BUDS, BLOSSOMS, FRUiTS. 



arboretum will accomodate all hardy woody growths that 

 will endure our latitude, giving them room to develop into 

 magnificent uncrowded specimens. It is a school-garden 

 of which our nation may well be proud. 



Vines on the Veranda. — There is no kind of garden- 

 ing that yields earlier or more delightful returns than the 

 growing of a selection of climbing vines about the house. 

 And besides the reward that comes in the shape of a 

 quick growth of handsome foliage and flowers, there is a 

 gain in appearances from an architectural point of view 

 From the street or lawn, compare two houses side by side 

 alike as to their construction, but the one garlanded with 



year. Surely the American people, especially in the 

 more northern states, are very far from being fully sup- 

 plied with tomatoes. While perhaps well supplied and 

 cheap in one section of the country, tomatoes are scarce, 

 high-priced and eaten only as a delicacy in another. 

 There is plenty of room for the expansion of tomato con- 

 sumption. And when once our own people have thei: 

 fill of the fresh tomatoes for at least three months, no 

 speaking of the use of the canned article during the res 

 of the year, we may find ways to supply the growing de 

 mand of the people in England and other countries 

 where tomatoes rarely succeed in open ground, and mus 



ViNtS ON THE VeK 



(From a photograph senj by W. C. Ega 



a profusion of vines, the other bare, and you will under- 

 stand to what we refer. Our illustration- shows a vine- 

 covered veranda at Egandale. If the vines be of hardy 

 kinds, as isassumed, the effect for the better will be 

 heightened as time goes on. 



The Future of the Tomato. — Why should any one 

 talk about over-production of this choice vegetable ? 

 There is even less sense in it than in talking about over- 

 production of carrots, or celery, or potatoes. All these 

 are standard crops, with the advantage all on the side of 

 the tomato, as its value is being more and more appreci- 

 ated, and its consumption is on an increase from year to 



be grown under glass at greater cost of production than 

 here. On the whole, a great future for the luscious 

 tomato seems to be assured. 



Flower-Growing as a Business for Women. — Four 

 years ago, when our town fair, which is held in August, 

 began, I had a bed of asters about a yard square. They 

 were so bright and pretty that I concluded to put some 

 of them on exhibition. I took second premium on asters, 

 tried again the next year and won the first premium. I 

 also took premiums on other flowers and designs, so that 

 I realized about $12, The cost cf seeds had not been 

 over Si. The next year we realized about $30 and last 



