104 VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDEN. 



are to be removed, the best time is soon after the 

 frost leaves the ground. The tops of rose bushes 

 should be cut off, which makes them bloom strong- 

 er. Perennial and biennial seeds should be sown 

 in a bed by themselves, and moved to the flower 

 garden when of a proper size. As a general rule, 

 flower seeds are better to be rolled into the ground 

 with a roller, or pressed in with a board, as some 

 kinds will not otherwise vegetate. It is necessary 

 to rake the ground a little before sowing, as it be- 

 comes hard by the frequent rains which fall this 

 month. The following are some of the seeds 

 which may be sown toward the middle and end of 

 this month : White Chrysanthemum, Prince's Feath- 

 er, Red Lavatera, Grand flowering Argemonte, 

 Night flowering Primrose, Scorzonera, Scarlet Ma- 

 lope, White Catchfly, Pot Marigold, African Rose, 

 Azure Blue Gilia, Sweet Alyssum, White Candy- 

 tuft, Mignionette, and some others. In removing 

 plants from one part of the garden to another, take 

 up a large portion of the earth, that the roots may 

 be disturbed as little as possible. The pretty little 

 wild flower, called the May flower, (Epigeia Repens) 

 is seen in some parts of the country in the course 

 of this month ; the leaves are evergreen under the 

 snow, and as soon as this cold covering is removed, 

 the little flower appears. It grows in abundance 

 at Plymouth, Mass., and is said to have been the 

 first flower which saluted the eyes of the Pilgrim 

 fathers, after their arrival on these shores, and to 

 have received its name from that circumstance. 



MAY. Tomatoes may be sowed in a warm situ- 

 ation. Plant cucumbers, melons, and squashes. 

 Plant beans. Weed and thin radishes. Plant 

 corn for the table. Weed plants that may have 



