Lovett's Tiursery, Little Silver, 7^. J. 



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Qardens 

 That Last 

 Qenerations 



Your children will thank 

 you — and their children will 

 be grateful too — for the 

 thoughtfulness which caused you 

 to select a hardy perennial or "old- 

 fashioned" flower garden. And be- 

 cause we want our patrons to succeed we give herewith a few 

 planting and culture directions that, we trust, may help you 

 in realizing your ideal of u garden of lasting loveliness. 



To begin with, since perennial gardens thrive in the same 

 spot for years, it is well that the ground be prepared thor- 

 oughly. Where the subsoil is poor it is well to dig it out to 

 the depth of 14 to 18 inches, to be mixed with liberal quanti- 

 ties of well-rotted manure, humus or other decayed vegetable 

 or animal matter. Then put back into the bed and mix some 

 bonemeal or well-balanced commercial 

 fertilizer into the topsoil. Miracle 

 Brand Rose and Plant Food is a splendid 

 article for this purpose. 



When setting out the plants see that 

 the roots are spread out properly. Use 

 a trowel to make the holes, not a dib- 

 Ue. Half the casualties in the newly 

 set perennial border are due to wrong 

 planting, the other half to insufficient 

 watering. Immediately after setting 

 out the plants give the border a thor- 

 ough soaking, if the soil is dry. Dip- 

 ping the roots of the plants in water is 

 another good piece of life insurance for 

 the plants. 



And then, of course, comes the plea- 

 sure of seeing the plants take hold, ex- 

 pand, and bloom. If you want your 

 plants to get the full benefit of all your 

 preparation, fertilization and careful 



fdanting, you must prevent weeds 

 rem absorbing the plant food and 

 moisture that you so carefully pro- 

 vided. Going over the border regu- 

 larly with a hoe, removing the weeds 

 ancf periodically scattering some 

 plant food should enable you to 



gather great bunches of flowers from for liberty iris 

 the selection offered on opposite of unusual merit 



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