take of gardens " — grows to fifteen feet, and will 

 thrive in a drier locality than the other varieties. It 

 is perfectly hardy as far north as New York City, 

 if protected from the east wind. 



Lily-of-the-V alley 



There are some flowers which make me feel par- 

 ticularly queer and blissfully unreal, and the greatest 

 of these is the lily-of-the-valley. It is so peculiarly 

 suggestive of fairies, while its odor wafts the senses 

 beyond the border land of memory. 



The lilies spread rapidly and from a few pips to 

 start with, you may make every damp spot in your 

 garden quite heavenly with them in a couple of sea- 

 sons. 



Hardy Chrysanthemums ^ 



With a small root capital of chrysanthemums in 

 a few years you can be a regular chrysanthemum 

 Croesus. They should be scattered in every portion 

 of the garden, for that means all pervading beauty 

 far into November. 



The best time to separate the chrysanthemum is in 

 the spring. In the large varieties there are the white, 

 cream, red, wine red, yellow, orange and pink, besides 



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