A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



tive when grown in masses of a dozen or 

 more, although single specimens are very 

 fine. They must be vigorously cut back 

 late every foil, leaving only about six inches 

 of new gi'owth. 



Lilac, common purple and common white; 

 also Maiie Legray, a fine white Lilac, and 

 Madame Lemoine, a new double variety bear- 

 ing very large trusses of flowers. All of 

 these varieties of Lilac grow high and rapidly 

 — frequently eight feet in six years. They 

 require little or no pruning. It is sufficient 

 to cut the blossoms either before or after 

 they go to seed. 



Lonicera rosea and Lonicera alhida, up- 

 right Honeysuckles, in shrub form, vigorous, 

 quick -growing, requiring but slight pruning 

 in late autumn. They flower in May, and 

 in midsummer are covered with beautiful 

 berries. 



3Iagnolia conspicua, with large white blos- 

 soms, blooms the middle of April ; Soidan- 

 geana has large pink flowers and blossoms 



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