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Horticulture and the Cessation of Hostilities 



DURING the past four years g-ardeners' thoug-hts and energies have been 

 devoted entirely to food production, Avith the consequence that great 

 developments have been made in the raising of home-g'rown veg^etables. 

 None who have had the pleasure of sowing and gathering their own crops will 

 in the future wish to give it up. 



Now that the sterner uses of the garden are passing, owners will turn tlieir 

 attention once more to beautifying their homes with the old English Flowers 

 which have been brought to such perfection, and for which the homes of 

 England were so renowned during the long years of peace. But the recon- 

 struction of the garden must be gradual, like all other works of reconstruction 

 which lie before us, and we must not expect during 19 19 to be able to restore 

 our flower beds and borders to the full glory of the spring and summer of 1914. 



Much, however, can be done by the sowing of annuals for the summer beds, 

 such as Asters, Stocks, Antirrhinums, Godetias, Clarkias, and others enumer- 

 ated in our Cataloglae. PrimulaSr Begonias, and Cinerarias sown this spring 

 will again make the greenhouse a source of interest and delight during the 

 winter months, while Wallflowers, Polyanthus, and Pansies sown and trans- 

 planted this year will ensure a bright display in the spring of 1920. 



Time, thought, and money devoted to Flower Seeds in 1919 will give no 

 less satisfaction and even greater pleasure than was derived from the vegetable- 

 garden in the war years. 



One ol the beneficial results oi the war will be that vast numbers will find 

 new pleasures in life that had never before occurred to them, and one of the 

 chief of these will be their flower and vegetable gardens. 



Catalogue of the most popuhv Vegetables and Flowers post free on application. 



SUTTON & SONSf The Royal Seed Establishment, READING 



