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THE RURAL, NEW-YORKER 
March 25, 
Some Annuals for Cut Flowers. 
Everyone enjoys cut flowers, and 
many must depend entirely upon an¬ 
nuals. Sweet peas will always head the 
list, because of their grace, their coloring, 
their adaptability, but above all else, be¬ 
cause of their perfume. They have only 
one fault, and that detracts from every 
other good quality; they are not lasting. 
If you are studying the catalogues, 
perhaps the experience of others will 
help you to decide. Some wish for a 
few sorts that will fill a great many 
points of excellence; that will find a 
congenial home in the vegetable garden, 
rough and ready plants waiting for the 
inexorable knife. L. H. Bailey tells us 
the plants he likes best are those easiest 
to grow, and gives a long list to choose 
from. Probably there is nothing easier 
to grow than, the various pinks (Dian- 
thus). They come up so promptly and 
forge ahead as if in haste to please. 
There are so many varieties; one can 
try a different kind for a great many 
seasons and not exhaust the list. For 
myself, I like the single ones best, but 
all have great merit, and always some 
of the stronger plants survive the Winter 
and bear flowers in advance of seed- 
sown plants. 
If in quest of grace, combined with 
lasting qualities, you will find them in 
a superlative degree in Scabiosa, the 
“mourning bride” of our grandmothers; 
long, clean, wiry stems, topped by a fully 
double blossom, in rainbow tints, all 
overspread by threadlike filaments of 
pure white. The picture in your cata¬ 
logue poorly portrays these lovely blos¬ 
soms. Growing over two feet in height 
you will often find stems IS and 20 
inches long. Do not crowd the plants, 
fully a foot apart, and, if you can afford 
the space, in separate colors. At least 
be sure of one package of the pure 
white. These are of unusual beauty and 
we so often find ourselves short of white 
in building our floral creations. You 
will find them prodigal in shades of red, 
also blue, passing to a purple-black one 
of the darkest flowers that bloom. Per¬ 
haps this last may prove more curious 
than beautiful. There is no yellow and 
'*1- m • 
they lack perfume, but their long period 
of bloom and lasting qualities after cut¬ 
ting will more than offset these defects. 
Centaurea imperialis is another an¬ 
nual that is beautiful as a cut flower, 
and seldom seen. In this we have not 
the range of colors of Scabiosa, but a 
more refined flower, like silk gauze bound 
to a calyx, and swinging on a long stem. 
In the old “Sweet Sultan,” Centaurea 
suaveolens, we have a good yellow, also 
perfume, which we always seek in our 
perfect blossoms. Centaureas are desir¬ 
able for corsage wear as they do not 
wilt quickly. Cut all blossoms intended 
for this purpose in the early morning, 
keep in a cool room, in cold water, till 
needed, thereby prolonging their useful¬ 
ness. 
Close by the walk or veranda where 
you are sure to be in the late afternoon 
and evening, when you have most leisure 
to enjoy them, plant “four o’clocks.” 
They will cover themselves with glory 
and smile a cheerful greeting to you and 
your friends. Indeed, they are what 
may be termed “companionable”; their 
very perfume breathes of home. The 
children revel in their lavish bloom, and 
you will often find them useful for even¬ 
ing decoration. The self-colors are very 
rich, and many are so strangely varie¬ 
gated as to plainly show why they re¬ 
ceived the name “Marvel of Peru.” The 
seeds are large and seem to insure suc¬ 
cess. The plants are bushy, requiring 
plenty of room. Scabiosa and Centaurea 
plantlets are large and vigorous from the 
seed-leaf, requiring no special care or 
soil. If started indoors they are easily 
transplanted, and bloom from June till 
frosts are severe. With the exception 
of Centaurea imperialis, all are distinct¬ 
ly old-fashioned, but as our florists are 
always improving the improved, you will 
find surprises, even among old acquain¬ 
tances. LILLY ELY LITTLE. 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurement de¬ 
sired. 
Guimpe frocks are the prettiest pos¬ 
sible for little girls and No. 6887 is novel 
and attractive. The yoke, or body por¬ 
tion, is cut in one with short sleeves, 
consequently it is exceedingly simple 
and means little labor for the making. 
This is finished with scalloped edges, 
but it can be left plain and trimmed in 
any way to suit the fancy. All the ma- 
6887 Child’s Dress to be worn over 
any Guimpe, 4, 6 and 8 years. 
terials that are used for little girls’ 
dresses will be found appropriate. The 
dress is made with body portion and 
skirt. The body portion is seamed over 
the shoulders and overlapped at front 
and back. The skirt is straight and 
plaited. The closing is made invisibly 
at the back beneath the box plait. For 
a girl six years of age will be required 
3/2 yards of material 27 inches wide, 2/2 
yards 36 or two yards 44 inches wide. 
The pattern No. 6887 is cut in sizes for 
girls of four, six and eight years of age; 
price 10 cents. 
The smaller pictures show 6913, sur¬ 
plice waist, with or without guimpe lin¬ 
ing, 34 to 44 bust. 2 / 2 yards of material 
18 or 27 inches wide, V/2 yard 36 or 
44, three yards of banding over waist; 
two yards 21, V/> yards 36, with one 
yard all-over lace, V/2 yards of ruffling 
for guimpe lining, for medium size. 
6932, bolero coat. 34 to 42 bust. 2/ 
yards of material 27 inches wide, 1/ 
yards 44 to 52, with V/2 yards of con¬ 
trasting material 21, for medium size. 
6931, girl's sailor costume. Eight to 12 
years, 5/ yards of material 27 inches 
wide, 4/ yards 36, or three yards 44, 
with / yard 27 for collar, 4/2 yards of 
braid, for 10-year size. 6917, circular 
skirt lengthened by circular flounce, 22 
to 32 waist. 5/ yards of material 27 
inches wide, five yards 36, 3/ yards 
44 inches wide, for medium size. 6908, 
child’s French dress, with body and 
sleeves in one and straight gathered 
skirt, two, four and six years. Two 
yards of material 27 inches wide, V>/ 
yards 36 or 44, / yard 18 inches wide 
for yoke, 5J4 yards of banding for four- 
year size. Price of each pattern, 10 
cents. 
Removing Stains. 
If Mrs. D. A. P. will dip her clothes 
first in the Javelle water, as described, 
and then into a solution made by dis¬ 
solving five cents worth of oxalic acid 
in three pints of soft water, let lie a few 
minutes and thoroughly rinse, the stains 
will be removed. She may have to go 
through the process twice, or even three 
times. I have removed just such stains, 
and also pink stains from red trimmings 
and the like. mrs. m. c. p. 
Homemade “Wheatlet.” 
To those who like a cereal for break¬ 
fast, and who are willing to spend some 
time in its preparation, homemade 
wheatlet may prove a valuable discovery. 
One of the hard, amber varieties of 
wheat should be used, as the softer ones, 
when cooked, arc too pasty. The first 
step is the washing, and in doing this 
plenty of water should be used, so that, 
if other seeds are mixed with the wheat, 
as cheat and cockle, they will rise to the 
surface and may be poured off. After 
the wheat is washed it should be dried 
in a warm oven and looked over, so that 
whatever adulterating seeds have been 
left may be picked out. Then comes the 
grinding, which may be done in a small 
hand gristmill, grinding about as. fine 
as “steel cut” oatmeal. Any amount may 
be prepared at a time as far as this 
point, but only what one wishes to cook 
immediately should be treated to the re¬ 
mainder of the process—a pint, for in¬ 
stance, if one wishes to serve six or 
seven persons. It should now be covered 
well with water, stirred around and 
around, and the water poured off, this 
process being repeated several times so 
that as much as possible of the flour 
may be taken out. The resulting wheat- 
let, when cooked, will be granular rather 
than pasty. It is now ready for cooking. 
A pint of it should be stirred into a 
quart or more of boiling water. The 
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