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find them. You won't be afraid of spoiling the looks 

 of anything by cutting freely from this corner. 



I am often written to by parties who are mystified 

 by their Rose bushes. A letter before me says that the 

 writer has a very thriffy Hybrid Perpetual. It bloomed 

 the first year it was planted. The next spring the old 

 top was dead, but it sent up strong shoots from the 

 roots, and has continued to do so every year since, but 

 not a blossom has it given on these branches. Why ? 

 It was a grafted plant. The first year you had Roses 

 because the graft was alive. That winter the grafted 

 portion died, and the next spring shoots were sent up 

 from the stock on which the Hybrid Perpetual bud had 

 been grafted. This often happens, and the owners fail 

 to understand why it is. I would never get grafted 

 Roses. Buy those which are on their own roots. 



Do you want a low fence that shall not offend the 

 eye, but be a "thing of beauty" ? Then get some wire 

 netting, with large meshes, and stretch it smoothly on 

 small, neat posts. Then plant Virginia Creeper by it, 

 and let this plant take entire possession of it. It will 

 be beautiful at all seasons, and especially so in fall when 

 the foliage takes on its rich colors. This netting makes 

 an excellent trellis for training Clematis on. It is also 

 excellent for piazza use, as it does not keep out the 

 sun when not covered by vines, is not obstructive in 

 appearance, and lasts for a lifetime if taken care of. Its 

 meshes afford a much better support than any trellis I 

 have ever tried. 



Floral awnings can be made very easily, and they 

 will be found to be not only quite as effective as the 

 striped cloth in general use, but vastly more pleasing 

 to the eye. "The boys" can make the frames for them- 



