For the heliotrope, sal via 

 and such plants, the flower- 

 bed should be two feet deep, 

 and the soil light and mod- 

 erately rich. 



For tulips, hyacinths, 

 the gladiolus and lilies, the 

 bed should be two feet deep, 

 well-drained, and the soil 

 moderately light and rich. 



In photo 149 you have 

 what was intended for a 

 floiver-bed, but no pains were 

 taken to prepare the soil. In 

 photo 1 50, the gravel was all 

 dug out and sods dumped 

 into the bottom, and good 

 soil placed on top. Which 

 is your choice? 



The quality of your 

 plants and their bloom will 

 depend on the preparation 

 of the bed. Dame Nature has no favorites. 



Photo 154. 



Her laws are unalterable. She co-operates, 

 nd that is all. Then, if you want flowers, garden or field crops, be "up in the morning" 



and do your part. 



VINES. 



In photo 143 you have a view of a robust, 

 rapid-growing vine ; it is one of the gourds, the 

 one known as " Hercules Club." The seed was 

 planted on May 5th. (It is a hard-shelled seed, 

 should have been planted four weeks before. ) This 

 photo was taken July i6th ; from this you can get 

 some idea of the rapidity of its growth. Photo 145 

 is the leaf and flower. Photo 144 is the same vine 

 on August igth. In ninety days from time of 

 planting, the vines crossed over the front steps, 

 making a growth of more than thirty feet in that 

 time. We do not get variety enough in vines. 

 There is too much planting of the old woodbines, 



Photo 155. 



