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A PRETTY LAWN TABLE. 



TUMPS of old trees that have outlived their usefulness and been 

 relegated to the wood pile are not uncommonly seen upon lawns, 

 and many attempts are made to turn them to artistic and useful 

 account. The stump is first sawed to a flat surface and then fitted 

 with a top of thick boards of the desired dimensions. Four rustic 

 supports or brackets are placed underneath at the four corners. 

 These should be as much as possible in their natural state, with any 

 little crookedness or knots allowed to show, as they add much to the pretty effect 

 on the whole. The edges, too, of the top board may be given a rustic tone by 

 tacking to them strips of wood with the bark on them. When the little table is 

 finished and " set " with its dishes and pots of plants, the owner of it is quite 

 sure to stand a little way off and admire it audibly. All summer long it will be 

 a charming abiding place for the choicest house plants, out of the reach of tiny 

 marauders and within sure reach of admiring eyes. — Farm and Home. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



KIMSON clover was introduced in this country a number of years 

 ago by the late Dr. Haradine. Being a great lover of flowers, he 

 was attracted to this plant by its beauty, which is hardly exceeded by 

 the finest flower that adorns yard or garden. The beautiful deep 

 green which may be seen all through winter when not entirely covered 

 with snow grows deeper and brighter as spring advances until early 

 in May when the flowers appear and the field changes from a green 

 to a brilliant crimson, making a sight to behold and remember. 



At first its value as a forage plant was not understood, and as a soil restorer 

 it was unknown and the progress of the plant at first was rather slow. 



Every one admired its beauty, and numerous plots were grown for orna- 

 mental purposes, but years elapsed before farmers awoke to its value as a regular 

 rotation crop. 



Today crimson clover is grown to a greater or less extent in every state in 

 the Union. It is good for hay, good for fall and early spring pasture, valuable for 

 seed, which it produces in large quantity. 



Its greatest value lies in its ability to store up plant food and at the same 

 time send deep feeding roots far down into the subsoil and bring to the surface 

 elements of fertility that would otherwise be lost. 



Crimson clover is an annual and must be sown in its proper season ; this 

 extends from August to October 15th. About eight or ten quarts are usually 

 sown on an acre. — C Staples, in Farm, Field and Fireside. 



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