Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1913)
,1 rS 12 A Neighborhood Garden Page Presented FLOURISHING TOMATOES Id Our Friends Because of a greatly increased demand for nursery stdckwq have, added a nursery department and employed Mr. Vf. H. Green, an experienced and practical nursery man, who will have charge of same. Mr. Greon was form erly connected with' the Jargest nursiories and greon. nouses in the west, and ib thoroughly competent to ndviso I Wto the arrangement and planting of trees, shrubs, plants and .vines caro of the lawn, etc. Call Douglas 1261 and ask for tho nurseryman, who will bo glad to come to your home or nleet you at tho retail store, 1613 Howard street. Raw Ymr Liwn Uik likt Jhist at tht Trans-Mississippi Expisitiii. They Will If You Sow Our ' TRANS-MISSISSIPPI GRASS SEES Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets Now on ' "SEEDS THAT GROW" NEED ANY? The Nebraska Seed Co. 1813 Howard Street. M. P. Byrd 18th and ORNAMENTAL " ROSE, FBUIT and We havo ov.erything Unit enn , Phono Douglas 4498., Don't fail to ' read the 1 Luther Purbank section in , today's Bee ;on gardening " Many interesting stories about fruits and vegetables. JOHN H. BATH Styt Tfetattr Sldf. Pfc'ons X). 3000. MONDAY SALE of GARDEN TOOLS and T I ttie Place and tine Time to Buy Your Spring Garden NeedsGood Qualities WHKEU BARROWS Hardwood barrows for lawn Mia garaen ...82.00 PRUNING SHEARS Up from ...',.... .35 RBK TRUNKIttJ Ing handles , ,75 IN TIIK HOME GARDEN. and Patrons L. and Asparagus Roots Sale, Phone Douglas 1261. Nursery Co. Douglas SHRUBBERY SHADE TREES bo plnnted in thiB latitude. CYCLONE LAWN FENCE in the h t tr h e n t grade fence on tho market, heavier, stronger and clos er spaced than any other put up On wooden or iron pouts; does not re quire an oxpert. la self-adjusting t o uneven ground, does not lose Its ahape. Wo carry s. full Una of wire and Iron Kencca and Gates for lawns., gardens end poul try yards. Trellses for vines. Klower hod borders. Come In nnd see tho line n end ml our low prices factor Fiftce Csmpany 807 Worth 17th Bt, Phone Bed 814. Pull Lino of Frosli Out Flowers and Plants. A telephone message as good as a call. Fair treatment Is not a habit it's an Institution. GARUEN RAKE Malleable, 12 teeth. ,. ,5 GARDEN HOK Socket riveted gg SPADES negular 76c; special sale, at: 49 TlU)WKX8-r25c, 15c and ...tOd SPADING FORK S60 regular, best stool, 4 heavyttnes, with strap pod ferule; special salo t GO .1 ilj J fill mm AN BAST WAT TO PLANTING FORSURE GROWTH Proper Attention One of Things Which Counts Most. ' CAUSES OP MOST OF FAILURES Due to Throe Slain Vault, Too Deep I'JunUnK, Drxlnir Ilobta and Failure to Cnt Hack the Tops. If properly planted, not one shrub out of twonty would t?io. Lets out the nursery man, doesn't It? That Individual Is usually made the scapegoat, to be sure; but If ho is a reliable man ho may be trusted to send plants that will grow if Blvon half a chance. Hia success Ilea in tho customer's satisfaction. He simply can't afford to be' deceitful or careless. This applies to established firms, with good rating and a reputation to sustain the firms that advertise In the best magazines year after year. With fly-by-nlght con cerns, the case is, different; they shoull pot be patronued. Likewise, traveling agents, unfess they brine proper creden tials from well known growers, should be shunned. If you pay them your good money, you probably will regret it When shrubs are' shipped from the nurseries they are carofully wrapped in' moss and burlap and can bo sent across the continent. When the amateur pur chaser gets his bundlo ho usually rips it open to see whnt tho plants look like Ho leaves the roots exposed to the air until he gets ready to set out the shrubs Then ho digs a hole, crowds In the roots, p6urs a pall of water over the earth and calls the Job done, Now, trees aro living creatures and they need to bo mighty robust to endure such treatment. Pretty -often thoy die. They were not given a square deal. If they live they aro likely to bo spindly and frail. Most failures are due to one of Oireo pauses or to n combination of them all otting the roots dlo out, failure to cut fcack the top, and too deep planting. The shrubs may be kept safely for seviral days In the Original package, if the roots are not exposed. If they are to be kept some time before being planted a trench should bo dug and the plants set lu. Very closo together and slightly Inclined toward the direction from which the sun shines, the roots being covered with earth This Is called ''heeling In' and serves to keep the roots moist. If -there are severfal shrubs to be handled at planting time, It is well either td set them In a barrel of water or to dip the roots In a puddle of liquid mud, which will cake over them and prevent their being dried out by the mind. Many men get poor results because of I their curious mania for deep planting. Generally a ring on the stalk will show where tho plant stood In referenco to the surface of the ground when in the nur sry. Let it go into the earth just deep enough to hldo this ring under half an Inch of soil. Lifting a plant usually deprives it of half its root growth, and the top should bo cut back accordingly. It Is Just ns well, In fact, to havo rather less top than root at tho beginning. Cutting back to this extent may seem a drastlo measure, but it really Is of vital Importance. The roots themselves should be trimmed smooth at the ends. If they have been broken off, and should be carefully spread out In a wide circle. This means, naturally, that a wldo hole should bo dug. To get the best results, tho soil should be thoroughly dug over, just as If annual gardri plants were to go Into It. Well-rotted stable manuro may also be worked in to provide additional plant food. When the shrub hs) been set In the. hole, the soil should be' carefully worked In around tho roots so as to leave no open spaces. Tho end of a lath Is ex cellent for pressing the soil into the In terstices, When half full of earth, a pall of water may bo poured In, not so much Wire and iron Fences Trellises for Vines Wire Arches Summer Houses Chairs and Settees . Tree and Flower Guards Lawn Vases CHAMPION IRON & ILTON & SONS 1515 Harney m M'm.' rvxrATTA QTTNmAv mnr.. attott. UUiliiV 4-' J - J. MIOTECT CTtUTT AND VEOETABL.ES because water is needed by the plants as to firm the soil over the roots. When the hole has been entirely .filled, the earth should be well compacted with a maul or the foot. A slight depression 'to hold the water may be left around each shrub. Put Into the ground after this manner, one need have little doubt about his shrubs living and prospering. And In all the essential features, the process to be followed in planting trees. Is the same. Most shrubs look best when massed, and should therefore be planted thickly, and soma of them removed when they get large enough to crowd each other. No sort of planting dresses up the home grounds to better advantage than shrubs, and fear of not making them live need deter no one from ordering a supply. The order should go in early, however. This very mlnuto Is none too early: for nurseries are busy places In the spring and mis takes may occur in a rush season. jTomatoes, Once on Despised List, Now Most Highly Prized Somebody has said that the weod of today is the flower of tomorrow, despised at first and then cultivated and nourished. Not many years ago the tomato was considered poisonous, and nobody dared eat one. Now, it Is one of the highly prized products of the vegetable garden. Use good ground for tomatoes, but no fresh manure, as the latter will stimulate plenty of foliage but few fruit. Well- rotted manure or pulverized sheep manure may be dug Into tho ground to ad vantage, or commercial fertilizer may be forked Into the soli after the plants have been set out. A teaspoonful of nitrate of soda applied Just as the tomatoes begin to turn will help the ripening process and give a rich color. For an early croo. start seeds in the hot bed or in boxes In the window in March. Cover the needs a quarter of an inch, and when the plants are an Inch high transfer them to other boxes, or better still to paper pots or dirt bands. See that they have plenty of air and are gradually hardened off. If Indoors, set them on the porch on bright days. By the time the plants are six Inches high, begin giving a Httlo liquid manure twice a week. Set the plants in the open ground two feet apart and bend tho stalks; so that several Inches of stalk, in addition to the roots, will be placed under the surface. A short . and shallow trench may be scooped out to facilitate this. This Is a wrlnklo new to most people, but which helps to encourage fine, strong and pro llflo plants, as a result of the rootlets that develop all along thq burled stalk. Tall apd spindling plants may be reduced In height and made more rubust by adopt ing tills slmplo plan. Tie the growing plants to stakes or frames and prune three times. The first time, remove many of the stalks and leaves. The second time, trim back as may be needed to let in the sunlight and take off the side shoots. The third time, remove msny of the small tomatoes to force growth into tho others. This plan will insure a crop to be proud of. He sure to make a second outdoor sow ing In May in a sheltered corner or1 a seed bed. Thin to five Inches and trans plant In six weeks. Uso Earllana or Early Jewel for the first tomatoes, with Stone and Perfection for later sorts. Many gardeners prefer tp. buy their tomato plants, but often are restricted to Dwarf Champion, which grows storky and makes a fine appear ance as a plant. This is by no means the best tomato,' but it is thoroughly re liable and has a long season, bo that some of the, harsh things said about It are hardly merited. By all means, plant some of the hand some little preserving tomatoes the cher ries, plums, pears and currants. Some of them are excollent for eating oit of hand, and aro a novelty when served whole with powdered sugar. Thoy are a joy in the garden. and Gates for Lawn, Garden and Poultry Yards. and Roses. Grape Arbors. Flower Borders. WIRE WORKS, 15th anPd R i? 101 a WJ UNDER MUSLIN. WHY UYINGJOSTS MORE Loftier Standards Are at Bottom of Increased Expense. BUY NEARLY EVERYTHING VhlIe Forefather Blade Fractlcalr A1I Things Ther Needed, De scendant! Purchase the Necessities. BY JOHN UUKllOUUllS. The high cost of living t. . the country so much h .. . . Uvinfi. Wastefulness, extravagance na , distorted demand for jfreater conven- unes, improvements, advaiw Uges every yw mor MA more facmU( for transportation and communication, more and more telegraph and telephone lines, more and mora, trolley and raiu road lines, more and mnr .vin.. Instruction and amusem.nt houses, better clothes, better foods, bet ter tools In fact, a nicha- ........ living all around la at the bottom ni ino mgner cost of keeping abundantly alive. The fathers of our oountrv nmiliir. tn per oent of what they ate and wore. They Hiaao uieir own cheese, sugar, road, cereals, candles, soap, dried, their own fruit and vegetables, grew their own meat, lived almost entirely off their own farms and passed sane and jon- leniea lives. Now, their descendants buy nearly all these things and are sourpd and discontented. Our fathr in cities and towns bought things in bulk flour, sugar, potatoes and apples by the barrel and other things in proportion. The grocery store around the corner, if mere was one then, was less depended Upon. With their baskets they went more u ine general market In the large town near where I live. I believe I nm the only man ever seen on the street wun a market basket on his arm. To many people I suppose It is a humiiiAtim- spectacle. I did once sea a. Judge in that cuy winging noma his Christmas tun key, but only once. Inflating the Retail Price. People In the lance cities huv fcii. potatoes and other vegetables by the quart V cents a quart, when" In the wholesale market apples are 3 or $3 a barrel, potatoes BO cents a bushel, onions even less. In the Connecticut vnllnv th. other day I saw onions enourh mttlnc an the ground to supply a large town. I myseir paia recently to cents a peck for potatoes, in a country store Just four times as much as the price In tho open market, xet, the groceryman Is not get ting ncn, he pays tribute to so many men behind him and nrmmri him. thn. small packages and the dlellvery system of necessity doubles and trebles his cleri cal neip. in tho great cities it seems as if the apartment builders were in league with tho food venders. My friends who live in flats tell me they havo no place suitable to store a bushel of apples or of potatoes or a tub of butter or a barrel of nour, Hence they are compelled to pur chase their SUnnllon hv nmnll maoi In very limited quantities. Plain Llvlngr and HIBh Thinking. .It Is easier to giro reasons for tho higher, cost of living than to suggest remedies. One remedy which In is the hands of everybody Is an application of mo um uuiufuo ul jiinjn uving ana nign Lthlnkfng." Wo could all be nourished more cneapiy. recently a college student boarded himself on less than $1 a week and an analysis of his food showed it had all the needed food values. Another remedy Is to bring the producer and con sumer nearer together and thus cut out the parasitic army of middle men. The farmer gets S cents a quart for his milk, the consumer pays 9 cents most of the cream stloks to the hands it passes through. The middlemen do not like to handle cheap produce, therefore vast quantities of It rot on the farm and prioes are kept up to the consumer. Clothes Posts Iron and Wire Window Guards Screen Door Guards Send for Catalogue. Jackson. Tel. Boug. 1599 OGERS COMPANY Street. to Bee BLEACHING CTH7BRY WITH PAPE1V-A NEW PLAN. HARDWARE TOOL Jas. Morton & Son Co. 1511-13 Dodge Street Beautify Your Home Sarronndings With Shade and Fruit Trees COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE TREES Aro Just tho Thing for Shade. All Kinds of Ornamental Shrubs nnd Fruit Trees. Our Prices Are Very Reasonable. J. WESTROM NURSERY CO. Corner 20th and Ilarnoy Streets. Flower Dept. irawdeis Stores A Full Line of Bedding Plants and Seeds. Special Prices. I THE HOME is one that is surrounded by plenty want the best the market offers you STFECIAX. VBICZB Fruit Trees, all Winds, large size', ? Currants, 2-year, per dozen Gooseberry, 2-year, per dozen All kinds of shrubbery Cut leaf birch, 8 to 10 feet, each 8 'ar." popular. 2 to 2H-lnch, each ar. popular, eacn Maples, lH-lnch, each Manlca. 2tt-lnch. each Bales Boom 1519 Howard. OMAHA Vhofis Bonglas 0372. Four Weeks More And you will want a lot of BEDDING PLANTS To beautify your gardens. We have a large variety of all kinds of bedding plants. You can select them from our ffreenhouse. The North 24th street car will take you, to the front door. Whether you buy or not wo will be glad to have you look over our line. We also have a fine stock of Peonies which you can get In all size clumps which wUl give satisfaction. Yoii don't havo to wait 3 to 6 years before they bloom. HESS & SWOBODA FLORISTS Greenhouse 5808 North S4th St, RUBBER HOSE It pays to buy reliable hose from a reliable firm. We can give you any length, complete with couplings and nozzle, at very reasonable prices. POULTRY NETTING Galvanized, 2-In. mesh; In rolls 160 ft, long: 1 ft high 75c 3 ft. high.... $2.25 C ft high. .. .$3.75 2 ft- high.... $1.50 4 ft, high.'. ..$3.00 6 ft. high $4,50 LAWN RAKES Heavy tinned wire 40d All Wood Rakes SO LAWN ROLLERS We carry these In different sizes. ' SPECIAL RA1CE: 66c wrought steel bow, 12 teeth; special Readers s FRUIT TREES SHADE TREES SHRUBS General Nursery Stock1 Wo save you agent's commis sion. Write for Catalogue or phone Benson 534-J. Benson-Omaha Nursery Benson, Neb., Box 4-K. BEAUTIFUL of pretty shrubbery and trees. If you will make no mistake in buying here. rOX XKZS WSEK. for "O " ...oo at about one-half price. j r 5b "...' , si-00 Sales Oround 17th and Jackson. NURSERY Prank S, Martin. 1415 Farnam St, HOSE at Low Prices a full stock of steel Bake with "38