BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
least a week later. In this vicinity German Iris appears 
about May 15, Sweet William, May 28, and Delphiniums, 
June 10, Hollyhocks, June 18. The time of the first frost 
is as variable as it is elsewhere. Pansies are usually win- 
tered in the open, with a certain amount of covering. 
Tender annuals are set out about May 10. The soil is 
mostly fertile enough for good results in the garden. The 
best-known gardens lie chiefly in the neighborhood of 
Philadelphia. 
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