THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



the gardener's lexicon as untransplantable — she sowed the 

 seed in egg-shells and, later, after their short voyage to Apple- 

 dore, set them in the ground, egg-shell and all, and they seemed 

 none the worse for it. 



Start These Perennials in the Hotbeds or Cold-Frames 



The following are the most important of the perennials 

 which, if started in March will bloom the first summer: 



Harebells {Campanula Carpaiica and C. rotundifolia) , large- 

 flowered tickseed {Coreopsis grandiflord). Oriental larkspur 

 {Delphinium formoswm), large-flowered larkspur {D. grandi- 

 florum), garden-pink {Dianthus plumarius), toadflax {lAnaria 

 Dahnatica), forget-me-not, Iceland poppy, pansy. The pansies 

 prefer partial shade; the larkspurs, pinks, Iceland poppy, 

 full sun; while forget-me-nots, linaria, and coreopsis are not 

 particular. 



Among the annuals best started in the cold-frame are these: 

 China aster, coreopsis, cosmos, Japanese pink, Drummond's 

 phlox, Scabiosa, petunia, snapdragon, ten-week stock, verbena. 



There is a tidy bit of pin-money awaiting some woman 

 who has skill in the management of a cold-frame, and whose 

 home is in a place which has a summer colony. She might 

 use her cold-frames in starting seeds for absent gardeners. 

 Many a woman who cannot get to her country place until 

 June would be dehghted to have thrifty young seedlings await- 

 ing her coming in a neighbor's garden. Practically no capital 

 would be necessary, and if only a few cents were charged for 

 each seedling it would be exceedingly profitable. 



Making a New Lawn 



To renovate an old lawn, first rake thoroughly with an 

 iron rake, fill any hollows with new soil, give the whole a top- 



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