4 The Art of Growing Flowers 



a wonderfully broadening subject and one which 

 never fails to give pleasure, and the results forever 

 justify the labor expended. 



The cost of flowers is small, very small, in 

 comparison to the study of any other art. A 

 package of seed which will produce a hundred or 

 more plants can be purchased for ten cents and 

 most packages give directions for planting. Small 

 plants of three or four inches in height also are 

 very inexpensive, though the pleasure is greater 

 to watch the plants develop from seedlings. Then 

 there is the pleasure to be derived from developing 

 wild flowers which can be had in the woods for 

 the gathering. Wild flowers of pretty foliage 

 carefully nurtured will grow and often produce 

 wonderful results. 



Bulbs are immensely satisfactory when house- 

 blooming plants are desired. They require little 

 attention and can be forced for blooming at any 

 period. Directions for forcing can be found on 

 another page by referring to "bulbs" in the index. 



Four features of the garden claim close atten- 

 tion, and these are the lawn, the walks, the beds, 

 and the borders. The first two are discussed 

 elsewhere in this volume, while the last two may 

 be treated as one. One wide bed will give a far 

 prettier eSect than three or four narrow ones and 



