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come out very strong cover them over with an 

 awning of some sort. 



PANSIES should be started in July, and if early- 

 flowering plants are wanted they should be win- 

 tered in a frame. Otherwise they may be win- 

 tered in the open ground if a good covering of litter 

 and straw is given. Set them firmly and deeply 

 in the ground. If Pansies are placed in partial 

 shade and kept well picked off they will bloom all 

 Summer. One of the most attractive strains is 

 Trimardean Giant; the plants are vigorous and 

 the flowers borne on long stems; colours delicate, 

 blotched and shaded, with many clarets, browns, 

 and blues of alluring shades. 



GLADIOLI, the familiar Summer-flowering bulbs 

 may be easily grown, either in the kitchen garden 

 for cutting or for stately specimens of bloom in the 

 flower garden. No place has been assigned to them 

 in the plan of planting as their location will have 

 to be left to the judgment of the proprietor, who 

 may best use them for filling in bare spots that un- 

 expectedly appear. Gladioli should be planted in 

 succession from the middle of May to the tenth 

 of July. For the flower garden use Lemoines, 



