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this ingredient n:ay be mixed in the soil in the immediate 

 vicinity of ttie plants, Tvben they are being planted out. ex- 

 cept when manure is wanted. If it is to be used in This waj' it 

 must be thoroughly rotted, or it may prove more injurious 

 than beneficial. In regard to the aspect, this, of course, we 

 cannot change; but we can select plan ts to suit It, no matter 

 whether it be Xorthern or Southern, Eastern or V\^estern. For 

 a Xorthern or Eastern aspect, select plants that can not bear 

 thefierce afternoon ra^'s of our midsummer sun. For instance, 

 our Fuchsias and Begonias are admirable bedding plants, if 

 they are planted in such a position that the sun does no shine 

 on them later than from ten to eleven o'clock in the morning. 

 In our latitude, in such a position the Golden Tricolor Gera- 

 niums would have sufficient sunlight to bring out their deli- 

 cate tints and not sufRcient to cause the tints to become dull 

 looking and faded. Many other plants, in fact all that require 

 partial shade, should be kept in summer in such a position. 

 Many of these would flourish under the shade of our forest and 

 fruit trees, if not too densely shaded. For a southern or west- 

 ern exposure, we can use our Roses, Geraniums, Coleus and 

 all other plants upon which the sun's most intense rays fait 

 with impunit3-; indeed these plants seem to require all the- 

 sun-light and sun heat they can get tofulU* develop the beauty" 

 of their flowers or foliage. 



Designs. Since we believe that all parts of the garden 

 can be utilized, it becomes necessary to adopt a plan or de- 

 sign by which we can divide it into flower beds and grassy 

 plots in such a manner that when done the whole will har- 

 monize and look pretty before the flovrer beds are planted, be- 

 cause if they don't harmonize before the beds are planted, 

 they rarely will after. Xow we might give a dozen or more 

 full page engravings to give you an idea of what we think 

 pretty, but there are such a variety of shapes and sizes of 

 gardens, and such a great difference in our ideas of taste, that 

 we think as perhaps these engravings would only be pretty to 

 look at. and would not suit more than one in a thousand, they 

 had better be omitted, more so because we have another idea 

 that is suited to the wants of all. Take a piece of paper and 

 sketch the otitlines of the plot you propose to use for a flower 

 garden. It is not absolutely necessary that this be accurate 

 certainly it would be better, we suggest, that this be sketched' 

 correctly and proportionately. Xext 2iiark off the walks in 



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