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THE FLORAL IVORLD 



mundii Grandiflora; then a bed of 

 Dianthus pinks, one of Marguerite 

 carnations, one of gaillardias, one of 

 -choice antirrhinums, one of asters, 

 ^^ith choice red cannas in the back- 

 ground. Close up to the house was a 

 TOW of smilax, trained on strings fast- 

 ened to small stakes in the ground 

 and nails in the eave trough. The 

 border to the whole was red, white 

 and blue; first acaranthus (red); sec- 

 ond, sweet alyssum (white), with the 

 front border of blue lobelia. 



On the opposite side of the walk, 

 ^^here the plants got more sunshine, 

 I planted in the front bed, verbenas, 

 l)ed two, colossal ten weeks stocks, 

 next, mixed stocks, a bed of double 

 and large single petunias, one of 

 French marigolds, one of coreopsis, 

 one of zinnias, one of African mari- 

 golds, with a bed of cosmos in the 

 background. On the east side a row 

 of choice chrysanthemums the full 

 length, sixty feet, with a hedge of La 

 France rose bushes. Each bed got 

 the proper care and culture, watering, 

 mulching and liquid manure when 

 needed. The border next the walk 

 was first sweet alyssum, second mign- 

 onette, third white Rocket candytuft. 

 As a whole, it as greatly admired. We 

 had an abundance of flowers at little 

 cost, with plenty of choice seeds and 

 plants to start our garden the next 

 year. 



California. J. Hoope 



MAY NOTES. 



Chinese primroses that have 

 bloomed all winter should be placed 

 out in a shady place in the garden 

 and only watered enough to keep 

 them alive. In autumn repot them in 

 light, rich, porous soil, setting them a 

 little deeper than they were before, 

 being careful not to cover the crown. 

 Have your drainage good. 



Plunge your pots of cyclamens out 



in a sunny spot in the garden until 



the end of August. Then repot in 



rich, porous soil, disturbing the roots 



as little as possible. These plants 



bloom all winter with little care. 



Feverfew is hardy if not allowed to 



exhaust itself blooming. When the 



first crop of flowers fade, cut the 



stems close to the ground. This will 



make, both roots and foliage grow well 



and strong, so as to enable the plant 



to withstand severe weather of win- 

 ter. 



Abutilons do best in part shade and 

 in rich, well-drained soil. Water only 

 when the soil becomes dry; then 

 give plenty. A good place for abut- 

 ilons in summer is in a rich bed on 

 the east side of the house. Golden 

 Fleece is the best yellow, Enfanta 

 Eclipse, the new white, Driven 

 Snow. 



Nebraska. Mrs. O. H. Hereford. 



PLUMBAGO LAPENSIS. 



This is one of the finest shrubby 

 plants for the amateur. It grows rap- 

 idly and blooms in large clusters at 

 the ends of the branches, a superb 

 light blue bloom. It may be grown 

 as a pot plant, and will make a fine 

 specimen if given a large pot and 

 rich soil. It will also bloom in a 

 small pot, among the window plants. 

 The fiowers are produced in the new 

 wood soil, so it is desirable to encour- 

 age good growth. This can be done 

 by pruning. I prune as the flowers 

 fade, cutting them away with a good 

 portion of the branch, thus stimulat- 

 ing the growth of new shoots with 

 their terminal clusters of flowers. The 

 plant likes strong flbrous loam, with 

 frequent top dressing of rotted ma- 

 nure, plenty of water and always full 

 sun. 



Missouri. Annie E. Crafts. 



