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late  in  the  season,  just  when  it  is  most 
needed,  and  remains  till  frost. 
Bachelors’  buttons,  or  ragged  sailors, 
as  they  are  often  called,  will  add  a  va¬ 
riety  of  color  to  your  garden.  It  is  a 
popular  blossom  with  our  industrious 
little  neighbors,  the  bees,  and  they,  by  the 
process  of  cross-fertilization,  are  directly 
responsible  for  its  riot  of  color.  To  be 
a  complete  success  this  flower  requires  a 
little  more  attention  than  those  previously 
mentioned.  It  is  not  delicate,  but  its 
blossoms  must  lie  picked  every  day  if 
bloom  is  to  continue  and  the  soil  in  which 
it  grows  should  be  carefully  enriched  or 
the  (lowers  will  be  small  in  size. 
Another  plant,  which  blooms  freely — 
and  in  this  case  picking  is  unnecessary — • 
is  the  PetuiV’a.  It  is  an  excellent  flower 
for  brightening  a  dull  corner  and  seems 
to  grow  fairly  well  i,n  the  shade,  though 
of  course  it  blossoms  more  freely  when 
planted  where  the  sun  reaches  it  the 
greater  part  of  the  day.  The  white  blos¬ 
soms  are  exquisite  in  the  moonlight,  while 
the  great  variety  of  color  in  the  varie¬ 
gated  kinds  makes  them  most  interesting. 
A  package  of  mixed  seeds  holds  a  verit¬ 
able  artist’s  palette  of  color.  The  plants 
grow  slowly,  and  the  best  results  are  ob¬ 
tained  by  planting  the  seeds  in  a  box  i.n 
the  house  and  early  in  the  Spring  trans¬ 
ferring  the  seedlings  to  the  open  when 
the  season  for  outdoor  things  comes. 
Still  this  is  not  essential ;  it  merely  in¬ 
sures  earlier  bloom. 
Sometimes  it  seems,  if  one  were  obliged 
to  choose  one  flower  from  Mother  Na¬ 
ture’s  horn-of-plenty,  that  it  should  la*  the 
nasturtium — there  is  such  an  interesting 
variety  in  this  one  pin  lit.  It  comes  in 
two  forms,  dwarf  and  giant,  and  both  are 
to  he  recommended.  The  giant  looks  par¬ 
ticularly  well  running  over  stone  fences. 
It  is  not  necessary  to  pick  the  blossoms 
to  get  continued  bloom,  but,  strangely 
i  nough.  you  will  get  stronger  plants  and 
larger  flowers  if  yon  pick  about,  half  of 
the  leaves;  those  often  grow  to  an  enor¬ 
mous  s:ze  and  unless  they  are  properly 
restricted  literally  overshadow  the  bloom. 
Bevel  in  your  nasturtiums  during  the  hot 
months,  for  they  will  he  the  first  flowers 
in  your  garden  to  feel  the  touch  of  Jack 
Frost. 
Sweet  William,  too,  is  easy  to  grow  and 
has  a  great  variety  of  color  combinations. 
It  is  much  more  effective  when  planted  in 
clumps.  It  belongs  to  the  class  called 
biennials,  wliicb  do  not  flower  till  the  sec¬ 
ond  season,  and  then  die.  This  waiting 
for  the  ldoom-t:.nie  is  an  annoyance  to  the 
impatient  gardener,  but  in  tbe  case  of 
Sweet  WiU'am  is  really  worth  while. 
We  will  put  only  two  perennials  in  the 
garden  tins  first  year.  Begin  with  the 
Coreopsis,  a  kind  of  yellow  daisy,  which 
blossoms  abundantly  from  early  Spr'ng 
till  late  Fall.  Tbe  flowers  must  be  p’cked 
constantly,  else  tbe  plant  wi.ll  stop  blos¬ 
soming  entirely.  As  you  have  probably 
noticed  by  this  time,  this  is  more  or  less 
true  of  all  plants.  Of  course,  yon  must 
understand  that  a  perennial,  when  grown 
from  seed,  does  not  blossom  tbe  first  year; 
this  is  counterbalanced  by  the  fact  that 
after  the  first  season  it  conies  up  from  the 
root  and  requires  no  attention  whatever 
as  to  seeds.  Another  perennial  which  has 
a  charming  flower  and  yet  is  quite  hardy 
as  to  roots  is  the  columbine.  This  comes 
in  a  variety  of  colors  and  adds  much  to 
the  grace  of  the  garden  by  its  pretty  nod¬ 
ding  beads.  Unfortunately,  it  does  not 
blossom  the  season  through :  its  heavy 
bloom  comes  in  June — yet  it  is  well  worth 
the  space  you  may  give  it. 
After  you  once  get  your  flower  patch 
started  you  will  want  to  add  new  varie¬ 
ties;  Ill's  is  natural  and  altogether  as  it 
should  be;  for  no  gardener  worthy  of  the 
r.ame.  not  even  an  amateur  gardener,  is 
contented  without  experimenting  for  him¬ 
self.  Then.  too.  you  will  find  that  the 
children  will  take  a  greater  interest  each 
season  in  your  experiment  and  that  you 
may  count  more  and  more  on  their  help, 
until,  surprisingly  soon,  you  will  find  that 
the  making  of  a  flower  garden  has  ceased 
to  bo  an  experiment  and  become  a  de¬ 
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Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
An  elaborate  Spring  suit  of  dark  blue 
serge  had  a  braided  F.tmi  jacket  trimmed 
with  metal  ball  buttons  in  military  effect. 
The  skirt  was  panelled  wit  ft  boxed  sec¬ 
tions  of  narrow  pleats.  The  little  coat 
had  :t  vestoo  and  collar  of  black  and  white 
checked  silk,  and  there  was  a  little  sash 
of  the  same.  There  are  many  very  trim 
and  sensible  Spring  suits  of  serge  or  tweed, 
cut  on  Norfolk  lines,  and  these  are  not 
only  very  smart,  but  they  do  not  go  out 
of  style  as  the  more  elaborate  suits  do. 
A  very  pretty  style  of  blouse  is  crepe  de 
chine  having  a  rolled  collar  edged  with 
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The  Rural  Patterns 
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and  Trimming  Straps  on  Blouse,  with  Collar 
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8869 — Middy  Blouse  tor  misses  and  small 
women.  10  mid  IS  years.  With  collar  that  can 
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:;nd  cuffs  were  also  finished  with  ruffles, 
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Salad  cruets  follow  in  general  style 
I  he  old-fashii  tied  cruet-stand,  with  its 
stilt  and  pepper  shakers  and  bottles  for 
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