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me during the past season. I believe it 

 will take a first place as a market berry 

 when it is \/c\l enough known. A. W. 

 Clark, of khode Island, says that with 

 him "it is all ihat the originator claimed 

 for it, it is a wonderful berry." Mathcw 

 Crawfora, of Ohio, says of it, "It is a 

 most woniieuul strawberry." It is said 

 to be a ?,eeiiling of Walfield, and Wal- 

 field is Llaimeii to be a descendant of 

 Wilson d Alba.iy. The new strawberry 

 would, apyea/ to be akin to the Wilson 

 thtit held tne lead for over twenty-five 

 years as the best market strawberry. 



The plant of the Cardinal is large and 

 strong, very healthy, very bright glossy 

 green foliage. The fruit is held up on 

 tall strong fruit-stems. The plant is 

 very productive of large berries of good 



quality, and firm enough to carry well. 



"Wonder," a {Perfect blossom) origin- 

 ated by vS. A. Sampsel, of Ohio, is also 

 called "Sampsel's Wonder." It is a 

 luxuriant grower. The plant is large, 

 strong and healthy, a good runner, and 

 very productive. The berry is large and 

 conical, scarlet color and red seeds. The 

 berry has a neck, and is of very good 

 quality and well worth a trial. I was 

 very much pleased with it. It has a long 

 season, from mid season to late, and 

 holds its size to the end. 



Howard's No. 103 (Imperfect), the 

 origin of 103 was grown from seed of a 

 seedling of Crescent crossed with Clyde, 

 by A. B. Howard, of Massachusetts. 

 It has not been introduced. The plant 

 is a good grower and makes a great many 



runners, and is very productive. The 

 berry is conical and of good color and 

 size. It gave a yield second to no named 

 kind. It is a good early berry, one of 

 the best we had. It is pistellate and that 

 is one reason for its great productiveness. 



Early Hathaway (Perfect), originated 

 by Hubachiand Hathaway, of Arkansas, 

 and sent me two years ago. The plant 

 is healthy and a good runner. The berry 

 is conical, firm, of good color, red all 

 through, acid, but of good quality, 

 medium to large, very productive, a good 

 early, well worth trying as an early 

 market sort. 



The foregoing four varieties took first 

 place among the new kinds with me, and 

 are equal if not superior to the old stan- 

 dards, but time will tell. 



Perennials for the Tow^n Lot 



R.odericK Cameron, Niagara Falls, SoutK 



MANY owners of a lot in a town or 

 city are anxious to make the home 

 surroundings more attractive but do 

 not know how best to accomplish the 

 task or what class of plants to use. In 

 most cases perennials can be used to best 

 advantage. The following specimens 

 are most suitable for the average-sized 

 lot, about 50x120 feet, giving a front 

 yard 50x25 feet. By referring to the 

 diagram here published an idea can be 

 gained as to the proposed arrangement. 

 The space available for gardening pur- 

 poses being so small, care must be taken 

 to utilize every inch. 



plant vines against, which will chng to 

 the netting by their tendrils, saving the 

 time and trouble of tying. A fence 

 covered with suitable vines, kept clean 

 and trimmed properly, becomes more 

 attractive and beautiful year by year. 

 If the front fence is a wall, cut holes 

 through it near the bottom and put in 

 four or six inch tiles. Then close round 

 the tile as before and plant inside the 

 wall with ampelopsis. They will find 

 their way through the tile pipe and cover 

 the outside of the wall, at the same time 

 covering the inside. In this way the 

 danger of destruction of the vines by 



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The paths are the first consideration. 

 They must be convenient and spacious 

 enough, particularly to the front door, 

 for four persons to pass abreast without 

 crowding each other on to the grass. It 

 is best to adopt straight lines since the 

 single lot does not permit of crooked 

 ones without cutting up the lawn too 

 much; in other words, we must make 

 the best of the space at our disposal. 

 On a larger space, say two lots, irregular 

 lines would be better. 



Lots are generally surrounded by a 

 fence, and if one is used it is best to cover 

 it with chicken-netting, which costs but 

 a few cents a yard. It is then ready to 



public works on the street is removed. 

 On the north side, from the front to 

 the back door, plant Hall's Japan Honey- 

 suckle, and trim it as you would a 

 hedge each year, preferably in the 

 spring. It is usually the lack of this 

 trimming that makes these vines look 

 so bare and scrubby. Trim them and 

 see what a pleasure will be derived, not 

 only in foliage, but also in bloom, and 

 almost throughout the entire summer 

 and fall. At 12X12 plant the tall 

 Nasturtiums ; at 1 1 plant Clematis panic- 

 ulata and one or two Clematis Jack- 

 mani; at 13-13 set the different varieties 

 of Rambler Roses and Queen of the 



Prairie, and do not forget to trim them 

 now and again when needed, and at 

 14-14 plant Trumpet Creeper and the 

 rose Acacia alternately. They must be 

 kept close to the fence and trimmed 

 occasionally or tied to the fence. At 

 16 may be used a cedar hedge as a 

 screen to hide the alley at the back of 

 the lot. 



The lines for the house at 17 should 

 be Chinese Wisteria and the golden- 

 leaved Honeysuckle, or Louicera retic- 

 ulata. The Wisteria climbs up and 

 over the front veranda, while the 

 Honeysuckle covers the bare stem of the 

 Wisteria. At 18-18 plant Akebia 

 quinata and Clematis paniculata. At 

 19-19 and 20-20 plant Ampelopsis 

 veitchii, or Boston Ivy, to cover the wall. 

 At 2 1 use Matrimony Vine or Staff Vine, 

 Lycium Chinensis and Celastrus scan- 

 dens. To the left of the front steps is a 

 flower border three feet wide; the vines, 

 18, are planted at the back : thefr ont 

 row, 24, may be sown with Mignonette 

 or Sweet Alyssum, or Madam Saleroi 

 Geranium, or Golden Bedder Coleus 

 may be used. Behind them 22-22, plant 

 mixed Geraniums or Scarlet Salvia. At 

 25 may be planted dwarf Nasturtiums; 

 at 26 pink Geraniums thinly, and among 

 them in the open spaces Gladioli. At 

 27 dwarf Cannas bordered with varie- 

 gated Stevias, Zinnias, French Mari- 

 golds or Coleus look well. Space 28 can 

 be planted with roses such as Gen- 

 eral Jackminot, in the back row; the 

 second row, Mrs. John Laing, and the 

 front row mixed summer bloomers that 

 must be laid down during winter. Throw 

 a spadeful or two of soil close up to one 

 side of the bushes to act as a pillow, and 

 bend the branches over it. This will 

 prevent a sharp bend in the branches, 

 and keep them from breaking. Over 

 the whole place a good-sized sod, grass- 

 side under, to protect the plants over 



