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THE RURAL* NEW-YORKER 
March 6, 
The Rural Patterns. 
The simple little slip that is finished 
with frills at the neck and sleeves is a 
favorite. Here is a pretty one which 
can be made from lawn, batiste and 
similar materials or from flannel or 
flannelette, if it is to be used for sleep¬ 
ing and greater warmth is required. It 
is long enough to keep the little wearer 
6217 Infant’s Slip, One Size. 
warm and snug. The slip is made with 
front and backs. It can be closed to the 
depth illustrated, to a greater depth or 
for the entire length as liked. The 
sleeves are full, gathered into straight 
bands, and the neck is finished with a 
tiny frill. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired is 2J4 yards 24 or 27, 2’4 yards 
36 or 2 yards, 44 inches wide, with 1 Ya 
yards of ruffling. The pattern 0217 is 
cut in one size only; price 10 cents. 
A very attractive boy’s suit is shown 
in No. 6221. The blouse consists of front 
and back portions and is finished with a 
big sailor collar at the neck edge while 
its closed invisibly at the front. The 
sleeves are laid in plaits that are stitched 
flat at their lower portions and the 
separate shield is arranged under the 
6221 Boy’s Suit, 6 to 12 years. 
blouse and joined to it by means of 
buttons and buttonholes beneath the 
sailor collar. The knickerbockers are 
made in regulation style but are plenti¬ 
fully supplied with pockets and are 
drawn up by means of elastic at knees. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size (To years) is 5J£ yards 
24, 454 yards 32 or 2% yards 44 inches 
wide with 4 yards of narrow, 1)4 yard 
of wide braid. The pattern 6221 is cut 
in sizes for boys of 6, 8, 10 and 12 years; 
price 10 cents. 
Flemish Carrots.—Put to simmer one 
pint of sliced Winter carrots in boiling 
water. When almost tender add one- 
half teaspoonful of salt. Slowly cook a 
quarter of a cupful of chopped onion 
in one tablespoonful of butter. When 
tender add one scant cupful of seasoned 
brown sauce, or gravy if at hand, one- 
half tablespoonful of chopped parsley 
and the drained carrots, and simmer for 
15 minutes. 
Little-Known Annuals. 
Now it is catalogue time. These first 
harbingers of Spring come floating 
in through wintry blizzards, reminding us 
of the promise of the seed time and 
harvest, which has never been broken. 
While we scan the pages devoted to 
choice vegetables let us see what they 
have to offer in a few easily-grown an¬ 
nuals, marking them for future refer¬ 
ence. Everyone grows sweet peas and 
pansies. They are standbys, and are 
all that the name implies. Asters are 
a part of the garden system of Au¬ 
tumn. Every flower garden has its 
beds of Phlox, Petunias, and poppies; 
but who has a bed, or a row, of Cal- 
liopsis? It makes slow growth and will 
not be in bloom before the last of June, 
but from this date till November it is 
covered with bloom; starry blossoms 
of yellow and bronze, in many com¬ 
binations, borne three or four to each 
long, graceful stem. The foliage makes 
no figure in the decorative value of 
this flower. The bright green stems 
with their blossoms and the many 
black, bead-like buds, constitute the 
whole effect. Choose a vase narrow 
at the bottom, about six inches high, 
and two inches across the top, allow¬ 
ing them to fall into a natural position, 
and you have an artistic creation. 
Schizantlnis is overlooked in the cat¬ 
alogues, but will not be in your garden. 
It requires room, and if you crowd 
it. will only show a few blooms, with 
little of the grace of the individual 
plant that has room to develop its host 
of velvety “butterflies.” Gypsophila 
elegans is a charming member of the 
Pink family; comes up promptly and 
is in bloom in six weeks from seed 
sowing. It grows about 18 inches high, 
branching into mistlike cymes of small 
white flowers. Its beauty is realized 
when in combination with others of its 
family, from the dainty carnation to 
the old-fashioned Sweet William. 
Some loose sprays in a vase of sweet 
peas are fair to look upon. More than 
one sowiner will be necessary, as its 
season of bloom is short. 
Antirrhinums, or snapdragons, are 
favorites of the children, also, of the 
big, fuzzy bumble-bee. This comes 
under the head of perennials, but comes 
from seed to bloom as soon as most 
annuals, with the added merit of sur¬ 
viving the Winter with little protection. 
You will have best success in starting 
in boxes in the window, as the seed is 
dustlike and the seedlings very slender. 
Give them a sunny window, away from 
stove heat. It comes up in about 10 
days and grows very fast. After once 
growing them you can hardly fail find¬ 
ing some volunteer plants near the old 
ones. They are also grown readily 
from slips. Nothing in your garden 
will give you more lovely cut flowers, 
sweet in perfume, rich in coloring, with 
unusual lasting qualities. All of the 
above are distinctly bouquet flowers, 
and may be grown in the vegetable 
garden, remote from the devastating 
hen. At least, let us try something new 
the coming season. Many of the old- 
time flowers have been so improved as 
to he scarcely recognizable, and many of 
the best are so cheap that little or no 
space is accorded them in the cata¬ 
logues. Tt is not always the money 
value of a plant that makes it worth 
while to its possessor. 
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For 10c 
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>° JAMES VICK’S SONS ROCHESTER, N.Y.\ 
DAHLIAS 
-20 kinds (my selection) $1. Satis¬ 
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ILADIOLUS'^ 
BULBLETS 
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Do you love flowers? I do and 
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My special hobby is the Gladi¬ 
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Makes stronger and earlier plants. 
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