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in the centre, surroiuuled by a row of Coleus VerschqffeUii, and 

 outside of tliat a row of Centaurea gymnocarpa. 



On the east side of the house a crescent shaped bed contained 

 three varieties of Coleus, each color being planted separately. 



In another bed we noticed Tritoma Uvaria with Canna Ehemanni 

 in the centre, bordered with Portulacca ; in the spring this bed 

 contained Pansies. 



The piazza was covered with neatlv trained vines of Tropceolum 

 Lobbianum, Cubcea scaiideni<, and Thunbergias. 



Mrs. Goddard says: "I sow my seeds in April in very gentle' 

 heat, and ought to transplant once before putting into the garden, 

 but for lack of room omit to do so except with a few plants of 

 Pyrethrum. I have the flower beds dug veiT deep and made 

 quite rich, and then a top , dressing of phosphate is dug in around 

 each plant, and the earth is loosened at least once a week, until 

 the plants are so large that it is impossible to do so." 



Considering that Mrs. Goddard has only a few hot-beds and a 

 bay window in which to raise the plants that filled these beds, we 

 think that no one need despair of having a pleasant and attractive 

 flower garden. Since bedding plants can be obtained at a very 

 low flgure, there has been a tendency of late to undervalue annuals ; 

 but here we certainly have a very pleasing example of their effective 

 use.' We are informed that, aside from the small sum paid for 

 seeds and ten dollars for extra labor, all tlie work was done by 

 meml)ers of the household ; and we take pleasure in reporting 

 this flower garden as the most neatly kept, most tastefully. 

 arranged, and economically managed of the kind that we have 

 been called upon to visit. The Committee unanimously award 

 Mrs. Goddard the premium of $20 for the best arranged and Ijest 

 kept flower garden. 



Vineyards. 

 As you are all well aware the planting of Vineyards and the 

 growing of grapes for the million have of late years received a good 

 deal of attention, and much land before unproductive, or yielding 

 but small returns from the usual farm crops, has been devoted to 

 the culture of grapes, witli satisfactory returns. But in th*s 

 uncertain climate it is still a (piestion with a great many what 

 variety to plant that will ripen best and market most easily. We 

 find upon i)K|uiry a general complaint that much unripe fruit has 



