THE FLORAL WORLD. 



of the roots at least two inches. When 

 they are well up, hoe as you would 

 vegetables. When two feet high put 

 good, strong bean poles well in the 

 ground just back of the plants, to tie 

 them up, to keep the wind from 

 breaking them. Mine grow from four 

 to nine feet high. 

 Kentucky. Maria L. Johnson. 



HOW TO GROW FERNS. 



I have been very successful with 

 Boston and Sword ferns. I never al- 

 low them to become root-bound, but 

 shift to larger pots and fill around 

 with well-rotted manure. I keep pots 

 In pans of water during summer. I 

 put a few drops of household ammo- 

 nia or aqua ammonia in water twice 

 a week, and sprinkle with cold water 

 occasionally. Keep the runners cut 

 off and give liquid manure once a 

 week. Keep pots sitting in one posi- 

 tion, as the fronds will turn to the 

 light. Keep in a cool, well-lighted loca- 

 tion — not sunshine, but with bright 

 light. 



By August I had mine in two and 

 four-gallon kegs. The fronds meas- 

 ure from 36 to 58 inches long, per- 

 fectly symmetrical. The secret of 

 growing ferns is, Give plenty of pot 

 room, water, nourishment, cool, 

 bright location, and never neglect to 

 attend to them. 



Georgia. Mrs. I. O. Or abb. 



AMATEURS' SUCCESS WITH ROSES. 



I ordered twenty roses from a reli- 

 able florist at five cents each, to be 

 nnsent when he thought best. Before 

 they came I had borders in a sunny 

 location spaded fourteen inches deep. 

 The soil was sandy and loamy, so all 

 that was needed was plenty of well- 

 rotted cow and horse manure, worked 

 In smoothly. The roses came on May 

 1, and were placed in luKewarm water 

 lor an hour. Then I set out two feet 



apart, care being taken to place root- 

 lets in a natural position with the earth 

 pressed firmly to them. I watered 

 them then and constantly all sum- 

 mer. The first week I protected them 

 from the sun with newspaper funnels, 

 removing them late in the afternoon 

 and replacing them next morning. 1 

 raised eighteen out of twenty, and 

 several were in bloom by August. In 

 the spaces between the roses I put 

 beds of phlox and sweet alyssum, nas- 

 turtiums and geraniums. 

 Virginia. Bridget. 



I know of no flower that requires- 

 so little care and gives flowers almost 

 the year round as roses — tea and hy- 

 brid roses, in particular, i get one- 

 year plants from the florist, and can 

 usually flnd what I wish in the ten- 

 cent list, so the cost is but little. Clay 

 soil is best, and good drainage. 



Pack the soil firmly about the roots,, 

 leaving it loose at the surface of the 

 ground. When manure is scarce, use 

 it in making a weak tea for the plants. 



Soot from the stove and soapy wash 

 water are good for roses. Frequent 

 stirring of the soil gives good results,, 

 and I don't neglect going over your 

 garden once a week with shears, clip- 

 ping off all faded blooms. For green 

 aphis spray with kerosene. Give all 

 large bushes a stout stake for sup- 

 port. My roses, which I heartily rec- 

 ommend, are as follows: Champion 

 of the World, Highland Mary, Papa 

 Gontier, Perle des Jardins, Queen, 

 Sunset, Winter Gem, Pink Polyan- 

 thus, Kaiserin A. Victoria, Crimson 

 Rambler and Mary Washington. 



Oregon. Mrs. Olive Chamberlain. 



OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS ON THE EAST 

 SIDE OF THE HOUSE. 



In a strip of garden six by forty 

 feet I planted in the foreground (or 

 front bed), five feet square, choice 

 pansies; in the next. Phlox Drum- 



