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six weeks ahead of planting time, and should be 

 dampened and turned over once a week. The 

 last week, add five ounces of bone meal and an 

 ounce of soot. 



Among the low-growing ferns suitable for table 

 decoration are the following: 



Adder's Tongue Bulblet Hart's Tongue Oakfera 

 Beech Cliff break Maidenhair Polypody 



Brittle Hairy Lip Moonwort Purple stemmed 



Feverfew 



One of the cleanest-growing and most satisfactory 

 of old-fashioned posies is the featherfew, or feverfew. 

 It is commonly listed in the florists' catalogues as 

 an annual but it will live through severe winters 

 and remain green from one season to another. 



Feverfew is self-sown each year from the seed of 

 the previous season's production, and its blossoming 

 season is long as three or four crops will be pro- 

 duced each season. It is a very valuable plant in 

 a garden when continuous bloom is desired. It 

 transplants very readily. 



Forget-me-not 



The dainty little forget-me-not is an excellent little 

 plant for use as an edging or for filling in spaces 



