A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



oped strong roots of their own, a process 

 which takes about three or four weeks, dur- 

 ing which time the ground for the new beds 

 should be well manured and dug deeply. 



FLOWER GARDEN 



The spring bulbs, such as narcissus, tulips, 

 crocuses, lilies-of-the-valley, usually found 

 in most old farm gardens, often suffer 

 death from the inexperienced city tenant 

 cutting down the leaves when the blossoms 

 fade, instead of allowing them to turn quite 

 yellow before removing; for whether the 

 strength of the dying leaves goes back into 

 the roots or not I don't know, but most 

 surely the bulbs die if the foliage is cut down 

 whilst green. Dahlias and cannas of all sorts 

 must go in at once. Spare time to water 

 the young plants every evening if the weather 

 is dry, for they need lots of moisture to 

 produce flowers. 



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