SPECIAL PURPOSES 



Every garden should have several plants of 

 Mignonette in it, grown for the especial purpose 

 of cutting from. This is one of the most fra- 

 grant flowers we have among the annuals. 



For small vases — ^little vases for the breakfast 

 table, or the desk, and for gifts to friends — one 

 ought to grow quantities of Heliotropes, Tea 

 Roses, and Pansies. 



To cut from, early in spring, nothing is love- 

 lier than the Lily of the VaUey. 



For larger vases, the Dicentra is always pleas- 

 ing, coming close after the Lily of the Valley. 

 Cut it with a good deal of foliage, and be careful 

 to give each stalk ample room in which to adjust 

 itself. A vase with a flaring top is what this 

 flower ought to have, as its stalks have just the 

 curve that fits the flare. A straight vase obliges 

 it to stand up so primly that half the charm of 

 the flower is destroyed. 



For late faU cutting, there is no other flower 

 quite equal to the Cosmos. The pink and white 

 varieties are lovely when cut by the branch, and 

 used in large vases. They seem especially 

 adapted to church decoration. 



" We want some flowers that will bloom late 

 in the season. Are there any that can be de- 

 pended on after early frosts?** 



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