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well in partial shade. If the early-branching and the late-branch- 

 ing kinds are used, a succession of many weeks of flowers may be 

 secured. My preference is for the white, pink and pale lavender 

 of the above varieties, and nothing that grows in my garden gives 

 more beauty and satisfaction. 



Cannas in the South do not have to be taken up in the Fall, 

 and they multiply so rapidly that care must be exercised in placing 

 them lest they overrun their more delicate and less obtrusive 

 garden neighbors. Naturalized in the lawn, against fences, 

 planted in clumps in chimney corners, or where a temporary 

 screen is needed, they make a rich and beautiful background. 

 Careful attention must be given to color, however; for, while 

 hedges of either yellow or orange or red varieties are good, those 

 of the mixed colors are an abomination. For a screen, the tall 

 kinds are best, while, for a low hedge or clumps in the perennial 

 borders, the shorter kinds are to be preferred. There are Mme. 

 Alfred Conard in delicate tones of pink, the white and cream and 

 primrose Eureka, the very rich shades of red King Humbert and 

 Meteor in the dwarf varieties, and President as the best scarlet. 

 Masses of these in the borders are very effective. 



Perennials that have become crowded and need to be separated 

 should be cared for now. Veronicas, Physostegias, perennial 

 Phlox, Gaillardias, and all the Summer bulbs and roots should be 

 put in. The Summer-blooming shrubs and the lawn should have 

 a Spring treatment of fertilizer. Be generous with the manure 

 and the bonemeal and rich blossoming will repay you. 



If untoward conditions have prevented the making of a lawn, 

 begin it at once. Have the soil deeply spaded, thoroughly en- 

 riched, plant the most carefully selected evergreen lawn grass seed, 

 and in the Fall it will be necessary only to reseed in order for you 

 to have from March to March a turf that is green and rich and 

 beautiful. 



If there is any time left over after the busy day's work is done, 

 after the seeds are all carefully packed away, the roots and bulbs 

 planted where they should be, the blue skies, the robins that nest 

 in the tree tops, and the wonderful beauty of the waking world 

 will gladden your eyes and rejoice your heart, for March is the 



