A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



dried, and then stored in a cellar that does 

 not freeze. The Canna and Dahlia roots 

 will have grown so large that they can be 

 divided and it will be found that there are 

 enough to plant, the following spring, nearly 

 twice the space they occupied before. 



It is impossible, if successful with the bor- 

 ders already planned, for the owner not to 

 wish for more garden. She sees the neigh- 

 bors' gardens with newly opened eyes ; flowers 

 and their treatment become an absorbing 

 topic of conversation, and the exchange of 

 plants a delightful transaction. 



It will be seen that the next places to plant 

 are along the boundary lines of the property. 

 Even if one side only be laid out at a time, 

 a large number of plants will be required. 

 The owner will find great pleasure in raising 

 as many of these herself as possible. To 

 accomplish this, somewhere at the back of 

 the place, a seed-bed should be made, and 

 in April the seeds of perennials and annuals 

 sown. The border must be made by Sep- 



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