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and my garden is shining with color from 

 the first spring flowers to the frosts. 



In planting my cold frame I go on a cer- 

 tain principle. Somethings YikeAquilegia 

 chrysantha and A. ceerulia thin out with 

 me or die in a few years; therefore every 

 year I raise a few new ones 1 always try 

 one or two experiments. I keep up a sup- 

 ply of favorites and raise a great many 

 zinnias and asters, which fill up places of 

 plants which have ended their usefulness, 

 and from which I can cut as much as I 

 choose. I plantthezinniasrathercloseto- 

 gether, so that the effect of the bed is bril- 

 liant in the extreme. I never buy mixed zin- 

 nias or asters or snapdragons or balsams. 

 In the mixtures there is alwavs a quan- 

 tity of purple, pink and magenta, and 

 these colors cannot be tolerated in my 

 garden. I select the colors carefully and 

 put them where they will be harmonious, 

 and I always get two packets ol white 

 varieties. From such a cold frame as I 

 describe I supplied six small gardens and 

 had plenty for myself. I suppose that is 

 because I am remiss in thinning out, but 

 I have no weaklv, spindling plants. 



A. D. P. 



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 and later, after severe freezing weather 

 comes on, covering the beds completely 

 with a moderate layer of the same ma- 

 terial. 



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