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THE KUKAL NEW-YOKKEK 
March 7 , 
Planning The Flower Garden. 
It is with a feeling of satisfaction 
that tlie flower lover turns from other 
reading for a season to her annual 
perusal of the seed catalogues. When 
a book is read, it is laid aside, but an at¬ 
tractive catalogue can be read more than 
once. As a rule the grower of flowers 
makes out several lists before one fully 
satisfactory is obtained. The plants de¬ 
pend for number and variety on several 
considerations, which must never be lost 
Sight of, if you would have a truly 
satisfactory garden. A bed of small 
size should be planted mainly to the 
plants which require but little room. 
With the larger bed, you are not ham¬ 
pered by this consideration, and can 
select as many of the tall-growing, 
wide-spreading ones as fancy dictates. 
A package of one color of any variety 
is to my mind preferable to the mixed 
sorts. For instance, one year 1 raised 
a bed of pink Phlox, and I found it to 
be a great improvement over any bed of 
Phlox I had raised before, so now I 
leave the mixed packets of seed alone, 
with one exception, that of Chinese 
pinks. Color must be studied. For in¬ 
stance, suppose you choose white, pink, 
red, blue and yellow. For the first three 
colors you have a desirable list front 
which to make your selections; Phlox, 
Verbenas, Asters, Chinese pinks, 
(Dianthus), etc. For yellow, nastur¬ 
tiums, Coreopsis or Calliopsis, or mari¬ 
golds. In blue, the choice is somewhat 
limited. Last year T selected Anchusa 
Capensis, a very satisfactory plant, re¬ 
sembles the forget-me-not; the flowerets, 
however, are larger and of a deeper 
shade of blue. For this color I have 
raised Lobelia and Torenia; the latter 
needs some shade and is very desirable 
for the Summer hanging basket. 
Try some new flowers every year. 
One year I raised the rich purple helio¬ 
trope. Contrary to the catalogue, they 
were a very long time in germinating; 
this may have been the fault of the 
seed, or mine. But when they once com¬ 
menced growing they did not stop, 
(there were but two) and the second 
year were so large that I put them in 
the cellar when Winter came. And how 
they did blossom! It was one of the 
choicest plants I ever raised from seed. 
Do not forget to have some green, deli¬ 
cate foliage plant if possible in your 
garden. A great deal of one’s enjoy¬ 
ment of the flower garden depends on 
this preliminary planning. 
To those desiring a flower easy to 
cultivate, showy in the bed, and making 
a desirable cut flower, I would recom¬ 
mend the old-fashioned snapdragon 
(Antirrhinum). Last year 1 bought a 
package of white snapdragon and found 
it most satisfactory. It is thrifty in 
growth, of bushlike form, a free and 
continuous bloomer. The beautiful 
spikes of white blossoms are excellent 
cut flowers. In the piazza boxes I 
sowed some Thunbetgia. This proved a 
most satisfactory vine for the purpose, 
as it is slender-growing but of thrifty 
habit. The flowers are especially at¬ 
tractive, buff, deep orange and white 
with either black or white eye. Salpi- 
glossis—the velvet flower—has a charm 
of its own with its beautiful rich colors 
daintily pencilled. Though this flower 
has always allured me when studying 
the catalogues, it was not included in 
my order till last Spring. In shape it 
is like the Petunia, but somewhat 
smaller. The colors are dark blues, 
roses and yellows most strikingly striped. 
There are always some disappoint¬ 
ments in a flower garden. Mine last 
year was embodied in my plants of 
Stevia serrata. There was no fault to 
find with its thrifty growth, but the 
sturdy, bushy plants failed to show any 
promise of buds when other Autumn 
bloomers were in their glory. But at 
ldst the plants were fairly covered with 
flower buds, which the Frost King took 
as an offering. My mistake was in not 
starting the plants in the house. All I 
had to console me was the description 
that had allured me: “Produces a mass 
of tiny star-shaped, pure white flowers. 
The plant grows about 18 inches high, 
stems branching freely and almost com¬ 
pletely covered with corymbs of flow¬ 
ers.” HELEN C. ANDREWS. 
Vegetable Garden Notes. 
Try planting some of the tall Lima 
beans for shade about the kitchen and 
dining-room windows and porches. The 
vines with their shining green leaves 
and white blossoms make an excellent 
and attractive shade, and later the long 
green pods, well-filled with plump beans, 
will make a dish relished by all. Plant 
a border of parsley around the flower 
bed, either the “Extra Curled Dwarf” 
with its bright green leaves so finely cut 
that they look like moss, or the fern- 
leaved variety, which makes a dainty 
garnish. Carrots would also make a 
good 'border plant where the vegetable 
garden is small. The roots thus raised, 
would be all many families would want. 
Its fernlike leaves would make an ex¬ 
cellent setting for a bed of scarlet ger¬ 
aniums. The Japanese climbing cucum¬ 
ber is a good variety to plant where 
room is limited, as it takes kindly to a 
trellis or pole. The cucumbers are large 
and pleasant flavored. If you have 
never grown the yellow corn, include it 
in your order this Spring. It is most 
delicious. Golden Bantam, as its name 
indicates, is small, but it is a reminder 
that precious things come done up in 
small packages. H. c. A. 
Some Chicken Recipes. 
Scotch Chicken.—Cut a young fowl 
into small joints. Put them in a stew- 
pan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, 
a cupful of bouillon, three sprigs of pars¬ 
ley, three small, white onions. Simmer 
continuously until the bird is tender. 
When half cooked add another cupful of 
bouillon to make up for evaporation and 
a half teaspoonful of salt, a dash of 
pepper. When ready to serve put the 
pieces of chicken neatly on a hot platter, 
surround with poached eggs; pour over 
the chicken the gravy from the pan 
which has been thickened with a scant 
tablespoonful of flour seasoned with a 
teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce and 
brought to a rapid boil. 
Bengal Chicken Curry.—Select a ten¬ 
der young chicken and cut into small 
pieces, but do not remove the meat from 
the bones. Slice three onions very thin 
and fry to a delicate brown in a gener¬ 
ous tablespoon ful of butter. Place them 
with the chicken in a stewpan. Mix one 
and a half tablespoonful of curry pow¬ 
der and one tablespoonful of flour to a 
thick paste with warm stock. Pour into 
the stewpan and add sufficient boiling 
water to cover the chicken. Cover the 
pan tightly and simmer gently for an 
hour or until the meat can lie removed 
from the bones without the use of a 
knife. Serve very hot with boiled rice 
in a separate dish and have chutney 
passed with the course. A half tea¬ 
spoonful of salt and a good dash of 
pepper should be added to the chicken 
when half cooked. 
Chicken Turnovers.—This is a delic¬ 
ious way to use small scraps of cooked 
poultry of any kind. Mince the meat 
fine. To a cupful add a saltspoon salt, 
a few dashes of pepper and one table¬ 
spoon tomato catsup. Add a half cup 
of water to a half cup of stock or gravy 
(or use one cup of thin white sauce), 
and heat until it boils. If former is 
used thicken with a teaspoon of browned 
flour rubbed into one teaspoon butter; 
let it boil up a moment, then add the 
minced chicken and set over hot water 
until the batter is made. For the bat¬ 
ter beat two eggs until light, mix with 
one and one-half cups milk, two cups of 
flour, one-quarter teaspoon salt and one 
teaspoon baking powder. Quickly fry 
into rather large pancakes, having them 
thin. W hen a light brown on both sides 
spread some of the chicken mixture on 
each and fold like, a turnover. Serve 
very hot, on hot plates. 
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