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" Scenes must be beautiful, 

 Which daily viewed, please daily ; 

 And whose novelty survives 

 Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years." 



In the culture of flowers I have had considerable experience, and 

 have tried to make intelligent use of the experiences of others who have 

 kindly given the best fruits of years of study to aid the amateur. 



Roses are my pride and delight, and all who will take the trouble 

 may grow them. The hardy varieties need no especial care except 

 good soil and proper pruning. But the delicate teas must be treated 

 with careful consideration, or the results are not satisfactory. I ob- 

 tained my knowledge of how to plant and care for roses from the Hor- 

 ticultural Art Journal, a book as useful as it is beautiful, and I could not 

 bestow upon it greater praise. 



In planting roses of the tenderer sorts, first dig a pit or trench two 

 feet deep, fill it to a depth of six inches with coarse sand or gravel, 

 over this put a layer of well-rotted compost, one foot in depth, then a 

 top dressing of rich, fine loam. Here plant your roses, keep them shad- 

 ed from the hot sun until the roots get firmly established, but always 

 give them the night air and a couple of hours of the morning sunshine, 

 keep them well watered in dry weather, and you will have all the roses 

 you wish. Leave them out as late in autumn as you dare, without the 

 risk of freezing, let them remain sometime after the nights are crisp and 

 frosty, but cover them just enough to protect from frost. When it will 

 not do to leave them out any longer, pot them in the same soil, and in 

 the same manner as they were treated in the yard; cut them back slight- 

 ly and set them for ten days in a dark place, gradually bring them to 

 the light, and you will have roses all winter long. 



For my house plants, I have a box six inches deep in which is four 

 inches of sand. In this I place the flower pots, and have no trouble in 

 growing any variety that can be cultivated in door. 



Each year I raise many annuals and have splendid success with 

 them. I usually prepare my cold frames in the autumn, and sow my 

 seeds as early in the spring as possible. I keep the glass covered until 

 the seeds begin to germinate, then gradually let in the light and sun- 

 shine. When the weather is fully settled, I transfer my young plants to 

 the open ground, keeping them carefully shaded from the sun until they 

 are firmly settled in their new home. Pansies may be transplanted very 

 early as they will cheerfully bear quite severe weather. When a 

 freeze is eminent, I cover them with newspapers, and I have found by 



