A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



a piece of ground generally stands back from 

 twenty to fifty feet, with a gravel or flagged 

 walk running to the street. If the owner be 

 a beginner in gardening and expects to do 

 most of the work herself, let her commence 

 with a few plants in a small space. As the 

 plants thrive and become beautiful, the care 

 of them will give an added pleasure to hfe, 

 and, little by httle, the beds and borders can 

 be increased. 



In beginning to plant a small plot, the 

 most natural place first is a border, say two 

 feet wide, on either side of the walk leading 

 from the house to the street. Have these 

 borders dug out and made properly. Then, 

 if the owner wishes to see them continually 

 abloom, bulbs must be planted, to give the 

 early spring flowers. Tulips can be had for 

 eighty cents a hundred, Narcissus Poeticus for 

 sixty-five cents a hundred, and Yellow Daffo- 

 dils for one dollar and twenty-five cents a 

 hundred. Hyacinths are more expensive, and 

 cost from four dollars a hundred up. If a 



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