Introduction 



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only a few arrive. For this reason it is best 

 to buy at least a hundred every autumn. 



Lilies-of-the- Valley can be planted in the 

 fall. They grow well about the roots of 

 trees. 



Cosmos is a valuable element in the garden 

 landscape. I would almost say that I cannot 

 keep a garden without it. The little plants 

 of this flower from the nursery bed can be 

 put in their permanent place at the end of 

 May. By August they will have grown large 

 and strong. If well staked they do not break 

 or look untidy, as they will do if left alone. 

 The bright green foliage gives a freshness to 

 the whole garaen when the rose leaves have 

 become brown and rusty and the Holly- 

 hocks are cut down and many other flowers 

 are past. If planted in borders behind an- 

 nuals, Cosmos makes a splendid background. 

 The blossoms come very late and an early 

 frost is sure to ruin them. For this reason 

 many people have banished Cosmos from 

 their gardens. Still, though it fails to bloom, 

 the beautiful feathery green foliage, which 

 lasts from August to October, is of inesti- 



