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C/jc>  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
March  4,  1910. 
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From  Day  to  Day 
The  Trailing  Arbutus 
I  wandered  lonely  where  the  pine  trees 
made 
Against  the  bitter  east  wind  their  barri¬ 
cade, 
And  guided  by  its  sweet 
Perfume,  I  found,  within  a  natural  dell. 
The  trailing  Spring  (lowers  tinted  like  a 
shell 
Amid  dry  leaves  and  mosses  at  my  feet. 
As  pausing  o’er  the  lonely  (lower  T  bent. 
I  thought  of  lives  thus  lowly,  clogged  and 
pent. 
Which  yet  find  room. 
Tbr  Otigh  care  and  cumber,  coldness  and 
decay. 
To  lend  a  sweetness  to  the  ungenial  day 
And  make  the  sad  earth  hanpier  for 
their  bloom.  — Whittier. 
* 
Some  pretty  pillow  cases  had  the  or¬ 
dinary  hem  scalloped  at  the  edge;  that  is. 
the  hem  was  turned  as  usual,  but  instead 
of  being  straight  the  raw  edge  was  cut 
ill  scallops.  These  scallops  had  the  edge 
neatly  turned  under,  and  were  then 
hemmed  by  hand,  the  scallop  showing 
through  to  the  right  side  and  making  a 
pretty  finish.  If  the  scallops  are  out¬ 
lined  on  the  right  side  with  feathcr-st'.teh- 
ing  of  mercerized  (loss  (lie  effect  is  very 
good,  and  there  is  nothing  about  this 
trimming  to  give  way  in  laundering. 
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In  selecting  annuals  for  the  flower 
garden  the  Salpiglossis  should  not  be 
omitted;  those  who  have  not  already  tried 
it  will  find  it  a  new  source  of  pleasure. 
The  flower  is  suggestive  in  shape  of  the 
Petunia,  but  the  coloring  is  much  more 
gorgeous,  being  veined  and  marked  with 
contrasting  color,  yellow,  carmine,  crim¬ 
son,  purple  and  almost  blue.  Seeds  may 
be  sown  indoors  in  March,  or  outside 
after  danger  of  frost  is  over.  The  Snlpi- 
glossis  likes  a  deep,  light,  rich  soil.  The 
plant  came  originally  from  Chile,  and  has 
been  greatly  improved  by  plant  breeders. 
It  is  excellent  for  cutting.  Some  of  those 
vve  grew  last  year  showed  a  veining  of 
■velvety  crimson  upon  a  sulphur  yellow 
ground  very  closely  resembling  in  color 
combination  one  of  the  most  gorgeous 
Philippine  orchids,  Vanda  Samleriana. 
The  first  specimen  of  this  Vanda,  brought 
into  the  Uni  led  Slates  by  way  of  England 
nntny  years'  ago.  cost  its  purchaser,  a 
wealthy  New  York  woman,  about  S; 1.000. 
but  a  real  garden  lover  may  get  as  much 
beauty,  and  certainly  as  much  pleasure, 
from  a  10-eont  packet  of  Salpiglossis. 
Mother’s  Garden 
The  making  of  a  garden  does  not  of 
necessity  take  much  time,  nor  need  it  he 
hard  work.  Anything  you  plant  will 
require  some  attention,  yet  by  a  discrim¬ 
inating  selection  you  can  surround  your¬ 
self  with  blossoms  from  Spring  till  frost 
with  very  slight  trouble.  If  you  are 
really  so  busy  that  the  care  of  a  garden 
would  he  a  burden,  don't  give  up  the  idea 
and  allow  your  home  to  have  that  cold 
and  uninhabited  appearance  which  is  in¬ 
evitable  where  there  is  no  color.  Nature 
is  a.  kindly  mother,  and  has  fashioned 
some  of  her  bloom  children  for  such  as 
you;  sturdy  little  friends  they  are,  who 
will  come  ui>  year  after  year  for  you  and 
still  require  little  effort  on  your  part. 
Preparation  of  soil  sounds  rather  for¬ 
midable,  but  it  need  not  bo  so;  it  merely 
means  that,  before  seeds  are  planted  the 
ground  should  he  freed  from  weeds  and 
turned  over,  so  that  it  may  be  sufficiently 
porous  to  allow  tiie  tender  rootlets  to 
grow  without  obstruction.  Of  course, 
those  fortunate  souls  who  live  in  the 
country  have  plenty  of  fertilizer  in  their 
barnyards,  or  from  the  leaf  mold  of  the 
wood?.  If  the  ground  you  are  planning  to 
use  has  been  under  cultivation  the  pre¬ 
vious  season  a  top-dressing  of  either  will 
he  of  great  benefit  to  it.  Put  this  on  as 
early  as  possible — in  fact,  as  soon  as  the 
snow  is  off  the  ground,  and  then,  when 
you  come  to  turning  over  the  soil,  dig  this 
under.  Then  you  are  ready  to  plant  the 
seeds.  Here  follow  a  few  of  these  which 
never  fail  to  bring  results  and  require 
little  c-are. 
Perhaps  the  best  friend  a  busy  gardener 
(or,  rather,  a  gardener  busy  with  other 
affairs)  can  have,  is  the  Nicotiana,  or 
tuberose-flowered  tobacco  plant.  Buy  a 
5-ceut  package  of  seed  and  you  are  as¬ 
sured  bloom  and  perfume  for  life.  The 
seed  will  germinate  in  any  kind  of  soil, 
and  renew  itself  unfailingly  from  year  to 
year.  It  is  not  even  necessary  to  pick 
the  blossoms,  though  this  surely  is  a 
pleasant  task;  the  plants  will  actually 
take  care  of  themselves  and  bloom  from 
early  .Tune  till  frost.  Nicotiana  may 
never  be  called  a  fair  weather  friend,  for 
its  blossoms  open  at  night  and  on  dark 
Nicotiana,  Poppies  and  Stocks 
days,  while  its  perfume  is  strongest  when 
t lie  day  is  gray.  It  is  always  more  ef¬ 
fective  to  grow  this  flower  in  mass,  and 
as  the  garden  we  are  planning  is  to  have 
a  very  few  varieties  we  can  give  our¬ 
selves  the  luxury  of  a  quantity  of  each — 
one  way  in  which  the  garden  of  few 
spee'es  often  excels  that  of  many. 
F  >o  you  know  'the  (’Iconic,  or  spider 
A  Fine  Show  of  Petunias 
plant V  It  costs  hut  a  few  cents  a  pack¬ 
age  and  once  planted  is  a  friend  for  life, 
appearing  as  regularly  as  the- Spring  it¬ 
self,  and  only  needing  a  little  thinning 
out  of  the  seedlings  to  be  a  joy  forever. 
The  blossom  is  two  shades  of  lilac  pink. 
If  you  are  planting  it  near  Nicotiana  it 
should  go  to  the  buck— for  it  grows  a  hit 
A  Riot  of  Asters 
higher.  It  is  a  week  or  two  later  in 
coming  into  bloom,  but  continues  till 
frost.  A  combination  of  (’leome  and  Nic- 
otiann.  cut  and  arranged  in  a  glass  bowl, 
is  charming. 
Another  annual  which  is  easy  to  grow 
is  tlu*  Shirley  poppy,  single  or  double, 
which  blooms  in  great  abundance  in  late 
Spring.  The  seeds  will  sow  themselves 
from  year  to  year;  however.- you  will  got1 
a  longer  succession  of  bloom  if  you  take 
tin?  seed  yourself  and  plant  it  weekly  for 
about  eight  times,  beginning  as  soon  as 
frost  is  unt.  of  the  ground.  This  is  quite 
unnecessary  if  you  do  not  care  to  give  the 
time.  While  the  seed  itself  is  strong  and 
will  almost  always  germinate,  the  plants 
are  frail  and  will  not  bear  transplanting. 
No  individual  plant  will  throw  many 
blossoms,  so  give  yourself  plenty  of 
plants.  Get  a  package  of  both  single  and 
double  seeds — they  are  usually  10  cents — 
and  as  far  as  poppies  are  concerned  you 
are  made  forever. 
To  omit  our  faithful  friend,  the  mari¬ 
gold,  even  in  the  smallest  garden,  would 
be  rank  ingratitude.  lie  is  a  great  drivor- 
awa.v  of  the  blues,  with  his  cheery  little 
face,  which  is  smiling  and  shiny  in  all 
kinds  of  weather.  He  comes  of  hardy 
stock  and  if  planted  in  a  sheltered  spot 
will  brave  a  few  days  of  frost  in  order  to 
greet  us  with  his  bright  morning  smile 
and  color  of  the  rising  sun.  But  he  may 
not  be  trusted  for  self-seeding,  as  the 
other  flowers  we  have  considered ;  how¬ 
ever,  the  seeds  are  easy  to  gather  and  may¬ 
be  sown  early  in  the  Spring.  They 
germinate  quickly  and  the  seedlings  are 
sturdy  .little  fellows,  needing  practically 
no  attention.  Of  course,  if  the  season  is 
a  dry  one,  all  seedlings  should  be  watered 
occasionally. 
The  Calendula,  or  pot  marigold,  equals 
other  marigolds  in  hardiness  and  profu¬ 
sion  of  blossoms.  It  is  a  rank  grower  if 
the  soil  is  sufficiently  rich.  But  the  flow¬ 
ers  must  lie  picked  regularly,  else  the 
plant  will  become  discouraged  and  refuse 
to  blossom  at  all.  Though  not  absolutely 
necessary,  it  is  better  to  gather  the  seeds 
each  Fall.  Then  we  must  not  forget  the 
sunflower,  which  was  so  popular  with  our 
grandmothers.  The  large  common  variety 
is  perhaps  too  rank  a  grower  for  the  gar¬ 
den  plot,  and  looks  best  when  grouped  to 
hide  some  unsightly  building.  There  is 
a  dwarf,  however,  which  is  equally  hardy 
and  will  grow  with  almost  no  attention  at 
all.  If  you  are  fond  of  birds  you  should 
not  he  without  this  (lower,  for  the 
seeds  are  wonderfully  popular  with  the 
feathered  host,  and  one  is  often  rewarded 
for  growing  the  plant  by  the  sight  of  some 
rare  bird  which  has  paid  the  garden  a 
visit  merely  for  a  taste  of  this  delicacy. 
Salvia  is  a  splendid  plant  to  grow  near 
the  vivid  yellows  of  the  marigold  and 
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