PLANTING 



and explanation through many years, he has 

 acquired a floricultural knowledge which en- 

 ables him to tell a Rose, Lily, Sunflower and 

 Phlox, and of this knowledge he is proud. 



All manure should be drawn out into the 

 garden when the ground is still frozen, in 

 ]\Iarch or earlier, and placed in convenient 

 piles, so that the ground may not be cut up, 

 when soft, by the wagon wheels ; and also to 

 facilitate work when the first spring days 

 come, and there are a hundred things to be 

 done. If possible, have a spadeful of well- 

 rotted stable manure stirred into the ground 

 around each shrub and vine in early spring. 

 The result will amply repay you. Save all 

 wood -ashes carefully, under cover, for the 

 garden, and scatter them on the beds and on 

 the gi^ass. Get well-ground fresh bone-meal, 

 and let all plants have only a handful in the 

 spring, and the reward in bloom is great. 

 To have good results from the hardy Chry- 

 santhemums the soil cannot be too rich, and 

 I generally "give them something to eat," 



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