Lawn and Garden Hints for June 



THE only way to secure satisfactory 

 results in the flower garden is by 

 giving the details careful study. 

 Many pleasing effects may be had by the 

 exercise of forethought. Even tropical 



ting. Among other common annuals 

 that should be in every garden are 

 marigold, petunias, eschscholtzia, por- 

 tulaca, calHopsis, salpiglossis, balsam, 

 zinnias and poppies. 



One of the best general purpose 

 hardy border plants is the perennial 

 phlox. It gives an almost solid mass 

 of color for many weeks. Give it a 

 good, rich soil, keep the grass and weeds 

 away from it, and that is all the atten- 

 tion that it needs. 



Have plenty of hollyhocks but do 

 not plant them singly. They are more 

 effective when grouped. It is a good 

 plan to sow a packet of hollyhock seed 

 each summer. By doing this, you will 



have a fresh lot of young plants for 

 each season's flowering. It is from 

 young plants that you must expect 

 your finest flowers. 



During the summer, the size of 

 pansy flowers can be kept up by water- 

 ing two or three times a week with 

 water in which cow manure has been 

 soaked. You can hardly give them 

 too much. If it gets on the leaves, 

 rinse them with clean water. Pick off 

 the faded blossoms. 



If vou want to get extra large flow- 

 ers of sweet peas for exhibition or 

 otherwise, disbud and only let the 

 number of buds that you require come 

 to mattiritv. 



Box of Plants on Lawn 



A cheap and effective means of adornment- an ordinary 



wooden box, painted and filled with plants -a central 



draccana surrounded by coleus. geraniums, vin- 



cas. iietunias and nasturtiums. 



effects may be had by the judicious 

 selection of plants that are appro- 

 priate. One of the best of these is 

 the ricinus or castor oil plant. It can 

 be grown from seed. It has immense 

 palmate foliage of a rich green, shaded 

 with red with a metallic lustre. It 

 grows to be eight or ten feet high, and 

 branches freely. It is excellent for 

 the centre of a circular bed. 



■The canna is a sub-tropical plant, 

 and may be combined with others to 

 excellent effect. Some varieties are 

 tall growers, while others are dwarf. 

 In addition to its fine foliage, it bears 

 brilliant flowers that give color to 

 the arrangement. For beds of this 

 kind, there are other plants such as 

 palms, screw pines, ficus, caladiums 

 and aspidistras, that can be put out 

 of doors in summer with advantage. 



AMONG THE FLOWERS 



The best of all the summer flowering 

 bulbs is the gladiolus. It is a flower 

 anybody can grow, and it is lovely 

 enough to suit the most exacting. 

 You can have it in the most delicate 

 colors if your taste runs in that direc- 

 tion, and you can have it in colors of 

 much brilliancy if such are your pref- 

 erence. I'or cultural directions, read 

 the article by Mr. Groff that appears 

 in another column. 



In the annual flower beds, be sure 

 to have plenty of mignonette. It is 

 one of the most useful flowers for cut- 



Fairies in Flowerland 



Twin granddaughters of Mr. Amos Hill. Great ViUaKe, Nova Scotia, taken in a garden of sweet peas. Ph..to- 



Kraph furnished by Mr. J. W. Nairn. Truro. 



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