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Capper's Farmer for April, 1935
"SURE WE CAN GO
Wildings Grace My Garden
By VERA B. EDWARDS
TO THE SHOW! I'LL
Noble County, Indiana
HAVE THIS GRIME TIME!"
T
HE grand thing about most wild
these blooming plants from a sunny,
flowers is that they bloom best in
dry bank, I had to take along lots of
summer and fall, after the lush
soil. The holes I dug in which to plant
June season, when it is hard to keep a
them I lined with sand. If I desired to
OFF
IN
NO
garden from looking threadbare and
grow asclepias in quantities, I should
tired.
plant the seeds in pots. It would be
In selecting wildflowers to trans-
safer and less work.
plant, I took only sparingly, and from
The baptisia is a little earlier. It
those that were safe from extinction.
blooms in June. It is similar to a deep
I was glad that the prettiest ones were
blue lupine. In selecting a location for
the most abundant.
it in my garden, I remembered that
My favorite is the goldenrod with
late in the season the plants turn al-
its trappings of lacy yellow plumes. I
most black, SO that some bright colors
keep it planted as a bank for scarlet
must be planted at either side. Each
salvia, with some heleniums near by.
year I use zinnias in crimson and gold
There always are enough to cut freely,
and SO have blossoms from June to
too. The brilliant blossoms vase beauti-
frost.
fully.
Wild senna gives me the yellow
My second choice is the wild aster.
blossoms that I hanker for in midsum-
In company with bright sophisticated
mer. The first year I was disappointed
domestic flowers, it takes on a glory
because the decorative light green fo-
that passes unnoticed in the wilds. I
liage died away after the blooming
find them most useful to keep a simple
season. The second season I remedied
informal effect that seems to me most
this by planting close beside the
becoming in a country garden.
plants dwarf cosmos. The fernlike fo-
Daisies from the meadows brighten
liage of the cosmos quite hid the gawky
my garden. When one of the borders
stalks of the senna after it lost its
goes into a color slump, I lift it out
leaves.
with plantings of these simple flowers
Many visitors ask me if there is any
with their white petals and yellow
special technique in moving wild-
centers. These colors seem to liven up
flowers from their natural homes. I al-
and restore the jaded beauty of early
ways try to get them after a rain, be-
domestic flowers that are past their
cause I dig deep, disturbing the roots
prime.
as little as possible, and bring along
as much soil as will cling to the roots.
T
HE cardinal flower, moved from the
Dry soil would crumble and fall away.
creek bottom and blooming in my
But wildflowers usually are such
BUT DEAR-THE RANDS ARE
IT'S AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THAT
miniature bog, often is mistaken for a
hardy, vigorous plants that moving
OUTSIDE IN THEIR CAR NOW
SOAP GETS YOUR HANDS CLEAN.
rare domestic flower. It blooms in
them, even in the midst of their bloom-
August. The spikes are slender and
ing time, does but little injury. Of
HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN
AND HOW SWELL IT LEAVES
straight to point up the spot where
course, to insure best success, the
THAT WE HAVE LAVA
THEM FEELING AFTERWARDS
they grow.
flower stems should be cut off at once,
The soapwort, a member of the pink
close to the crown of the plant. Then
SOAP IN THE HOUSE
?
family, as the lumpy stems prove,
any nutriment will go towards mak-
makes nice edgings around two tri-
ing new growth. Since my first aim
angular beds, in opposite corners of
was to hurry beauty into my garden,
my garden.
I never did this, but let the flowers
Then there is the butter-gold toad
stay robably some growth due the
flax-to Grandmother, "butter and
plants themselves was held back until
eggs." The few I transplanted dress
the next year, but they went right on
up a special corner of my garden from
blooming.
July until October.
I did evolve a little technique in the
One rear corner of my garden al-
replanting. I dug holes deep enough to
ways is dry. The moisture is taken by
take all the roots and the clinging
the roots of a black walnut tree
soil. Meantime, the earth covered
nearby, and no amount of sprinkling
roots of each separate plant, wrapped
makes this corner right for very many
with thick paper, were soaked in a
domestic plants. Asclepias (butterfly
tub of water and the plants set away
week) answers the question of what
in the cellar until evening when they
will grow there. The orange-red flowers
were planted out, paper and all. Moist
are beautiful and in the Mid Western
soil was filled in the holes, then, and
states bloom in August. Under culti-
firmed around the roots, then satu-
vation the flowers are coaxed to carry
rated with a slow trickle from the
IT'S A FACT! LAVA WORKS LIKE MAGIC!
on sometimes most of September. I
hose. Lastly came a mulch of dry soil
cut back the stout hairy stalks after
to trap the moisture below. Rarely
blooming, to prevent the formation of
was there a noticeable evidence of dis-
Sometimes it's a question of getting
time you use it, leaving them smooth
the feathery seed pods. When moving
turbance.
greasy, grimy hands clean in a hurry.
and pliant.
And sometimes it's just a question of
Lava is one of the handiest soaps you
getting them really clean. It makes no
can have around the house. It's indis-
Vegetables Between Trees
difference. Lava does both well.
pensable for getting extra dirty or
For Lava Soap, with its thick,
stained hands really clean. And it's
creamy lather, quickly gets surface
grand to have around for cleaning
dirt. And then, with its extremely fine
greasy pots and pans
porcelain
and
pumice powder, goes after all em-
tile work
and linoleum floors!
bedded grease or grime.
Lava is safe for any surface, and
lasts three times as long as regular
Here's big news for housewives!
toilet soaps. There are a thousand and
What makes Lava really different is the
one uses for it in a home, so keep a
glycerine in it-used in most expensive
cake on hand in the kitchen
the
hand lotions-which practically gives
bathroom
the laundry
where
your hands a beauty treatment every
ever there are things to be cleaned!
TAKES
PROTECTS
THE DIRT
LAVA CHEMICAL 50AP
THE SKIN
T
OMATOES, beans, potatoes, cabbage and other truck crops are being grown
by Roy Brodell, Pawnee county, Oklahoma, to meet the cost of developing a
young orchard. The land was terraced before planting and trees were set in
alternate rows on terraces and in the intervals. The vegetables are being grown
A Procter &
on contour rows between the trees. This plan not only keeps weeds down and in-
Gamble Product
sures cultivation of the young trees, but the direction of rows retards washing.
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"ocrText": "2\nCapper's Farmer for April, 1935\n\"SURE WE CAN GO\nWildings Grace My Garden\nBy VERA B. EDWARDS\nTO THE SHOW! I'LL\nNoble County, Indiana\nHAVE THIS GRIME TIME!\"\nT\nHE grand thing about most wild\nthese blooming plants from a sunny,\nflowers is that they bloom best in\ndry bank, I had to take along lots of\nsummer and fall, after the lush\nsoil. The holes I dug in which to plant\nJune season, when it is hard to keep a\nthem I lined with sand. If I desired to\nOFF\nIN\nNO\ngarden from looking threadbare and\ngrow asclepias in quantities, I should\ntired.\nplant the seeds in pots. It would be\nIn selecting wildflowers to trans-\nsafer and less work.\nplant, I took only sparingly, and from\nThe baptisia is a little earlier. It\nthose that were safe from extinction.\nblooms in June. It is similar to a deep\nI was glad that the prettiest ones were\nblue lupine. In selecting a location for\nthe most abundant.\nit in my garden, I remembered that\nMy favorite is the goldenrod with\nlate in the season the plants turn al-\nits trappings of lacy yellow plumes. I\nmost black, SO that some bright colors\nkeep it planted as a bank for scarlet\nmust be planted at either side. Each\nsalvia, with some heleniums near by.\nyear I use zinnias in crimson and gold\nThere always are enough to cut freely,\nand SO have blossoms from June to\ntoo. The brilliant blossoms vase beauti-\nfrost.\nfully.\nWild senna gives me the yellow\nMy second choice is the wild aster.\nblossoms that I hanker for in midsum-\nIn company with bright sophisticated\nmer. The first year I was disappointed\ndomestic flowers, it takes on a glory\nbecause the decorative light green fo-\nthat passes unnoticed in the wilds. I\nliage died away after the blooming\nfind them most useful to keep a simple\nseason. The second season I remedied\ninformal effect that seems to me most\nthis by planting close beside the\nbecoming in a country garden.\nplants dwarf cosmos. The fernlike fo-\nDaisies from the meadows brighten\nliage of the cosmos quite hid the gawky\nmy garden. When one of the borders\nstalks of the senna after it lost its\ngoes into a color slump, I lift it out\nleaves.\nwith plantings of these simple flowers\nMany visitors ask me if there is any\nwith their white petals and yellow\nspecial technique in moving wild-\ncenters. These colors seem to liven up\nflowers from their natural homes. I al-\nand restore the jaded beauty of early\nways try to get them after a rain, be-\ndomestic flowers that are past their\ncause I dig deep, disturbing the roots\nprime.\nas little as possible, and bring along\nas much soil as will cling to the roots.\nT\nHE cardinal flower, moved from the\nDry soil would crumble and fall away.\ncreek bottom and blooming in my\nBut wildflowers usually are such\nBUT DEAR-THE RANDS ARE\nIT'S AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THAT\nminiature bog, often is mistaken for a\nhardy, vigorous plants that moving\nOUTSIDE IN THEIR CAR NOW\nSOAP GETS YOUR HANDS CLEAN.\nrare domestic flower. It blooms in\nthem, even in the midst of their bloom-\nAugust. The spikes are slender and\ning time, does but little injury. Of\nHAVE YOU FORGOTTEN\nAND HOW SWELL IT LEAVES\nstraight to point up the spot where\ncourse, to insure best success, the\nTHAT WE HAVE LAVA\nTHEM FEELING AFTERWARDS\nthey grow.\nflower stems should be cut off at once,\nThe soapwort, a member of the pink\nclose to the crown of the plant. Then\nSOAP IN THE HOUSE\n?\nfamily, as the lumpy stems prove,\nany nutriment will go towards mak-\nmakes nice edgings around two tri-\ning new growth. Since my first aim\nangular beds, in opposite corners of\nwas to hurry beauty into my garden,\nmy garden.\nI never did this, but let the flowers\nThen there is the butter-gold toad\nstay robably some growth due the\nflax-to Grandmother, \"butter and\nplants themselves was held back until\neggs.\" The few I transplanted dress\nthe next year, but they went right on\nup a special corner of my garden from\nblooming.\nJuly until October.\nI did evolve a little technique in the\nOne rear corner of my garden al-\nreplanting. I dug holes deep enough to\nways is dry. The moisture is taken by\ntake all the roots and the clinging\nthe roots of a black walnut tree\nsoil. Meantime, the earth covered\nnearby, and no amount of sprinkling\nroots of each separate plant, wrapped\nmakes this corner right for very many\nwith thick paper, were soaked in a\ndomestic plants. Asclepias (butterfly\ntub of water and the plants set away\nweek) answers the question of what\nin the cellar until evening when they\nwill grow there. The orange-red flowers\nwere planted out, paper and all. Moist\nare beautiful and in the Mid Western\nsoil was filled in the holes, then, and\nstates bloom in August. Under culti-\nfirmed around the roots, then satu-\nvation the flowers are coaxed to carry\nrated with a slow trickle from the\nIT'S A FACT! LAVA WORKS LIKE MAGIC!\non sometimes most of September. I\nhose. Lastly came a mulch of dry soil\ncut back the stout hairy stalks after\nto trap the moisture below. Rarely\nblooming, to prevent the formation of\nwas there a noticeable evidence of dis-\nSometimes it's a question of getting\ntime you use it, leaving them smooth\nthe feathery seed pods. When moving\nturbance.\ngreasy, grimy hands clean in a hurry.\nand pliant.\nAnd sometimes it's just a question of\nLava is one of the handiest soaps you\ngetting them really clean. It makes no\ncan have around the house. It's indis-\nVegetables Between Trees\ndifference. Lava does both well.\npensable for getting extra dirty or\nFor Lava Soap, with its thick,\nstained hands really clean. And it's\ncreamy lather, quickly gets surface\ngrand to have around for cleaning\ndirt. And then, with its extremely fine\ngreasy pots and pans\nporcelain\nand\npumice powder, goes after all em-\ntile work\nand linoleum floors!\nbedded grease or grime.\nLava is safe for any surface, and\nlasts three times as long as regular\nHere's big news for housewives!\ntoilet soaps. There are a thousand and\nWhat makes Lava really different is the\none uses for it in a home, so keep a\nglycerine in it-used in most expensive\ncake on hand in the kitchen\nthe\nhand lotions-which practically gives\nbathroom\nthe laundry\nwhere\nyour hands a beauty treatment every\never there are things to be cleaned!\nTAKES\nPROTECTS\nTHE DIRT\nLAVA CHEMICAL 50AP\nTHE SKIN\nT\nOMATOES, beans, potatoes, cabbage and other truck crops are being grown\nby Roy Brodell, Pawnee county, Oklahoma, to meet the cost of developing a\nyoung orchard. The land was terraced before planting and trees were set in\nalternate rows on terraces and in the intervals. The vegetables are being grown\nA Procter &\non contour rows between the trees. This plan not only keeps weeds down and in-\nGamble Product\nsures cultivation of the young trees, but the direction of rows retards washing."
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