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velvety, early leaves and the delicate white flowers are very at- 

 tractive. 



With the coming in of June we have Snowballs and several 

 other species of Viburnum in bloom, including the High Bush Cran- 

 berry, which on account of its fine flowers and showy fruit is perhaps 

 the most desirable among them all. 



The Peonies will now be in their glory, and by planting several 

 varieties their season may be prolonged for several weeks. It is 

 well to cut the flowers frequently and give them away. In fact, it 

 is a good rule in raising flowers to keep them well cut. In,order to 

 have them you must give them away, however paradoxical it may 

 sound. When the flowers are removed from the garden plant, it 

 instinctively produces others in attempts to ripen seeds. As a rule, 

 it is not desirable that perennial plants be allowed to ripen seeds, 

 for after the seed is produced the root has a tendency to decay 

 and die. 



The garden Roses will come in with the Peonies, and by having 

 several varieties the flowers may be had for some time. Nearly 

 every variety requires winter protection of some sort. We usually 

 bury them up with earth. Rosa Rugosa is a thrifty, hardy shrub 

 and needs no protection whatever. It is not necessary to cultivate 

 it in a bed in the garden the way we have to do with other roses, 

 but it may be placed in the hardy shrub border, where by reason of 

 its shiny, glossy leaves it will be an object of interest throughout 

 the summer. 



For cut flowers in the latter part of the summer we plant a large 

 bed of Gladioli. We find that they bloom the best after being cut 

 and placed in the vases of water. When the frost has killed the 

 leaves in the autumn we dig up the bulbs and store them in grape 

 baskets and boxes in a dry, warm cellar. 



We find the Dahlia to be an excellent plant for fall use. By 

 planting several species one may have their showy flowers for a 

 long time. When the frost has cut down the tops the tubers should 

 be dug up and, after becoming thoroughly dry, stored in dry sand 

 in the cellar. We find that most of our cellars in western Minnesota 

 are so dry that the tubers shrivel up more or less unless buried in 

 sand or in dry earth. 



Among the midsummer perennial plants nothing gives us more 

 satisfaction than the tall blue larkspurs. When once established 

 they need no further attention from year to year other than to 

 mulch the ground during the winter. 



Among large growing shrubs we get much satisfaction from the 

 Bush Honeysuckle, the hardy Catalpa, the Russian Olive and the 



