, free from draughts, will do for them. Enclose the poorest ground for runs. They must be confined, but they should have at least 20 square feet for each fowl. Poul- try netting is cheap and easily put up. Three runs are needed: one for the old fowl, one for the young, and a spare run. A diary should be kept and a record made of the date of the last spring frost; the first fall frost; the dates of sowing the different seeds; the dates of their coming above ground; the date of the first flower blooms ; the first and last ripening of the different fruits. This furnishes data to w^ork upon in succeeding seasons. EARLY FLOWERING BULBS FEW plants give more beauty for the labor and expense involved in their culture than do the early-flowering bulbs. They are grown chiefly in Holland, but are easily handled in beds or borders in almost any garden. Hor best success it is w-ell to prepare a deep rich bed in September and plant the bulbs four to six inches .^eep in these as early in the fall as they can be ob- tained. Most flower-growers have a few, but for a collection of numerous species there are not many who can present as fine a display as Mr. Thos. Bog, of Picton, Ont. " I get my bulbs direct from Holland," re- marked Mr. Bog to a member of The Horti- culturist staff, " and generally plant them in October. They must be planted w
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