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"■"I'l"'^' '"" ' I'l •l-^(■ 11 I'M, s!r,iii^, ;i| ! Milu, , I'.nii' 111, in |ii>ik Kari'i^ls and I'i'diii 



''""'-li I li;i\i' vi'l 111 -I'.- ;in in-l:iiiri' ,,1 I i'r .iiniii lii'i'/i'l>, ilc, is excel lent , ami 



'I- ■'I'l'l I liavc iivi',| ii fill .-I ^iimi niaiiv ' il i'^ W'-W lo |iiiirnri- it win iic\cr diir call 



>''ii~-- I 'III imi iliiiik iiiir wiiiij.l III' niit [ 'III -.1 ciiiiv ciiirnl Iv ami rra-niialil,\ . 



'" II-' ■•"I (Nil-.-. :.> ilir niusi 1,1 l;ii|i| I '• 1;. ]■:. Sill I'llKl.r. 



\\ ill >Iaiiil iMiiii -alt I hail 11 Lirl-, ■ . ■ 



'"'-'" '"■"■ ''^||'P"|- ■III -i'l •-ii..l".ia- i -piiviE 'po FLOWER BULBS. 



\\ 1 1 1 \iiii kiiiilU ti'll ii< liiiu maiiv wi'i'ks 



' i"a (i|' w liat I ha \ 1 I n m 'i-i iin ini'Ni'l i n^'. 



A man ( w Im-c iKiini' I lin nut kimw ) lias 



|ii-t III 111 in til lin\ -nini' ri|ii\ i.lanls, '' takes 1,1 tnii-e i-nhl .-Iiiiai^e \alley ami 



ainl he sa n i lliat I ai|\i-i''l him a \iai LliLianleiiin lilies ami I'l'eiirli ami l>uli-li 



a^ii ti. ii-i' -alt. Ii'IIiiil; iuni i|nii<> i'iil|\ ' ii'iin|iei narei-si.' We li\i' in llu' stale 



aliiint it. ami iliat In' ha. I Keen iluiim so • "' ^"i''li '■aieliiia. I'.. F. » '. 



i'\''i -iiiri' with inm-li -nr, -I'-s. lie said j """., — 



'"■ "oiihl iiiii II,. wiihonl it. I nt .e j I ohl -toiaue lilv of tin- \alle\ reijiiin^a 



■a-ki.i| him liiiw iMiih III. had I.een tionlilid . tioni ihiii. to Imir week- to llowei. ae 



with ihi' '"whiti '_;miIi- :iml .-n t w 1 iinis. ;i.- ' roidino' lo t ein|ier;il lire and oilier coiidi 



'li'\ an- -II I, nil th'- Mai. and hr -aid he ' lioiis, ■ Il i- an ad\anla,oi' not to force il 



•i.'id iiiilv lo-t hM- -Ilawi,,ii\ -iiLanl- mil too hard, m oldei' lo ^i\e the lloweis 



"I .'id llii" -,;i„,n'- ihantiiio. and In' , mor.. siili-laiice and -iciire -oine foliage 



'-i"W 'hi- III i|a:iiil it V. a- hi 1- ^trowiiio I with it. I'mir weyks is ain|ih. lime to 



■-mall f:nil- and Ll.iidiii tiiick' t'ur :i ' \ .allow. 



''ii^i II'"-.-. Ihi- I- |ii;!ii ii.-i ll\ iiii lo-s at ] l.iliiiin 1oiil;i lloniin L;i^;i nt (.iiin takes a 



.'dl. Ill tin hlimliid- ..t |ii:ilil- in. -et- ollT. | little |oii;.;i.r lo force into llowel than the 



\- lo the liiiti.. J..|ckiim .'I rliiiiiicn I e .\ ■ ' iirdiiiai'v loii;^illoriini or the \arielv ninlli- 



.imili.'il i"'i III \iilir -oil. I -i Id .-nlNlse | lloinill. Mllch. of celirse, ilepeinls (III tlie 



>"ii '" 1 1 .\ s.iiii,. ,,i|,| i|,,i,. !i.-iili- 'I'll,. ; iinie Vol! wan! lo .-tart \oni' Inillis. 



11'"-' "I' -"d- will n-c -Mini, to o I ad I'olled in the iniddh' of .liilv, voii shollhi 



\anl.-iue. |.~|.eiinll\ if :i little hi.;i\y and lia\e 1 hem for Tha iik-L;i \ i hl;. althollL;li a 



"''1 or it iiicliiiril i| 111 siinr 01 to iindd : low may come hater. |.'or I'ia-ier llowei; 



or i^ot mii.--\ It mil liiineij omt ufiiii. (»f ino ihf Inilli- should lie |ioMed not less 



'■oiil-i. \iin ihi iml \.,;iiit 111 n-e sildi -oi' than twenty Weoks, -i.\ week- of this 



an,\wa\. it ;in\thino lielli-r can |io-sil,|y lieiiii^f alhiwed from the lime Imd- are 



lie siiiiieij, Iml if \iiii haxi soni,. such 1 showinix iinlil the ilowei's ojii'ii in an 



■-oil \i.n can t'iei|m.iit l\ |.ii| it m L;iiod i aM'raoe tem|ier;il lire of (in di'L;rc(..s. 



-h.'il'e in two 01 thill \i.;ir- |,\ wiiikiiio' 1 l-'rein-h 'rriiiiijM.| .Major narci--iis, if 



It ovor n- ol'l(.|i a- jio--dih-. ..iddiiii^ lime. | |i|.-icei| in llat s as .-lion a- rn-ei \ ed. usual ly 



A SEMI-DOUBLE SHASTA DAISY. 



At this liiiie, Avlien the Sliastti daisy is 

 So line and is selliiio so well in tlowi'i 

 stores, it will lie of inti'i-fst to nole thai 

 ail Indiana oiowei, I •. W. I.ial hei'inan, 

 of .\ inlersoii, li;is what hi' calls ;i doiiMi' 

 toiiii. 'I'liis he has iiaiiied 1 he ( Isi ri(.|i 

 I'liiiiie Shasta. ."' on accoiiiil of its oc'ii-c.- 

 t'lil aiijiea ra iici. ..ind hecaiise il closely re 

 semliles that -Taml aster, (Istrnh 

 I'liiiiie.'' -Mr. I.eat hei man tiiinks he li:i- 

 oiie of the iiiosi n-|.fii| mi\('|ties the h.-ndy 

 |ieieliliial ch'iss has |irodllced in receiil 

 ye.ars. 'This |ilaiil was fonml in the an 

 1 iiiiiii lit' l'.tii7. .and in .1 iiiie of I '.'us pro 

 iliiced roiirteeii line ll(e,\eis mi strmii; 

 stems twenty four to ihirly iiiclie- hmo. 

 <^)llite a I'eW Seeds were h;ir\isted in I'.iiis 

 and the plants .-iri' now in I 'loom, hut 

 they ,all revert to tin- mii^in.al t \ pe of 

 Siiasl.a. 'idle 1 lliisi lal ion is n poor oni', 

 the pilotoo|;ip|| l.-ickin^ del;ii|, liiit ser\e- 



lo oi\|. ;||| i,||.;| ,it' tl||. st\||. of llowil. 



The ,c«'ider is rirh ^^ohl. The peL-d- .are 

 narrow ;iml fold o\er tlie cenier o|-;ice- 

 fiillv. 



USEFUL HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Alstroemeria Aurantiaca. 



..\lst rii.|iieii..| ,aiiraiiti;ica is one of tlie 

 iiiosl iis(d'iil herli.aceons perennials, eitlier 



I'of imissilii,^ ell'ects or iiillino. lloWeriiiM 

 ill eail_\ .Inly. The .a Ni 1 lenierias m 

 l'erii\iaii lilies, as tiny .arc coniinonh- 

 called. ;ire Inliel'cais J-ooted Slllijecis, he 



loiioiiio lo the family amary llid.acea' ami. 

 Iieiijo Imiked Upon as soinrwh;il leinh'r. 

 '■11''' iml much Seen in the h.-irdy imnler. 



There is 110 speci;il dilliriilly ' 111 culli- 



Mitiiio them sii(.cessfiilly. if ■.^ warm. 



slo|.il|;r I, . -11,1^ ,,r iiiiril,.,. IS cliosrii ]'o| 



them, and a o | ,.,,;iiiiiM ,,f |,.,.,\,.s ,,r 



straw fiiriiishid when the ormmd freeze-. 

 (Ifi jierfeclly |(.\el -round, iiiile'-s saiidv 

 ■""I W'll di.ailicd, they arc |i;il,|e to rot. 

 I'ro|i..|o,.|t lull ||i;iy II,. ,.ff,.,.te,i either 

 ''.\ root ili\i-ioii in Sipt iinlirr ,,r ...'irlv 

 "'■'"I"'!', or from si.id. whidi -hmild he 

 ^'.'"■''■d under o|;i-s in early sprino, ||..|||-- 



I'oricd to ll..(ts ;|||,| |;||,.|. Il, III,. ,,|,,.|| 



;^'oiind. The plants ijn ||,,t jij,,, i,,,,,.!, 



root llisi |||.|,;||,,.,. ;|,|,| I, |,.||^,.^ ., \,,.|,. ,,, 



IMoperly (.slnlili^li i|||.,,|. \ :iiir';iiiti;lc;i 



carries strong spikes. t\Mi to Ihlee teel 



lii^;li. of shiiu \ . vclliiw, lily like lIow,.rs, 

 \vhich ;iri. iipp,..! uiccn i\itli hrowii 

 ■^I'ols. I'i ft, .,'11 to t hilly llowi'is -.ni- car 

 lied on each nmliel. These ii Kt iienniins 

 ■■"■'■ splendid for cnltin^ .-iml l.'i-t for sev- 

 eral days jn \\;iter. .\ . Cliilien-is is 

 also urowii to soin,. e\l,.|il in .Xineiic.'i. 

 rts Mowers \,ary in color from ros\ while 

 tu oiaiie,. red. ..iml like .\, .•inr.-i nl i.-o-.-i. it 

 I'lo.iin- |ii..|. ;i, :ill\ 1 |ie' whole siiniim.r. 



Aster Sub-coerulcus. 



A-'ir snh CO. miens, Ihe (aih iJowii 

 '"'~ a-ter, h.i- only |i,i'ii in cmnmerc,. ;i 

 f(.w s,.nsons ,.|nd has .-ilic-oly w mi ,a ho-l 

 "I' .'I'lmirei-. It i- di-tiii'i in h.diii 



l""ll 'he lilllk of the a-|i.|. f;n|ll|\ . I I, r. i w 



I'lU "I' a i|iiant it \ o| |,.:iil,.^- ilnui r -lalk- 

 III .liiiic ..in. I I .-11 l\ .hdv. w hii-h ,.,.|,|| ,...in \ 

 .'I -iii:;h l:ii-i vi'dii 111,,,, ih.uii \Mih a 



" j ' '' ! ,Vellii\\ cenl(.l. The I'l o w , , - : i w ■ 1 ; , e , . 



I'lia 1 ci'.-ii .;;:'i. -al''.| Mniinii,.. e'c. ainl i ill ca i 1 \ \iiL;n-t. c..|ii |i, |lowi.ri.,l 1,\ j 'hice iii,.||,.- ,,, di.-inieler :ind for .ni 

 !e,.|\inL; i! •cill I sp -. .1 :.. 'hi winter , <hri-lm;i-. Imt i- lii'ilei in .l.-i nn:i i'. . ' "i^ '■.'"' cMelhnl. rioWeiinL;. ..|- it 



hic-. s,, iiiii.li ,...|| ||,.|. , t;,.| II 11,..,, 1^ .,11 



''h.i nil. ml. CIS of the famih. it i- soe 



Li'afherman's Semi-double Shasta Daisy. 



I lo-t.- 



I I "ii'i'li 'I ! nnijiet Ma |i.r- ..| i ii\ ,■ l;iii.i . ;ind 



I'llll. 1.. : 1 I a pi I iil.i t e ,i-e ~;ill iii'l M-e d • c'lliiiol ^' f.iiced a- ea r I \- .-i- ihe frelii-h 



l'''erall\, ;ii t!' -laliii •..:,, v. ii i- ch-.-ine'l. ; i.idl'-, .-^laited m Sepl emlier, llic\ \\ill 



il pii--d.|i. i.'i! .t ...il, I, .mi;. it d" till- as i ll'iwer liom ihe third week iii .l:imi.arv 



-I'liii alier ,is p..--ili|e ..o- ii I- much hel i miwai'l-. \'.:i>-\\ o i' ih'-e ii,.i|.ci--i .sjnriihl 



'er li-ed .it ..| l,.|l,. .i:ili l!,;iii not ..|| ..||l. j he .allow, d I'loin. si \t ei Ij .1 o • I w e|i t v W(.ek^ 



riie iimr., piMinp; V ;t '.-iii 1 .1 .-..l. the [ from -l:ii'iiit: lo llowerm^. ..o-cori|i im to 



111 It ' I I i'l 1 e-'l I :.-, e-pi r .'d ! \ . .1- I s:i id ' 1 he t e|n pe I .'I t 1 1 i'e e I \ e 11 , 1 II \ 01 1 r sl a I e I he 



lieli'ii. Ill pi e' eiit i h;^ hm -e manine from slioilei jieiiid .-laillld. siUiice.*' ' '. W. 



'•'I gallon jii;i\ he el 



ci;dl\ li-efld. i I'll 



fcclcd lithcK |,y 1,11,1 ,||\|..|,,|| ,,r s..e,|. 



'Ill'' latter e,., ,||j|,.||,.^ re..|.|il\ niid if 

 -'••iil'-d now, ni,.,. llow,iinL: pl;inl- ...-in 

 he had for ne\t se.i-on. ■['I,,. |l,,\\,.r 

 stalks a\ei;|e|. ,.iu|||,.,,|| I,, |\\,.|||\ f,,|,r 

 inches 111 Ticielit, 



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