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to its treatment, all of the seeds were sown, two inches 
apart, and each variety was plainly marked. 
There were delphiniums, columbines, primroses, pyre- 
thrums, achilleas, platycodons, hibiscus, monkshood, gail- 
Shasta 
lardias, coreopsis, daisies, dianthus, veronicas, 
rockets, chrysanthemums, penstemons, clovepinks, arabiss, 
sweet Williams, foxgloves, Oriental poppies, Iceland 
poppies, forget-me-nots, holly-hocks, canterbury-bells, lobe- 
lias, garden heliotrope, cenotheras, boltonias, cornflowered 
asters, armerias, and agrostemma. A goodly company in- 
deed! 
Within two weeks all of the seeds had germinated, and 
during the following weeks it may be safely said that never 
were seedlings so carefully watered and cared for as were 
these. 
By June the plants had become too large for their quar- 
ters in the hot bed, 
and they were then 
transplanted to the 
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March, 1g11 
noting the habits, height, color, time and length of bloom 
of each plant and by autumn this contained such a practical 
fund of knowledge that I was enabled to work out a succes- 
sive harmonious flowering scheme, and to definitely plan 
upon paper a place for each individual plant. 
The last week in August the barn was moved! Within a 
week the vacant space was fertilized, plowed, harrowed and 
plotted true to the original drawing, and within a fortnight 
every perennial was growing in its own especial place in 
the garden. On the home lot were old clumps of peonies, 
iris, lemon lilies, bleeding-hearts, phlox, and lilies-of-the- 
valley, which were divided, and then were used in combina- 
tion with the other plants, while violets, blood-root, hepat- 
icas, blue-bells, Dutchmans-breeches, black-eyed Susans, 
lobelias, lavender phlox and hardy asters— brought from 
neighboring woods—in the spring time, would _blos- 
som there, in among 
their more  culti- 
vated sisters. 
kitchen garden, to For the construc- 
grow and to be cul- Lao tion of the pergola 
tivated in between eZ al Ee rola | we were able to se- 
the rows of vegeta- cure great logs, 
bles. At the ap- a ri ri retaining still the 
pearance of Jack LL shaggy bark of the 
Frost in the fall, the 40F tx 16P¢. forest trees and 
plants ree finally QD HARDY PLANTS pe an out 
given a close cover- % d q twelve inches in 
ing of leaves and = Bed No.4 ‘ee Ny diameter. Before 
old litter. That Se a Oo 8 the ground froze, 
first summer’s work as) ~ every hole was dug 
was finished. Spring ee x for the uprights of 
alone would tell we Sy SS Ss the pergola, and 
whether the experi- a = x beside them were 
ment had been o & planted hardy 
worth while. ay vines, which event- 
The very spirit 0 ually would cover 
of summer, how- its roof. 
ever, was brought With the ap- 
into those winter proach of winter 
evenings following, order these vines,  to- 
for then it was—as Uncovered Path to House gether with the per- 
ehre /vfire 
cheerily on 
hearth—t hat the 
real garden was 
planned. The mas- 
ter of the house was 
pressed into service 
for this important 
work, and he grad- 
ually formulated a 
most practical plan, 
(see plan) drawing it upon paper true to scale in every 
detail. 
Again, almost unaware, spring slipped in upon us. In 
April, when the litter was removed, it was a joy to find 
that all of the precious perennials were alive and looking 
as fresh and green as though just planted there. 
I was singing with the robins, for the experiment had 
succeeded! I had between three and four hundred hardy 
year-old-plants, which were as good as any to be found in 
the nursery. There could be no set-back from change 
of climate, or of locality, the cost had been small, and the 
labor involved but a wonderful pleasure. Yet, there were 
five long months of waiting before the barn could be 
moved and the garden plotted. After all, would my ex- 
pectations be realized, and the whole experiment be a 
success? 
That second summer I kept faithfully a garden diary, 
burned 
the 
DERIVE WAY 
The plan of the garden 
ennials, were given 
the same careful 
protection as the 
previous year, and 
again I waited the 
coming of spring. 
Very early in the 
spring the pergola 
was built. The whole 
work was success- 
fully done, and was 
accomplished entirely by unskilled labor, though this was 
made possible only by the help of that detailed plan. The 
finished pergola was not only extremely artistic in effect, but 
it had given tone and dignity to the whole garden, and at 
the same time served as a striking instance of the indebted- 
ness of form to beauty which the adoption of this accessory 
makes to the grounds. 
The hardest part of the work about the pergola was done 
during the winter months, for in this time all of the logs 
were sawed and split into the necessary dimensions. In the 
spring there remained nothing but the placing and fitting 
together of the logs. (See plan.) 
With the coming of June the garden fairly leaped into 
a blaze of rioting color! Dazzling blood-red, black- 
blotched Oriental poppies, flaunted in among the white 
of early phlox—(Miss Lingard)—and tall stately fox 
gloves—pink, white and purple—sweet Williams, delicate 
