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;glory, or Cypress vine may be appropriately used for training 

 •over fences, walls, or about porches. 



When annual plants are desired for the bloom which they 

 produce, to be used for cut flowers, the best disposition for them 

 is to plant them in an area set apart for a flower garden or to 

 ■devote a portion of the vegetable garden proper to the purpose. 

 When grown for cut bloom merely, the most satisfactory and 

 •economical plan is to plant them in long rows with ample space 

 both between the rows and the individuals in the row. Unless 

 the plants are given ample room for full development the flowers 

 'which they produce will be inferior in size and in form. For best 

 results from the plants to be used in this way rich soil, ample 

 space, and good culture are essential. While it is advantageous 

 to sow the seed thickly at planting time in order to insure a stand 

 of plants it is equally desirable to have the plants thoroughly 

 thinned in order to provide ample space for their full develop- 

 ment. If the flower garden is a distinct feature of the place and 

 its mission is to furnish an attractive retreat as well as cut 

 flowers its general plan may be more pretentious ; the straight 

 rows may give place to irregular groups or masses or even to 

 formal beds and designs, so long as these are not made the lead- 

 ing feature in the general adornment of the place. In fact 

 •curved pathways in the flower garden allow an opportunity for 

 -demonstrating the fitness of certain plants for special purposes. 

 'The bays of the curves can be filled with tall growing, dense 

 foliaged plants for the purpose of hiding the beds or groups 

 which lie further on. Curved walks are more pleasing than 

 straight ones and lend themselves more kindly to the needs of 

 the diflferent classes of plants which find a place in the home 

 flower garden. If the flower garden is to be a permanent 

 feature of the adornment of a place the walks may be arranged 

 to conform to the contour of the land or if level may be given 

 some geometrical character or design, and made permanent by 

 use of gravel and grass borders. If a fixed design is to be 

 "adopted the soil in various areas of the garden may be so modi- 

 fied by the addition of sand, muck, or clay and the use of plant 

 foods as to suit particular areas to the needs of special plants. 

 Those which enjoy a dry sandy soil can be provided for while 

 those which thrive best in a heavy soil can also be accommo- 

 dated. If on the other hand a less formal and fixed character 



