out and the frogs begin to peep, is pretty big in the hot days of July. 

 A garden four feet wide and twenty feet long, half sweet peas and half 

 asters, is about as big as most boys and girls will take care of. 



In the next place, do not get too many varieties. Four or five kinds 

 each of peas and asters will be enough. Buy the named varieties,— 

 that is, those of known colors,— not the mixed packets. If you are 

 very fond of reds, then choose the reddest kinds; but it is well to put 

 in at least three colors. The varieties which please you may not please 

 me or your neighbor, so that I cannot advise you what to get, but I 

 will give you some lists which may help you. 



Amongst all the sweet peas grown at Cornell last year, the following 

 seemed to be best on our grounds: 



Dark purple. Waverly. 



Duke of Clarence. 

 Striped purple. Gray Friar. 



Juanita. 



Senator. 

 Lavender. Countess of Radnor. 



Dorothy Tennant 



Lottie Eekford. 

 White. The Bride. 



Emily Henderson. 



Qiieen of England, Alba Magnifiea. 

 Primrose. Mrs. Eekford. 



"White flushed with pink. Blushing Beauty 



Katherine Iracy. 



Eliza Eekford. 

 Striped or flaked pink. Ramona. 



Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. 

 Orange-pink. Lady Penzance. 



Meteor. 

 Rose-pink. Ser Majesty. 



Splendor. 



Apple Blossom. 



Boreatton. 

 Rose pink shaded with orange. Firefly. 



Princess Victoria. 



At another place or in another season, these varieties might not 

 have given us the most satisfaction; but these names suggest some of 

 the colors, if one does not happen to have a seedsman's catalogue 

 handy. 



Of China asters, the Comet type — in various colors — will probably 

 give the most satisfaction. They are mostly large-growing kinds. 

 Other excellent kinds are the Perfection and Peony-fl.owered, Semple 

 or Branching, Chrysanthemum-flowered, Washington, Victoria, and, 

 for early. Queen of the Market. Odd varieties are Crown, German 

 Quilled, Victoria Needle and Lilliput. Very dwarf kinds are Dwarf 

 Bouquet or Dwarf German, and Shakespeare. 



