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February
4..102D
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DAILY
NEiWS
PAGE
FIVE
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j
Gardens
and
Gardening
In
Northern
British
Columbia
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T
OR
THE
GARDEN
SHOULD
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mnmrt
lit
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iii
um,ii
rtiiu
OUIL
DIIUULU
BE
DUG
AS
SOON
AS
WEATHR
PERMITS
V
?
!
this
ia
not
exactly
gardening
weather,
it
is
the'
,
o:
;;;
r
when
people
should
be
planning
their
gardens
u
.-omipg
season.
Cultivation
should
commence
as!
,i
;
(
tljer
permits.
7
I.-
In
t.ho'.garden
must
be
dug
and
cultivated
againl
u
ait'
for
one
purpose,
that
of
ventilation.
This
Mon!
ot'Len
occur
to
the
gardener
laboriously
plying
a
r
fork
or
hoe,
but
that
is
vhat
he
is
doing.
He
is
s,r
his
soil
to
let
the,
air
into
it
and
to
expose
as
-.
much
of
it
a
possible
to
the
sun.
L'very
spade
or
forkful
turned
over
Tn;iui
.
;,nil
Color
of
Foliage
creases
the
chemical
and
bacterial
I
fi.n
Ir.tnortant
Factor
();.co
iti.-
(hardening.
iMSIKGDAJOAS
in
FROM
SEED
s
!
i
a.
queen
of
the
ant-u
i,.
i.s
now
grown
more
!
than
any
other
fall
.i
may
be
grow
a'
liu.
Inseiti
in
Cheek
6
'
pff-k
O.'hlias
Crown
From
Seed
ii!niing
th.'
ffrit'yeur
'
"
'
.;.
,
-.
C'fl
.in
rt-iiiiaito
ifo.
gnfwing
'';hl;as
is
to
get
nn
early
large
flowered
var-i
i
sown
not
later
h
to
be
certain
of
get-i'if
s-Hnoi;
in
the
gar-a
finable
length.
Many
s
will
grow
a
flat
of
U'.ivsh
for
a
amaU
f"
iilifve
the
garden'
I
an
I
worry
(,f
biing
'
'
Mini's
through
safe!,'
'
'
nt
time.
exposes
that
much
more
of
the;
noil
to
the
sun
and
to
the
air
and1
make
the
soil
more
accessible
to
,-,
the
air
to
a
greater
depth
.
J
Scientists
now
tell
that
theirs.'
us
A
lin
pnn
z,
'"drlMb
r
UK
cf
death
because
the
soil
is
teeming,
with
life,
millions
and
millions
of
bacteria
being
always
at
work
to
create
and
maintain
life,
converting
chemical
elements
into
food
for
plants
and
the
plants
lu
turn
for
man
and
the
beasts
and
birds.
The
activity
of
bacterial
life
Is
regulated
by
the
amount
of
atr
and
moisture
that
can
penetrate
the
soil.
Digging
and
cultivating
is
in
realty
fertilizing
for
each
digging
or
stirring
of
i
Mn
snil
ii
-
activities
in
the
soil
and
thus
liberates
more
food
locked
up
in
the
oil
for
the
plants.
Dig
the
soil
this
year
and
hop'
with
the
idea
in
mind
that
you
are
fertilizing
the
plants
at
the
same
time
you
are
destroying
t
I
tht-
ease
with
which
i;
i
may
be
grown
from,,,;
a
ii'nriuun
oi
wiac
1i
obtained
has
v.
rowing
of
seodiin:'
';g
gardening
feature.
etls
and
improving
the
tilth..
urn
the
spade
or
forkful
of
earth!
clear
over
when
you
dig
the
Tr-den.
The
top
layer
has
kd
air
and
sun.
The
layer
at
the
b
attorn
the
spade
is
to
be
exposed
to
eleaenta.
GARDENING
'
IN
RUPERT
IfffWl
Will
He
.Made
to
En
tourage
Ileautifying
City
This
Seaon
An
effort
will
le
made
by
The
Daily
New
io
encourage
the
beautifying
of
Prince
Kupcrt
by
means
of
(he
gardens
and
with
that
in
view
a
page
of
the
paper
will
be
occasionally
demoted
to
gardening.
Thin
In
the
first
number
and
it
is
expected
to
continue
throughout
the
spring
and
summer.
ItewJer
are
invited
to
aid
in
this
work
by
giving
hint;
and
asking
question.
While
CMUlitlom
aje
different
here
from
many
other
places,
the
general
science
of
gardening
i
much
the
wime
everywhere.
The
great
thing
it
to
begin
cultivating
early.
A
number
cj'
Prinre
Rupert
people
already
have
dug
their
garden.
or
nt
any
rule
hate
commenced
oing
so.
NITROGEN
AND
OTHER
'
SOIL
FOOD
NECESSARY
Fertilising
has
become
a
matter
of
chemical
research
to
such
an
orient
that
a
gardener
is
able,
if
ho
so
desires,
to
have
his
.il
analysed
and
find
out
the
fertilis
ing
element
that
is
needed
and
phosphorus.
Usually
we
are
most
concerned
with
furnishing
nitrogen,
the
most
needed
nnd
most
largely
consumed
element.
Mtn-gen
Is
the
food
most
needed
to
promote
leafy
growth.
The
'-monla"
in
stable
manures
Is
a
common
source
of
nitrogen
Stable
manures,
leaf
mold
i""
chemicals
such
as
nitrate
of
soda
nnd
sulphate
of
ammonia
furnish
I
nitrogen
in
quickly
avai'uuie
form.
I
;
Members
of
Garden
Club
a
Exchange
Experiences
Plans
for
early
seed
r.owfyi
low
close
upon
the
sendlfcj
of
the
annual
seed
jsfi&
.
greatest
waste
in
grdehlafc
need
sowing
and
in
tWdea
the
tiny
plants
after
the
I'lan
Now
to
Save
the
Tiny
Plants
ye
urinated.
Plan
this
year
ti
save
the
lives
of
the
tiny
plant;
and
to
get
full
germinating
value
from
ue
seed.
Make
.the
soil
for
the
seed
bow
iior
nmfff
sowing
tine
ana
porous
I
Hun
if
through
a
sieve
to
get
i
j
fine
ami
add
a
little
sand
to
make
it
porous.
Caked
and
crackfn?
soil
due
to
the
fact
that
it
if
of
Make
the
Soil
for
the
Seed
Iloxes
Fine.
oo
clone
texture
gives
a
lot
o:
trouble
in
seed
boxes.
Re.
sure
to
have
plenty
of
holes
for
drainage
in
the
box.
.Cover
them
win
pieces
of
broken
flower
pots
o
tablewear.
Above-
this
puj
a
layer
or
about
half
an
inch
at
least
of
rourse
matt-rial,
small
stone.-are
excellent.
Over
this
put
fine
Sow
in
Rows
in
the
Rox
and
Sow
Thinly.
ventilation.
--SlSWf'
Simple
Planting
RcmI
Employed.
Schemes
I
SIMPLE
PLANS
EARLY
SOWING
MOST
EFFECTIVE:
IN
ANY-
GARDEN
TJabning
the
""ffower
garden
along,
definite
lines
is
becoming
more
and
more
an
accepted
practice
due
to
the
wide
dissemination
of
garden
information
through
magazines,
lectures
and
garden
ub
activities.
Even
the
simplest
bo.der
is
best
planned
before
it
s
planted.
Consideration
of
space
available
the
firat
consideration.
It
is
useless
to
buy
more
ne-ds
or
plants
than
the
border
can
accom
modate.
It
is
also
best
to
employ
'ilhpju.
p'anting
schemes
so
far
as
colo
Js
concerned.
They
are
VlUi'Xnoro
likely
to
be
effective
henUo
t-v
to
work
out
elaborate
ia;nlng
thefhlpwe.r
flarden
Ha
Bec9me
an
Accepted'Practlce.
.
plans
tailing,
.
fof
variety
of
olor.
rk
One
general
color
effect
for
the
small
border,
such
as
a
strip
si
cross
the
back
of
a
40-foot
lot,
is
easier
to
handle
and
usually
much
lore
satisfacto
y
than
a
'plan
call-
g
f
or
the
association
of
three
or
our
principal
colors.
A
pink
and
border,
for
instance,
using
nnk
petunias,
salmon
rose
xinnia?,
ink
aster.;,
pink
cosmos,
pink
ten-veeks
stoj's,
pink
snap-d'
agonr
"'th
oi'c.i
ional
inriSvidual
oi
'
1
A
Narrow
Edging
Adds
Much
tn.
the
Effectiveness
of
a
Ibrdcr.
small
groups
of
plants
Jn
blue
or
white
for
contrast
and
to
relieve:
monotony
is
easily
worked
out
and1
one
of
the
moat
popular.
Blue
borders
using
the
b'u"
of
annual
larkspurs,
stocks,
petunk
s.
the
blue
tones
of
asters,
Chinese
forget-me-not,
pansies
apd
violas
with
coctraMef
p.
1
yellow
and
minnlv
it
in
th
form
of
chemical
noil
to
a
denth
of
two
inches
anil
Pink
are
nttractlve.
salts.
However,
it
is
not
often
Hn
ideal
seed
box
is
ready.
Yellow
border
with
orange
or
necessary
to
go
to
this
trouble,
fori
Have
g'.aas
.eady
to
cover
the
scarlet
contrasts
are
hvHFant
and
the
general
character
of
the
soil
aBId
boxes
and
do
not
keep
the
effective.
Yel&w,
.snapdragons,
tells
the
observant
gardener
what'
atmosphere
under
the
g'as-s
too
nasturtiums,
annual
eh-ysanthe-U
needed.
1
close.
Put
a
match
under
one
mums,
California
poppies,
annua'
Thr
ar
thro
most
Important
de
of
the
glass
to
g!ve
a
little
.
sunflowers-,
rrrhlas,
wifti
the
redr,
chemical
foods
for
plants
in
the
soil,
nitrogen,
potassium,
or.
a
it
s
usually
caneo,
poiasn.
.w
nnd
oratw"
.Iri
these
raie
nlants
make
a
livyr'rilumi1nrfffon.
A
touch
of
scarlet
of
zinnias
adds
fall
brilliancy.
A
narrow-
edging
adds
much
to
effectiveness
of
a
border.
Sweet
alyssum
is
a
st
in
'
r-t
ni
exoel-lent
one,
giving
bioom
the
entire
season.
Alto
nat
-tiir
the
white
nnd
the
lilac
varieties
is
a
plant
ing
advocated
by
some
garden
wrl'ers
which
has
achieved
great
I
o
jui
I
arit
y
.
I
For
the
red
and
yd
low
border
"fe
the
dwarf
French
ma
ivolds
or
the
miniature
tagetes
signata.pumila.
i
SOW
EARLY
IN
!
ROCK
GARDENS
3Iany
Seeds
Require
Frost
to
Help
Them
Germinate
j
Frost
has
an
active
part
in
spurring
many
seeds
into
germination.
This
fact
is
one
of
i
the
modern
discoveries
of
horticul-i
ture.
It
was
brouirht
into
promin
ence
through
rock
gardening
in-'
terests
which
found
that
many
al-
j
pine
needs
needed
to
be
frozen
I
and
snow
covered
to
germinate
freely
and
quickly.
As
rock
gar-i
dening
has
become
a
very
impor-j
tant
development
in
gardening,
the
raising
of
rock
plants
from;
seed
has
attracted
much
study!
and
attention.
Many
of
these
rock
garden!
plants
are
easily
raised
from'
seed
if
subjected
to
weathering,
i
Alpine
Seeds
Need
to
Re
Frozen
to
Germinate
Freely
This
is
particularly
true
of
the
orimroses,
favorite
rock
garden
mbjects.
Seeds
of
these
plants
hould
be
sown
in
boxes
or
frames,
snow
may
be
heaped
ueou
them
to
speed
gerrainatioa.
With
lhe
thawihtr
and
freeling
treatment
germination
is
prompt
as
soon
as
warm
weather
arrives.
Primrose
seeds
germinate
poor
ly
in
many
cases
if
sown
after;
the
middle
of
March.
Delphinium1,
seeds
germinate
well
at
low
tern--peraturer.
whi'e
if
sown
during
May
or
late
they
often
prove
disappointing.
!
Sow
seeds
of
perennials
of1
slow
germination
in
frames
as
set
the
boxes
.'n
the
frames
as
a
mr.tter
ot
convenience.
Frozen
Some
Annuals
May
Be
Sown
on
Froien
Ground
They
Will
Gcnrinate
With
the
Firet
Warm
Days
of
Spring.
early
as
the
soil
can
be
woiked.
;ow
in
boxes
In
the
houee
snd
soil
can
bo
taken
trim
tjie
fs-en
and
thawed
in
the
houso
for
he
:.ee
boxes
whiie
tin
soil
n
tl.
f.
.-
raes
i.
ulA
froien..,
Some
annuals
may
be
sown
upon
the
frozen
ground
in
the
o;en
to
i
,x,(i
pur
-sc.
These
are
the
poppies,
centaureas
and
annual
larkspurs.
These
sre
the
h.
rdies
of
annuals
and
will
fer-r
i...
t--
w!th
fie
first
warm
days
Sow
Pr'nrose
SedH
in
Roxes
and
-
Them
O-it
to
Froeze.
-on.s'.-'erih'e
.freezing
without
htn-m.
SeeHlintrs
wh'ch
have
i"'f.i--n
snd
srerm'natcd
in
the
fall
often
survive
below
zero
:
v-n-t.
.r
.
nd
continue
their
rr
tii
ill
the
spring.
--
..ii.
j
i
.
n
I'r-'-iv'o-r..-
;
rr
iij'
'
i:ii"nai.
T!ie
I'ink
and
rose
Imrder
m
:
ent-j
pJoj
dwarf
aj;t'r.ituin
.u
x;e!ltint
effect,
the
lavender
blue
giving
a;
fine
contrast
.
(
of
spring
and
give
early
bloom
i
.
ii
I
.
All
...ill
Ill
III
.
iii
fifr
I
cjo
Protected
Cigars
"When
you
offer
a
man
a
cigar
and
then
find
it's
broken
that's
concentrated
embarrassment.
When
you
take
a
cigar
from
your
pocket
for
personal
consumption
and
it's
cracked
that's
waste
and
annoyance.
So
to
protect
against
this
Tucketts
pack
Marguerites
in
handy
pocket
packs
containing
5
cigars.
And
each
cigar
is
also
foil
wrapped.
I've
put
many
a
man
right
on
how
to
buy
protected
cigars."
TUCKETTS
MARGUERITE
FOIL.WRAPPED
STILL
10
CENTS
SOLD
IN
HANDY
POCKET
PACKS
OF
FIVE
CIGARS
For
a
Perfect
Cup
of
Coffee
THE
LABEL
IS
RED
AND
WHITE
USE
Carnation
Milk,
Flavor,
aroma,
color
absolutely
perfect.
It
really
makes
the
coffee.
And
yet
it
costs
only
one-third
as
much
as
cream.
'
It
is
because
of
the
wonderful
flavor
and
golden
brown
color
it
gives
to
coffee
that
many
women
have
come
to
use
Carnation
in
all
kinds
of
cooking.
Gtmttion
U
double-rich
ind
thtrt'i
emm
In
every
drop.
There's
no
"top
milk"
or
"bottom
milk"
to
Carnation.
The
Carnation
procesi
ot
"homogeniiation"
distributes
the
double-helping
of
crnm
evenly
throughout
the
tin.
That
U
why
Carnation
adds
so
much
smoothness
and
rich
flavor
wherever
it
is
used.
Order
several
tins
or
a
case
of
45
tins
from
your
grocer.
COCOA
HADE
H'lTH
CA
RSA
770.V
Three
tablespoons
cocoa
(or
2
tablespoons
for
children),
2
tablespoons
sugar,
Y
cup
hot
water,
few
grains
salt,
Yt
cup
Carnation
Milk,
diluted
with
Yt
cups
water,
H
teaspoon
vanilla.
Scald
diluted
milk
in
double
boiler.
Mix
cocoa,
sugar
and
salt
and
add
the
Y
cup
hot
water.
Cook
over
low
flame
10
to
IS
minutes,
stirring'
occasionally
to
prevent
burning.
Add
to
cocoa
the
scalded
milk;
return
to
double
boiler
and
continue
cooking
for
10
minutes.
Whisk
with
Dover
egg
beater
Just
before
serving.
Place
a
marshmallow
in
cup
and
pour
hot
cocoa
over.
This
serves
four.
Chilled,
then
iced,
this
makes
a
delightful,
hot
weather
drink.
5fnf
fer
a
jut
tapy
of
Mary
BUWt
Caeh
.
Addmt
Carnatia
Milk
Ptedudl
Com
f
amy,
Limited,
Aylmtr,
0t.
It
tastes
creamy
It
looks
creamy
It
is
creamy
Camatio
Milk
"From
Contented
Cows"
n
Produced
in
Canada