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The finest HARDY Lily grown must be planted N O W in open ground. 
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Extra Large Bulbs ys 1.00 6.50 
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For Xmas Flowers in the house. 
Lilium Harrisii, the white Trumpet Lily, 
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on the top of a hotbed, and shaded from the 
sun by cotton screens placed three or four feet 
above the frames, and the frames kept close, 
will root freely. This method of propagation, 
however, is necessary only in the case of dis- 
tinct varieties, which it is desirable to per- 
petuate without variation. A large percent- 
age of the purple barberry comes true from 
seed, and it can be raised more cheaply from 
seed than from cuttings. 
Barberries require but little pruning to keep 
In the winter 
spindly and congested branches, and the 
shortening back of any branches. that may 
have extended too far beyond the general 
symmetry of the bushes, is all that is neces- 
sary. 
With recent discoveries in China there are 
considerably over one hundred known 
Many of them are tender, however, 
and will not endure our winters. 
New York. Joun DuNBAR. 
Making Leaf Mold 
Wiss the foliage is falling, late in 
September or early in October, 
is the best time to lay in a stock of next year’s 
leafmold. Leafmold added to the potting 
soil makes it much more friable, increases 
its water-holding capacity, eases the cir- 
culation of air through it, and induces a 
It has no actual 
fertilizing value. In raising from seed such 
plants as cyclamens, cinerarias, Chinese 
primroses, and begonias, it is a necessity. 
If there is no hard wood timber land 
nearby, where you can get clean leaves, then 
rake up the leaves which have fallen in the 
street. Maple leaves are best, but those of the 
elm and the oak will do. Last fall I made 
an arrangement with the city employees who 
were cleaning the streets, to dump in my 
backyard all the leaves they wished to. In 
this way and at no cost I got enough to make 
a two years’ supply of leafmold. 
In the winter, use the leaves for banking 
up coldframes and pits, to keep out the frost. 
In the spring, when the pits are empty, I 
throw all the leaves into a pit, wet them 
thoroughly, and allow them to rot. By 
fall they are in good condition to use. If 
this way of rotting them is followed, you 
will probably need to wet them several 
times during the summer. Another good 
way to handle the leaves is to dig as large a 
hole in the ground as you can fill with leaves. 
Pack the leaves in as tightly as possible, 
wetting them as they are being thrown in. 
If neither of these ways can be followed, 
the leaves can be put in a heap on the ground, 
thoroughly moistened, and tramped down. 
When treated thus, it will be necessary to 
water them oftener, because the pile pre- 
sents more surface from which the mois- 
ture can evaporate. Turn the heap of leaves 
occasionally, and in two years the leafmold 
will be in usable condition. 
Never bury leaves in your garden where 
you intend to grow plants next year. The 
heat caused by the fermentation will injure 
the roots of the growing plants. 
New York. PHINEAS NOLTE. 
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