MY GARDEN 



some other inconspicuous place, a mulch of old stable 

 litter or grass will further protect the roots and conserve 

 the moisture, giving to those lovely blossoms a longer ten- 

 ure of life, and in the flower garden, where the stable 

 litter would be unsightly, a living mulch of some lightly 

 rooted annual could be substituted. Frequent applica- 

 tions of liquid manure during the warm weather will 

 greatly benefit the plants, and constant picking is 

 the price of continued bloom. Strong pea-brush firmly 

 inserted in the ground is a good support for the vines, 

 or chicken wire, strongly staked to resist the wind. 

 Each season brings forth many beautiful new Sweet 

 Peas, so a list given now would soon be out of date, but 

 of course the wonderful Orchid-flowered sorts and those 

 known as "Spencer" or "Waved" are the best. 



Of perennial vines none is more worthy of the choic- 

 est site in the garden and of our most intelligent atten- 

 tion than the Clematis. Indeed one might drape all 

 one's walls and arbours with the various species and 

 varieties and be in no danger of monotony, or suffer 

 from lack of bloom from May until frost. It is a great 

 race, varied and beautiful, but not to be had, by any 

 means, for the mere planting. It is not one of those 

 plants which just grows; it demands the very best that 

 is in us and in our gardens; it puts us on our mettle, it 

 flouts and discourages us, it lures us on and sometimes 

 it rewards us in a manner to turn the head of the sanest 

 gardener. 



