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six weeks ahead of planting time, and should be 

 dampened and turned over once a week. The 

 last week, add five ounces of bone meal and an 

 ounce of soot. 



Among the low-growing ferns suitable for table 

 decoration are the following: 



Adder's Tongue Bulblet Hart's Tongue Oakfern 

 Beech Cliff break Maidenhair Polypody 



Brittle Hairy Lip Moonwort Purple stemmed 



Feverfew 



One of the cleanest-growing and most satisfactory 

 of old-fashioned posies is the featherfew, or feverfew. 

 It is commonly listed in the florists* catalogues as 

 an annual but it will live through severe winters 

 and remain green from one season to another. 



Feverfew is self-sown each year from the seed of 

 the previous season's production, and its blossoming 

 season is long as three or four crops will be pro- 

 duced each season. It is a very valuable plant in 

 a garden when continuous bloom is desired. // 

 transplants very readily. 



Forget-me-not 



The dainty little forget-me-not is an excellent little 

 plant for use as an edging or for filling in spaces 



