A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



before being killed by frost, or that will 

 survive the winter. Year after year I have 

 bought dozens of the so-called "September- 

 flowering Chrysanthemums," and have only 

 succeeded in making them blossom by the 

 middle of October, by planting them on the 

 south side of a building, in richest soil, giv- 

 ing abundance of water, and covering on all 

 cold nights. But I have beautiful plants of 

 perfectly hardy, good -sized blossoms of yel- 

 low, white, pink and red, the roots of which 

 have come from the gardens of my farmer 

 friends. I have never been able to buy this 

 old-fashioned hardy kind. In the spring, as 

 soon as the plants begin to sprout, divide 

 them, setting out three or four sprouts to- 

 gether. In this way the stock will increase 

 wonderfully. 



Chrysanthemums require very rich soil, 

 must have sun, and do best against a build- 

 ing or a wall. About the first of July and 

 the first of September have a couple of 

 trowelfuls of manure carefully dug in about 



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