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vegetable garden, the walks may be continued through the latter 

 and bordered by shrubs or flowers. The beds should be nearly 

 level, slightly lower in the center that the sides may not be washed 

 away as many varieties produce volunteer seedlings. An old verbena 

 bed if left undisturbed in t-he spring until the plants have time to 

 appear, will furnish an abundance, often new and distinct varieties. 

 Greranium seed, after lying in the ground all winter, will germinate 

 in the spring. Sweet Alyssum, Mignonette, Candy Tufl, Feverfew 

 Pansies and many other sorts produce volunteer plants. 



The great difficulty with beginners is to know what to plant. 

 They frequently attemj^t too much. A bed of choice plants with 

 careful culture will give more satisfaction than a garden full of 

 neglected ones. Nearly all the annuals grow readily from seed, 

 while geranium cuttings may be set in the open border and they 

 will hardly stop blooming, but continue to grow, until like Mr. 

 Phinney's turnip they can't grow any longer and they may be dis- 

 posed of in the same way, put in the cellar; if tliey are hung up by 

 the roots they will grow again by planting very early in the 

 sprmg. Heliotropes and many other plants and shrubs grow from 

 cuttings. Many persons seem to think that only a favored few can 

 be successful in raising flowers. Tliey approach you with a never- 

 nursed-a-wild-gazelle expression of countenance, and beg to know 

 what yon do to your flowers to make them groAV, while everything 

 they put in the ground is sure to die. Perhaps they do too much; 

 a judicious letting alone is beneficial, sometimes. 



Lilies are easy to cultivate and are suitable for lawn or garden. 

 Some varieties are very beautiful. Lilium Caudidum or common 

 garden lily is greatly prized both for beauty and fragrance. Its 

 pure white flowers are very effective in floral designs. 



Of course we must have roses ; a bed of the everblooming, with 

 their lovely tints and subtle odors ; a hedge of Hybrid perpetual ; 

 with their gay coloring or siiigle specimens dotting the lawn ; these 

 are all very beautiful, but we must not forget the beautiful June 

 roses, but have them for the sake of " Auld Lang Syne." They are 

 among the sweetest recollections of our childhood. 



The sweet brier under the window sill, 



Which the early birds made glad, 

 And the damask rose by the garden fence 



Were all the flowers we had. 

 I've looked on many flowers since then ; 



Exotics rich and rare, 



