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THE CANADIAN 11 U Jl T J < ILTLKIST 



Centre Bed of Phlox Drummondi and Verbenas 



spectabilis, Showy Orchis, April to 

 June; Uvularia perfoliata, Straw Bell, 

 May and June; Erigeron annuus, Daisy 

 Fleabane, May to November; Anemone 

 quinquefolia, Wind Flower, April to 



June; Thalictrum dioicum, Early Mead- 

 ow-Rue, April and May; Thalictrum 

 polyganum, Tall Meadow Rue, July to 

 September; Impatiens biflora. Jewel 

 Weed, July to October; Eupatorium 



:igeratoides, White Snakeroot, July to 

 November; Solidago speciosa, Show\ 

 Golden Rod, August to October;. Solid 

 ago ca-sia. Wreath (lolden Rod, August 

 to October; Solidago bicolor. Silver Rod. 

 |ul\- to September; Rudbeckia hirta. 

 Illack eyed Susan, May to September; 

 Aster patens, Purple Daisy, August to 

 f)ctober. 



Along part of the west end is a bed 

 of 21 varieties of Japan Iris, and on the 

 north side of the plot south of the house 

 a bed of digitalis and Canterbury Hells, 

 one of the most charming beds in the 

 garden. 



In the centre space a round bed 10 

 feet in diameter, filled with Phlox 

 drummondi and verbenas, was made. 

 This gives a wealth of bloom the whole 

 season, and comes in nicely for cut- 

 ting. In the strip beside the house, 

 too. was a bed of strawberries be'ong-: 

 ing to the boys. ' 



To be able to go into the garden and 

 cut a bouquet of 56 varieties of roses, 

 or six or eight varieties of lilacs, or anV 

 number of perennials is a pleasure I, 

 would be loath to be deprived of. Withi 

 such collections as I have here referred 

 to there is no dearth of flowers from, 

 early spring until late fall. ' 



TKe City Vegetable Garden 



VEGETABLES fresh gathered from 

 your own garden! No mean 

 dream, is it? A few people in the 

 crowded portions, and most people liv- 

 ing on the fringes of a city, can success- 

 fully grow vegetables, and, in the grow- 

 ing of them, will develop good cheer, 

 swift blood, muscle and refreshing sleep. 

 They are few who cannot get very 

 "Near to Nature's Heart" at small ex- 

 pense and — a little trouble. 



There are many reasons whv some 

 people do not make a success of the 

 vegetable garden in the rear of a city 

 house. When that house was built, 

 the earth of the cellar excavation was 

 used to level the lot surrounding the 

 house. That earth is lifeless. To spade 

 it, and sow seed means failure from the 

 start. Trenching well, so as to bring 

 the good soil to the top, the use of well- 

 ripened stable manure, thorough spad- 

 ing, good seed and continued cultiva- 

 tion, spells success from the start. 

 One prominent reason for failure is — 

 poor seed. It pays to buy your seed 

 from a reliable house. Many so-called 

 seedsmen know very little about the 

 lije of seeds, and keep them from year 

 to year. These, when sown, fail to 

 germinate, and consequently the ama- 

 teur gardener is disappointed and dis- 

 heartened. Let me repeat, it pays to 

 buy your seed from a reliable house, 

 and we have a number in Canada. 



Rev. P. C. L. Harris, GuelpK, Ont. 



If one has had no experience in grow- 

 ing vegetables, it also pays to hunt up 

 some one who has been successful and ask 

 for pointers. Gardening is a very jriend- 

 ly subject, and the novice will find even 

 a professional always glad to give ad- 

 vice. That pays. It will prevent many 

 unnecessary failures. 



Do not sow what you do not like to 

 eat. Some people can eat all varieties 

 of vegetables. Others like only a few 

 varieties. Do not sow a large bed of 

 lettuce, when all you need is a couple 

 of short rows. Plan your plot, be it 

 large or small. It pays to measure. I 

 measure for every row and all beds. 

 Your garden will look the neater and 

 you will be better pleased with your 

 efforts. The neater the garden the 

 greater the inspiration to engage in the 

 labor the following year. Leave a little 

 space for flowering plants. They will 

 assist the interest. They will brighten 

 your life. I have been cultivating a 

 vacant lot for two seasons. For years 

 before it was a dumping ground for old 

 harvesters and — weeds, burdocks, this- 

 tles and marsh mallows. It has not 

 been a picnic, but I have come out on 

 top, and it has paid. People have 

 stopped to look at my garden. Last 

 season we lived on vegetables and saved 

 a meat bill. 



What shall I grow? Well, let us see. 

 .\ few potatoes— Burpee's Extra Early, 



Rural New Yorker and the old Early 

 Rose — good varieties. Corn!" — well, if 

 you are after something choice and early, 

 try Burpee's Golden Bantam. It's small 

 but, oh, inyl There's no mistake about 

 it. The Cory corn is another early 

 variety, and succeeds well where the 

 season is short. F'or main crop, try 

 Stowell's Evergreen. For Peas — dwarf 

 and early, try American Wonder and 

 .Alaska; Burpee's Extra Pearly, 18 to 24 

 inches high, a grand pea. Stratagem is 

 a fine pea of medium height, as is also 

 ■Burpee's Profusion, three feet — one of 

 the best peas to grow. It is a great 

 mistake not to grow some of the taller 

 varieties. Telephone, or its improve- 

 ment — Boston Unrivalled, Champion of 

 England and Laxton's Evolution. Use 

 four feet wide chicken fence netting, or , 

 alder brush, which is much more suit- 

 able, if vou can get it. Yorkshire Hero 

 is another fine pea. You do not know 

 what peas are like until you have ai 

 dish of these large peas on your table. 



Beets — Early Egyptian. Dark Stin- 

 son. and the Long Smooth Blood-red. 

 I like the dwarf beets, and. for summer 

 use onlv. When small, served up with 

 butter, pepper and salt, they are deli- 

 cious. Carrots — ^^Early Scarlet Horn. 

 Oxheart and Danver's Half Long. Do 

 not wait until winter before using the 

 carrots; try them when very young. 

 Long Smooth or Hollow Crown parsnip 



