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CHICAGO, MARCH i, 1896. 



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VIEW IN THE GARDEN OP MR. ROBERT OAIK (PRESIDENT OF THE EXCHANGE BANK), YARMOUTH. NOVA SCOTIA 



The Flower Garden. 



MY OflRDEN IN NOVfl SCOTlfl. 



Tlicre are seven terraces with soutbern 

 c.s])osure. In the rear of the first are 

 shrubs of various Ivinds such as deutzia, 

 I'vriis Japonica, flowering currant, Hy- 

 (Irnngca paniculata grandiffora, Tartar- 

 ian honeysuckle, flowering crab, etc. 



On the first terrace flat there are peren- 

 nials such as phlox, columbine, etc., in 

 front of which in spring are bulbs, such 

 as daffodils, narcissus, hyacinths, and 

 scillas. In late summer chrysanthemums 

 and cosmos fill their jjlace. Sweet peas 

 and dahlias are at the north corner. The 

 second terrace is planted with marigolds, 

 tall ones at rear and dwarf French ones 

 in front. The third terrace has gj'pso- 

 phila, the fourth one geraniums, the fifth, 

 Drummond phlox, the sixth, petunias, 

 eschscholtzia, coreopsis, asters, linum and 

 other annuals; the seventh is filled with 

 pinks of various sorts and mixed annuals. 

 Bach terrace has anarrowcdgeof lobelia, 

 centaurea and other foliage plants. ,\t 



the foot of the terraces is a rose bed six 

 feet wide running the whole length ot the 

 front, 120 feet, in which are 15(» rose 

 bushes — no two alike — and nearly all are 

 healthy, vigorous growers and bloomers. 

 Your American Beauty is one of the num- 

 ber, although large, pink shaded, etc., 

 she is not a beauty, Briiish soil may not 

 be agreeable to her. Would she smile if 

 known as "Monroe"'? 



The soil of the terraces consists chiefly 

 of the surface of old pasture lands and 

 well rotted barn manure, of which several 

 hundred loads or tons were used. The 

 drainage is almost perfect and the result 

 satisfactory. 



The hedges are of American white 

 spruce (Picea alba) and thirty years old. 

 The bushes when planted were two to 

 three feet high, and they stand in single 

 line at distances varying from eighteen 

 inches to eight feet. They require no 

 special care at any time except trimming, 

 which is generally done in February or 

 March. In locations where they are ex- 

 posed to strong cold north winds the 

 lower branches are injured or destroyed. 



I do not recommend the white spruce as 



a tree suitable for a hedge in Wisconsin. 

 Your correspondent G. P. O. of Chicago 

 (page 116) will no doubt wisely accept 

 your advice. Our climate is unlike that 

 of the western states. We have no ex- 

 tremes of heat or cold. Norway spruce 

 has been planted here singly, in groups 

 and in hedgerows, and has flourished for 

 a few years, but in every instance the 

 lower limbs have died out and then its 

 usefulness and its beauty were lost. 



Robert C.\ie. " 

 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. 



FIOWER BEDS IN SUMMER. 



I enclose herewith plan of a portion of 

 my garden devoted to the growing of 

 flowers. It shows the size and shape of 

 the beds, and although I generally succeed 

 in making it (ju te attractive during the 

 season, I am not satisfied that my man- 

 ner of planting is correct. Thebeds'shown 

 are intended for flowers, annuals princi- 

 pally, although bulbous and decorative 

 plants may be used in the general arrange- 

 ment if necessary for artistic effect. 

 Cannas are planted in another part of the 



