BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
also German Iris, Lilac, Periwinkles, Cornflower, Mi- 
gnonette. In the mountains near-by the California Poppies 
bloom at the same time. Then about mid- April come 
Tea Roses — and at the end of April or soon after the 
Peonies and Sweet Peas. The 1st of May or a little later 
Honeysuckles, Phlox, Snapdragon, Zinnias, and annual 
Larkspurs appear. Almost everything that is not ex- 
tremely tender can be wintered in open ground without 
protection. Tender annuals should be planted out about 
the end of March. I transplanted some things last year 
the end of April, and the noonday sun was too much for 
them, though I shaded them for some time. We plant 
seeds of Pansies, Asters, Sweet Peas, etc., in the fall for 
best results.” 
The garden at Mr. Barker’s mountain home is delight- 
fully fitted to its surroundings, where nature is supreme 
and all else studied simplicity. Flowers revel in their 
freedom without the restriction of conventional beds. 
Flowers, nature, and the simple life of the Southern hills 
is the message from this distant home. 
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