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Emily Henderson, white. 



Janet Scott, pink. 



Countess of Radnor, lavender. 



King Edward VII, red. 



]\Iiss M^ilmot, salmon pink. 



Aurora, pink striped. 



Wauronia, heliotrope striped. 



I had expected to tell you a little about my successes and failures 

 with asters, but I have exhausted my share of time, and what I know 

 and what I don't know about asters are so confused that the subject is 

 dangerous ground at best, so I will refrain. 



THE PROPER SELECTION AND CARE OF SHADE TREES. 



(Sid .1. ITare, Kansas City, Mo.) 



.\s all trees cast more or less shade when the sun shines, I cannot 

 go too nuich into details about shade. The landscape artist and the 

 landscape painter know full well the value of shadows on the lawn as 

 well as sky lines above. 



To select a half dozen trees for a small home ground is not always 

 as. easy as it may seem, and those who think it so easy are the ones who 

 make the least success in growing them. 



We ma}- choose what we Vv'ould like to have, but those selected may 

 refuse to grow, and after repeated attempts we finally ask, "Why is it 

 thatthey do not grow?" 



This last question sets us to thinking and then studying, and as 

 we read our catalogues more carefully we find that trees as well as 

 people have their peculiarities. They have their choice as to where 

 they prefer to live, and if th.ey do not get it they pine away, and live 

 sickly lives or die altogether. So we learn that locality has nuicli to do 

 with our success, and in choosing, we must know our locality, and select 

 accordingly. We have those that prefer high, dry places; others prefer 

 low, wet places ; some open, sunny situations, while a few thrive in the 

 protected shaded spots in our forest under the taller-growing varieties. 

 It would be nun-der to transplant the latter in the open sunlight, so you 

 see we nmst know their wants first. Our wants are secondary unless we 

 can ])rovide the pro])er requirements. 



Then there is the soil. This has much to do with their success. In 

 the various kinds of soil are various kinds of food, and they, like we, 



