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SCHOOL AND HOME GAEDENING 



Hardy violets may be planted in the fall, as well as in the 

 spring. Give them a heavy rich soil in a moist situation. 

 Make it loose enough for the roots to penetrate well. Violets 

 need much manuring. 



This is the best time to re-pot the house plants which 



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FiQ. 136. — Asters are so popular that large fields of them are grown in Cali- 

 fornia just for the seeds. This variety is Badger's Giant Branching Cameo Shell, 

 or Slirimp Pink. (Children's Flower Mission.) 



have been plunged in the garden through the summer. Give 

 them the best of soil and have the tops well trained. Trim 

 off the broken or misshapen parts, and let them begin to assume 

 beauty for use in the windows next month. Take up all ripe 

 bulbs of caladiums, cannas, and other tender flowers. 



