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facts about starting these plants in a lawn. Generally it is not best 

 for the average farmer to propagate the shrubs, as a nurseryman will 

 furnish them for less than the trouble. Secure two or threeyear-old 

 plants in the autumn and heel in until spring, when they should be set 

 in their permanent places. With the exception of the very small ones 

 a single specimen of each'is sufiBcient. Where more plants are desired 

 secure other varieties. The list price will not exceed $5, and the 

 •chances are that they may be procured for very much less. 



The herbaceous plant may be secured and cared for in the same 

 manner as the shrubs, but at a little greater cost, as a larger number 

 will be required. If the expense account is not too important and an 

 immediate effect is desired, this is the best way. Otherwise, secure 

 seeds or cuttings and plant in permanent beds in April, and if looked 

 after a little during the summer and lightly covered the first winter, 

 they will bear well the second summer. 



The late blooming sorts can be made to bear the first season by 

 starting the plants with artificial heat, as we do tomatoes or early cab- 

 bage in February, and then transplanted to the lawn in April or May. 



When the plants have become well-established tbey require but 

 little attention, and will last many years without being renewed. In 

 any event, the best results may be secured by a little pruning and cul- 

 tivation and the application of a limited amount of fertilizers. Any 

 plant left entirely to itself will inevitably produce inferior flowers. 



There are persons who have room and means for a larger number, 

 and for such I desire to give a few additional ones, viz., Magnolia lenni, 

 with its numerous large and brilliant flowers, the Sweet-scented shrub 

 { GaJycanthus Jlondus ), having an unusual and peculiar odor, the Japan- 

 ese quince fCydonia JaponicaJ, Spiraea vanhouth^ Clematis Jackamani, 

 the Prairie Queen and Hermosa roses and the Snowberry f Symphorio 

 earpus raccrnosusj a desirable acquisition on account of its prominent 

 pure white fruit, appearing during the fall and winter; and of the herbs 

 Iris kampferi and the Sweet William (Deanthus harhatus), all of which 

 will add grace and beauty to any lawn. 



Let us, then, cultivate to our fullest capacity a love for the care 

 and cultivation of these beautiful plants, and the small amount of work 

 will be that of a pleasant privilege and not a dreaded duty. Our labor 

 will be rewarded, not only in increased pleasure to ourselves, but in 

 the fact of having been the means of imparting joy and happiness to 

 those around us by using the flowers as a token of our love, and thus 

 having made the world a little better by having lived in it. 



H. C. Irish, Shaw School of Bot. 



