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those who have passed away, and whose loss has darkened the horizon of 

 our lives. They also teach us of the Resurrection of the dead, and the Life 

 immortal, that fadeth not away. They are everywhere, and are closely 

 mingled with both joy and sorrow. Truly Mrs. Browning says, "There 

 are nettles everywhere, but smooth green grasses are more common still, 

 the blue of Heaven is larger than the cloud." 



Plants are divided into Annuals, Perennials and Biennials. 



Annuals are plants which spring from seed, grow and flower and seed 

 and perish with the Autumn. They are divided into hardy, half-hardy and 

 tender. They will grow almost anywhere, but will thrive much better if 

 heed is paid to their wants, and they are provided with a sunny location 

 well drained, and supplied with rich sandy loam. Most of them will reward 

 you with a brighter show of flowers if well fed. It does not pay to starve 

 plants any more than to starve animals. When your seeds are planted, 

 unless the day is showery and cloudy, they will require sheltering from the 

 heat of the sun. Old newspapers are the best protection. Lay them over 

 the seeds after they have been well watered, and fasten at the corners with 

 small stones. At night remove them to let the dew moisten the ground, and 

 put back before it is dried up in the morning. Continue this till the tiny 

 leaflets appear then remove entirely. If the ground is dry the seeds must be 

 thoroughly wet every night. When they have put forth the fourth or fifth 

 leaf it is time to transplant them. Select a showery, cloudy day, or plant 

 after nightfall and then water and shade from the sun of the next day. 



PERENNIALS. 



Perennials are those which live and blossom through many successive 

 seasons. They die down every year, but the faithful old roots live and when 

 the sun awakes them from their wintry sleep, they spring up anew and de- 

 light our senses. But if their roots are not divided and their food renewed 

 after a few years they dwindle away and finally perish. October is the 

 best month for dividing and transplanting the roots, which greatly improve 

 the size and beauty of the flowers. 



BIENNIALS. 



Biennials are plants which like annuals generally die after producing 

 flowers and seed, but are two years in perfecting these. Some may be in- 

 duced to flower for two or three successive seasons, by preventing them 

 from going to seed. Canterbury Bells, and Hollyhocks are biennials. 



GERANIUMS. 



Geraniums must be planted out in good rich loam, with a mulch of 

 manure. Water with liquid manure twice a week during the Summer. If 

 plants are old prune them closely; if taken from pots prune the roots also. 

 Shade for a day or two after planting out. Cuttings should be taken in July 

 and planted in small pots of sandy loam with one or two inches of sand 

 en top. Keep the sand sopping wet until rooted. Then transplant with 

 larger pot of one-third rotted cow manure one-third black loam and one- 

 third sand. By November the plants will be ready for house culture. 



PANSIES. 



Pansies will grow in shady nooks where no other plant will bloom. 

 Flowers are largest when the plant is small. Take cuttings from the points 

 of the shoots and cut about three inches long immediately below a joint, 

 strip off the long leaves and plant in sand or peg down the young shoots 

 with a hairpin and cover all but an inch or two of the point with fine sand. 



