SPRING 



must be taken to set the little Box plants 

 perfectly straight. The beds may then be 

 planted with perennials, annuals, and Lilies, 

 according to your taste; but remember 

 always to preserve harmony of color and to 

 secure effect by planting a number of each 

 variety together. 



If the paths are to be of grass, the 

 grounds, after being levelled, need only be 

 raked smoothly, the grass seed sown and 

 carefully raked in with an iron rake and 

 the paths rolled. 



Grass paths have but two disadvantages. 

 They are impracticable near the house or 

 where they are put to severe usage, as turf 

 is unable to resist the wear of constant 

 walking. They are, also, often damp with 

 dew in the early morning and always wet 

 for a time after a rain, but they will dry 

 quickly if the grass be kept closely cut, and 

 the owner can supply herself with overshoes 

 when she would sally forth upon the wet 

 turf. How many of us must plead guilty 

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