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are easy to grow. All that is necessary is to plant the bulb in the ground. 

 The most striking effects are produced by massing contrasting colors. 

 "When ordering these bulbs do not forget the Darwin or May flowering 

 tulips. Though more expensive, these are far superior in length of flower 

 stem, and being late bloomers they escape the late spring frosts. Hya- 

 cinths, with their stiff growth, are well adapted for planting for formal 

 effects along a walk or driveway. The yellow and yellowish white daffo- 

 dils are a welcome addition among the other spring flowers. The single 

 trumpet varieties and the poet's narcissus are the most popular types. 



GENERAL REMARKS 



Do not buy nursery stock of a street peddler who is a stranger. 

 Patronize the reliable growers of our state who have earned a reputation 

 for honesty and fair dealing. Plants ordered from the nurseries are 

 usually dug and packed in wet moss, or other damp wrapping, to keep the 

 roots moist during transportation. As soon as received the plants should 

 be unpacked, and if they can not be planted at once they should be "heeled 

 in," i. e., placed in a trench and thoroughly watered. Oftentimes these 

 plants are allowed to lie around after delivery in the sun and wind for 

 two or three days, and then if they do not grow the nurseryman is blamed 

 for shipping poor plants. Fall planting is not to be recommended for 

 trees and shrubs. Plant early in the spring; a cloudy. day is ideal for 

 planting. Cut back all trees and shrubs when first planted, afterwards 

 leave alone except for an occasional thinning and removing of dead 

 branches. The practice of clipping trees and shrubs merely to make them 

 conform to a required size is to be deprecated. Do not attempt too much. 

 Plan to plant each year only what can be given the best of care. 



In Garden Design, by Madeline Agar, she says, "Gardens are not made 

 by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade." 



With these few suggestions you can have a place of beauty and a joy 

 forever. 



BEAUTY IS WEALTH 



C. S. Harrison, York 



Too many look at things from a mere commercial standpoint and prefer 

 a potato to a rose. If a man was an ox this might do. But he has a soul 

 destined for the eternal beauty, and he should feel it. There is wealth in 

 beauty. A single carnation was sold for $30,000, and that was the begin- 

 ning of its value. The grand old Festiva Maxima peony, originated sixty 

 years ago, has been estimated to be worth a million. In several instances 

 I have known $100 to be refused for a rariant silver pungen from the 

 Rockies, the first cost of which was perhaps $5. Years ago I sent one 

 thousand silver firs from the Rockies to a friend in Massachusetts. The 

 lot cost him, laid down, $20. I saw in after years three of them which his 



