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visability of having them separate from the main 

 garden. Most of the annuals, even the general 

 favorites, are rather a bother to have in good con- 

 dition. They demand too much time and attention, 

 but very few women will be satisfied to do without 

 some of them. Among the most popular are sweet 

 peas, balsams, China aster, mignonette, marigold, 

 nasturtium, pansy, morning glory, verbena, petunia, 

 cosmos, stock, besides a host of others from which 

 to choose, but the hardy perennial herbs and the 

 shrubs are of so much less bother and afford such a 

 wonderful variety of color and form that the an- 

 nuals are decreasing in favor wherever the other 

 plants mentioned are becoming known. 



If any farm woman will plant part of her yard 

 to the hardy stuff and love it enough she will find 

 that in five years she will be growing almost none 

 of the annual flowers, and will rely upon hardy bor- 

 ders for bouquets as well as outdoor ornamentals. 



TREES FOR THE FARMSTEAD 



In most farm gardens there is room enough for 

 at least a few trees. These should be well chosen 

 and planted as early as possible after the site for 

 the house has been determined. If the house is 

 already in place and trees are not around it, they 

 should be planted in spring or fall at the earliest 

 chance. Every year these will be growing more 

 and more attractive until they become full grown, 

 when they will add to the homelikeness of the place 

 more than any other one class of plants. 



BEST TREES TO PLANT 



Among the most popular and best for planting 

 around the house are : Basswood, chestnut, Amer- 



