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wind, and where they will rest up lor the follow- 

 ing winter's work in the windows. They should not 

 be made to do double duty both summer and win- 

 ter. The border should supply armfuls of bloom 

 all season through and should not look bare if 

 bouquets are cut in abundance. If the soil is good 

 and plenty of plants are put in, there will not be a 

 minute of daylight when the flower border will be 

 unattractive. 



One of the principal beauties of the plants men- 

 tioned is that they do not require any special care 

 in growing. All that is necessary is to put them 

 anywhere desired, firm the soil around them and 

 let them go. But if a few do not grow, there are 

 plenty more in the woods and fence rows to take 

 their places, and one can be adding plants to the 

 flower border from time to time all through the 

 season. The writer knows one man who has just 

 such a border stuffed full of all kinds of things. 

 He takes frequent walks and will often dig up a 

 plant in midsummer, using only a dead limb for 

 a spade, and, if necessary, carrying the plant home 

 in his pocket. With such rough treatment, of 

 course, some plants die, but it is surprising what a 

 beautiful and attractive border he has — almost all 

 of it wild plants gathered in the neighborhood. 



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If one must have annuals, let these be planted in 

 rows like vegetable crops in some part of the gar- 

 den where they will not interfere with the general 

 effect of the place, and where they can be clipped for 

 bouquets without spoiling the looks of the garden. 

 As a rule, annuals used for cutting are not attract- 

 ive after the plants have been cut, hence the ad- 



