IQ2 GARDENING BY MYSELF. 



gidunis deep red, and SnowbalFs perfect 

 white. I have seen this last loaded with its 

 beautifully incurved, globe-shaped blossoms, 

 and these in turn bearing a spotless weight 

 of early snow, themselves almost as feathery 

 and white. Chrysanthemums are just grand 

 whenever the season is long enough to give 

 them a chance. They thrive better, I think, 

 for a light covering of brush or leaves dur- 

 ing the winter months : not that they are 

 not quite hardy ; but this seems to secure an 

 early start in the spring, and for plants that 

 may be called to a neck-and-neck race with 

 the frost, an early start is very desirable. 



Among faithful, sure bloomers at this sea- 

 son, I must not forget my lovely Louicera 

 Halliana : perfectly hardy, a cloud of white 

 sweetness in the early season, and from then 

 until now never without a good show of its 

 graceful blossoms. I got one two or three 

 years ago from Mr. B. M. Watson (who I 

 believe first introduced it in this country), 

 and have had constant comfort in it ever 

 since. 



