58 Growing Flowers 



The elephant's ear plants are excellent for planting 

 in places where shade is lacking. They will cast 

 a shadow for several feet around and are very 

 satisfactory when shade is needed for smaller 

 plants. They should be watched closely for bugs 

 and worms which will soon spoil the appearance 

 of the leaves when once they attack the plant. 

 Owing to the color and nature of the leaf, the 

 bugs are easily detected and may be readily picked 

 off. 



Ferns 



Ferns require an exceedingly moist soil, with a 

 great quantity of plant food mixed in it. They 

 can hardly have too much water. 



An occasional application of well composted 

 stable manure will be beneficial to ferns. 



In selecting wood ferns for planting in the garden, 

 choose the small, hardy looking plants. The small 

 plants will stand the best chance of living and the 

 large ones are very sure to lose their foliage after 

 a few days, anyway. 



Whenever possible, in planting ferns, give them 

 the same sort of soil in which they grew naturally. 



