July, 1909 



specimens plants may be used on a small 

 place, and strikingly beautiful pictures can 

 be made by planting the tallest growing 

 bulbs. A dozen or two bulbs of the old- 

 fashioned tiger lily, planted in a separate 

 bed, near a projection of the hardy border, 

 may grow as high as a man and present a 

 very stately and showy picture. Lilium 

 Henryi is the only other lily I can recom- 

 mend for this purpose. 



The other bulbs used for bold clumps 

 on the lawn are not so spectacular, because 

 they grow only three to four feet high. 

 Still they are very satisfactory. They 

 are here named in the order of their bloom: 

 Bleeding heart, peonies, lemon lily, madonna 

 lily, summer hyacinth, Japan iris and 

 Lilium speciosum. These are more per- 

 manent than the golden banded lily, hardier 

 than montbretias and the torch lily, and 

 more fitting than the crown imperial. 



Berry Baskets as Flower Bowls 



THERE are few lovers of flowers who 

 have not occasionally been at their 

 wits' end in striving to arrange blos- 

 soms artistically. Short-stemmed roses, for 

 instance, are particularly apt to tumble 

 out of a bowl as fast as they are put in, and 

 in this respect other cut flowers are equally 

 exasperating. There are many satisfactory 

 ways of holding refractory flowers in place, 

 but a simple and very effective method is as 

 follows: 



Take a common berry basket and wind 

 over the top ordinary cotton twine so as to 

 form a network of small squares. Eleven 

 times each way is sufficient. Place the 

 basket in a dish of suitable size and pour 

 in sufficient water to reach almost to the 

 edge of the dish. If the basket is inclined 

 to float, weight it down with one or two stones 

 or pieces of coal, but as soon as it is thor- 

 oughly soaked it will probably remain in 

 position. 



Small pieces of charcoal will aid in keep- 

 ing the water sweet. Arrange the flowers in 

 the squares made by the string, letting the 

 blossoms and greenery droop over the sides 

 so as to hide the basket. Whenever fresh 

 water is needed, the basket can be carefully 

 lifted without disturbing its contents. If 

 the foliage of the flower used is abundant, 

 nothing additional will be needed to hide 

 the basket. Should no dish of suitable 

 size be available, the basket can be filled 

 with wet moss and set upon a glass or 

 china plate. 



An ordinary dripping-pan containing 

 four berry baskets was the basis of the 

 centrepiece here pictured. The baskets 

 were set close together in the form of 

 a square and generously filled with leaves 

 from a wistaria vine, some of these being 

 put directly into the pan in order to cover 

 the edge. Then the slender stems of the 

 coreopsis were set here and there, over 

 one hundred and fifty blooms being 

 used. This made an attractive floral 

 decoration and was suitable either for a 

 luncheon or for a tea. 



Conn. Emma C. Dowd. 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Economical Grape Juice 



Tomatoes for Use During Winter 



A FEW hints about canning tomatoes 

 may not come amiss for those who 

 have had trouble in keeping them. Choose 

 good flavored varieties that keep well in the 

 raw state. If grown in the home garden, be 

 particularly careful to pick the fruit when in 

 perfect condition and while there is still 

 some green showing at the stem end. Never 

 use a broken or cracked tomato, nor an 

 imperfect one. Can them the day they are 

 gathered. 



Scald the tomatoes only long enough to 

 make the peeling easy, and after the skins 

 have been removed, cut into thick slices 

 and cook until they become boiling hot all 

 through. Lift the slices into the can care- 

 fully so as not to break them any more 

 than is absolutely necessary and seal the 

 can as soon as it is full. 



When tomatoes are canned in this way 

 they may be used for any dish that calls 

 for raw tomatoes. Always use either a 

 porcelain or graniteware kettle and never 

 cook the tomatoes until they are mushy. 

 If cooked too long they are apt to have a 

 bitter taste. It is better to handle only a 

 small quantity at a time. 



New York. I. M. Angell. 



GRAPE juice is one of the most delight- 

 fully refreshing drinks, and it is not 

 particularly expensive or difficult to make. 

 Although we buy our grapes the beverage 

 does not cost us more than ten cents a quart, 

 which is about one-fifth of what it costs in. 

 the stores, and we have the satisfaction of 

 knowing exactly how it was prepared. One 

 year we made twelve quarts from four vari- 

 eties of grapes that cost us about $1.27, and 

 another year three twenty-five cent baskets 

 of Concords made eight quarts of liquid. 



Concords are generally used, but the 

 juice is dark in color and the flavor is very 

 strong. The juice of Niagaras alone is 

 colorless, while the Delaware juice has a 

 muddy look. Out of fifteen variations, the 

 following combinations were most to our 

 liking: Catawba and Niagara; Catawba 

 and Delaware; Catawba, Niagara and Con- 

 cord; Catawba, Niagara, Concord, and 

 Delaware; Delaware and Niagara; Dela- 

 ware and Concord; Delaware, Concord and 

 Niagara. Catawba alone was also good. 



Pick the grapes from the stems, and to 

 three quarts of fruit add one quart of water. 

 Cook until the grapes are broken, then strain 

 through cheesecloth and again through 

 flannel. Add sugar (about one to two- 

 teacups of sugar to two gallons of juice), 

 and boil. Be careful not to get it too sweet- 

 Bottle the juice while it is hot and seaL 

 Store in a dark place. 



We very often make a first and second 

 grade, using for the former the juice which 

 runs through the straining cloth easily. To 

 the remainder we add another quart of water 

 and boil, and this we strain through the 

 cheesecloth only. This juice will not keep 

 for any length of time. 



New York. R. W. 



A graceful arrangement of coreopsis and wistaria leaves in berry baskets. The foliage hides the 



baskets from sight 



