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take from one or two years to germinate and several years be- 

 fore they are in good bloom. 



Great help may be had in planning a garden from books 

 and magazines. If you happen to take the "Garden Magazine," 

 much knowledge is to be gained through it's reader's service 

 department, of which you may take advantage. However the 

 one book that will give the most information is Mabel Cabot 

 Sedgwick's "Garden Month by Month." It is a complete dic- 



View of Mrs. Tillotson's flower garden from her summer home at Excelsior, 

 Lake Minnetonka. 



tionary of hardy plants, which tells their color, height, time of 

 bloom, preferred soil and location. You can get it in most 

 libraries, and by renewing it can be kept a month, long enough 

 to give you a good start. 



There are only three things that I can think of that posi- 

 tively must be planted the year before; these are candidum, or 

 Madonna lilies, and Oriental poppies, which should be planted 

 in August; and the peony, after September 15th. 



After you have started your seeds early in boxes, pans or 

 a hotbed — if you are fortunate enough to have one — and the 

 little plants are ready to set out, select a cloudy day for trans- 

 planting if you can find one. If you cannot find one, soak the 



