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ing contrast to the extravagant talk of interested 

 seedsmen. 



Most Desirable Flozvers. — Sweet peas lead in the 

 replies, then come asters, pansies, pinks, dahlias and 

 petunias. Nearly all replies mention sweet peas. R. 

 J. Clark of Massachusetts prefers gladiolus, dahlia, 

 perennial phlox, sweet pea, petunia, morning glory. 



"Roses in variety first, last and all the time," urges 

 Mrs. L. A. Ludwig of Kansas, ''peonies, gladiolus, 

 perennial phlox, sweet pea, pinks, pansies — but it is 

 hard to stop when there are so many that are best." 

 ]\Irs. L. M. A. Hall of Connecticut prefers roses, pinks, 

 hollyhocks, petunias, verbenas, morning glory, gladio- 

 lus, asters, phlox, sweet william. Mrs. Bale of New 

 Jersey chooses sweet peas, nasturtiums, phlox, chrys- 

 anthemums, roses, asters. B. S. Higley of Ohio, first 

 regular prize winner, and an expert on floriculture, 

 mentions asters, dahlias, gladioli, nicotina, stock (ten 

 weeks) and sweet peas. 



Second Crops. — A contest garden making a rather 

 poor showing all the first part of the season was fre- 

 quently changed to a very profitable enterprise upon 

 adding the value of the second crops. The big returns 

 from some of the best gardens were to an important 

 extent the result of making the land do double 

 duty. Where the garden was irrigated, second crops 

 were usually grown to especial advantage, being largely 

 independent of the midsummer drouth. Celery after 

 a great variety of early crops proved an efifective money 

 maker, and is most favorably mentioned in the replies. 

 Next come cabbages and turnips, both profitable crops 

 for market or stock. 



Writes Mrs. L. I\I. A. Hall : ''After each crop is 

 harvested, I sow turnips with rye. The best of the 

 turnips are pulled, then the cows and hens have the 

 rest. The rve roots keep the soil from washing in win- 



