THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



Such a shrubbery, now about seven years 

 old, probably two hundred feet in length, 

 grows along the front of a beautiful place on 

 Long Island, and forms a lovely screen 

 between the house and the highway, which 

 is thus entirely shut out. The syringas, wei- 

 gelias and Japanese snowballs are in full 

 bloom at the same time, and their blossoms, 

 together with the golden and silvery foliage 

 of the alders and elders, the purple of the 

 plums, and the dark green evergreens add- 

 ing strength to the whole, make it a most 

 remarkable shrubbery. It is interesting to 

 know that this was planned unaided by a 

 woman, although .she has an excellent 

 gardener. 



During the last week of May and the first 

 ten days of June, the gardener finds his 

 busiest time. All the annuals must now be 

 lifted from the seed-bed and transplanted to 

 the places where they are to grow. The young 

 plants must also be taken out of the hotbeds 

 at this time, which is a work that can be 



12 



