FLOWERS FOR GUTTING 



as these bring delight to the gardener's soul and infinite 

 joy to his gardening. So, fair reader, if you be not the 

 gardener, pray ask of him who is before you pluck wan- 

 tonly of the garden's best. 



Despite all we may say to the contrary, there must 

 be flowers in the home, and the only thing to do is to 

 have a garden so full of bloom that there may be sufficient 

 to delight the gardener at his table and leave plenty to 

 keep the garden gay. The ideal way to provide a supply 

 of cut flowers is to have a reserve border, where plants are 

 grown solely to give blossoms for gathering. But those 

 of us who have no room for such a luxury must choose 

 with scrupulous care, plant really well and grow really 

 finely if an onslaught of the scissors is infallible and to 

 be combated with success. One well-grown plant of 

 the right sort will yield a bigger harvest of blossom than 

 half a dozen indifferently grown. 



Such flowers as Roses, Sweet Peas, Carnations from 

 seed, Wallflowers, and Daffodils we must have without 

 doubt, for they are among the most delightful of all for 

 gathering ; but there are many more, and as most of 

 them are showy plants, it may be worth while to fill the 

 mixed border with them when the home vases are more 

 than usually insistent. 



Opening with the later Daffodils is the Leopard's Bane 



(Doronicum Harpur Crewe), with big yellow daisy-like 



flowers on long stems ; it is quite invaluable for gathering 



when there is no great variety of open blossoms. Then 



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