A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



three weeks or more, and make fine deco- 

 rations for churcli or house. 



Platycodon 3Iciriesi, beautiful blue; they 

 resemble Canterbury Bells, and, as they 

 blossom after the Canterbury Bells, are val- 

 uable in continuing the period of blue flow- 

 ers, with the advantage of being perennials. 



Ddphhikuns, perennial Larkspurs, all vari- 

 eties. These seeds I have found more diffi- 

 cult to make germinate than any others, so 

 I do not rely upon what I raise, but purchase 

 many plants. ]My best results have come 

 from saving the seeds from the first crop 

 of blossoms, drying thoroughly, and then sow- 

 ing at once. I have found these seeds more 

 sure to germinate than those bought in early 

 spring. Perhaps nature intends them to be 

 sown in this way, instead of nine months later. 



One can never say enough in praise of 

 Delphiniums. Three - year - old plants will 

 send up eight to ten beautiful great spikes 

 of the richest blue, four feet high. The 

 moment a blossom withers, cut bhe stalk 



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