80 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



refuses to take such action may order the destruction of the crop 

 or plantation by plowing or grubbing and burning. In case the 

 owner or operator refuses to take such action, the inspector with 

 his deputies may hire the work done and the actual cost of such 

 destruction shall be paid out of the county contingent fund and 

 shall constitute a lien against the property on which the crop or 

 plantation was growing, and if not paid before shall be collected 

 with any penalties at the time of the first transfer of such 

 property after the destruction was ordered and carried out. 



Beautifying the Home Grounds. 



J. M. LINDSAY, AUSTIN. 



This sounds good, looks good, and when put into practice 

 would be a great deal better. A man will build a three to five 

 thousand dollar house with all the latest improvements and per- 

 haps have only $.50 to $1.00 worth of some shrubs or flower. A 

 well-arranged lawn should include a nice hedge, some shrubs, 

 roses, bulbs and vines, with a few ornamental trees to complete 

 the beauty of the home. A three to five thousand dollar house 

 without these flowers reminds the sight-seers of a man that 

 put up a lot of posts, thinking they would keep the stock in 

 without the wires. 



Minnesota would be second to California as far as having 

 beautiful lawns is concerned if the practice was more general. 

 People visiting California are delighted with the beautiful lawns. 

 This subject is one of the principal ones talked of on returning 

 from California. We can have the lawns look just as beautiful 

 here in Minnesota if we would plant out in abundance as you 

 see in California and with less expense. There are so many 

 hardy shrubs, bulbs, roses and vines that could be planted in a 

 lawn that take very little care. There is a great amount of labor 

 each year preparing annual beds. They are all right, but there 

 is less labor with the perennial beds. 



Plant a purple leaf barberry hedge and complete the lawn 

 with hardy shrubs, such as spireas, snowballs, flowery almonds, 

 iris, hydrangeas, phlox, high bush cranberry, clematis and 

 flowery vines. Do this if you would have one of the prettiest 

 lawns in Minnesota. 



