ora: 
bee feoiiijrartion 
are both very desirable for summer and also for winter 
blooming. I have kept them even the second winter. 
Select the choicest; cut off all or nearly all the old 
flowering stems—a few young shoots will usually bo 
found. The ground should be thoroughly wet. Re- 
a week or two; as winter approaches expose to the 
full sunshine, as it is very essential. A gentleman 
once, driving hy our house, thought I had a beautiful 
collection of roses. Verbenas are especial favorites. 
I keep some of the choicest through the winter by cut¬ 
ting or taking up 
' j the old roots, 
I I 'which are not 
iifi'ir!-, 1 ' 1 "'/',■! ^ ; | always reliable. 
j ' In March I plant 
PpUU|ji; 1 1 I seed in shallow 
Ilji I i boxes; cover with 
|j | 1 Ijii ij lii glass; when up, 
■ 1 ' I give plenty of 
[ ' ■ j! i sunshine; in May 
AjJralK? j the border or 
M boxes. They 
j Wi should be trans- 
lit I' planted earlier 
■ ||j | into larger boxes 
i i j'0 if the seed comes 
,:! :j! jljjlfcii 1 up thick; care 
... 1 'i | «i! l .'|!ii ! should be taken 
il IliP!® ' ' Ij ill not I" got seeds 
9P|j£ j!. |ijj|j| '■ ■ ,j- . i time. Balsams 
|Wi I i!! "' Wh ' l I I are favorites, too, 
so exquisitely 
llji'U lovely and deli- 
I |ij 0«0- 11"‘ '"J 
.'I'iiiSSSI 1 j ■ j : i ii :, ‘ l • t , j ;! i iilj! I'j 1 ! | especial favorites 
ApIjjjli i fc f'jj I ;■ |i j||j|jl!|!|; are too numerous 
I ■ ' ^ ^ ! ■ : : >t i ■ ' | s - 
jjjjjl^ ii »P»'««'''of'»ny- 
\ . Ij'ljljiI |!|i!'!l thing I have yet 
seen. Select 
I some that will 
;| Cl iN| 1 bloom, and plant 
1 |fll||i|| a deep box of 
Ill II the richest old 
HiliiMl I chip and cow ma- 
II mure. I learned 
~ i i'ij ''I , pf " 11 I 
gglgj- ' •• - years ago that it 
fi Wm ’ ii was unsafe to sow 
|IJ || II dower seeds in 
Hi l#P» | wifi i' i tlic s roun d* i 
i I ll sow all mine in 
//f i ' I very Shallow 
Cgflfc’ 1 | boxes in April, 
■I , | i and when warm 
Ml. '.|PPPP: | . en ough trans- 
I plant out; ho sure 
\ PMi L J j fc foM'A V- I the earth is rich 
' and mellow, and 
llj !|.j |1 1 pll' j ! don’t cover too 
f i j , j! I |i lj« ! deep. If tliis is 
I!. j!;; ■ .|ii lii; | Ml I j considered wor- 
1111 S ’ 1 . ° x IK l If 
Drummondii and BB iami lvM’ llfi 
Sweet Alyssum, ^ til ! l i 
outlived the _ ffllflffiiifflfe Ehliiill’: A; 
drouth and Hour- c h-l : j 
ished till frost r ir 
took thorn. 1 § 
think every year ' ' NSftlw# 
I will discard ? 1 
some of my an- g i''" M|f 
Duals, but don’t § J' 
know what ones > WB /^1 
to leave out. * ^ MgS*. 
There are some H WKKS2SB& it WmmKKKHtfflilBM 
"t n» S. .wHMffife, §1111 
that I cannot give g Vylv’.'-i I' ittlBBB8iSE l! 1 fiH 
up, if I keep them « ||SI 
in boxes, which ^ Hc jj^wBB^^iHHHHoHHI 
is best here for 2 
Pansies, Tube- ' ■ 'A&s&s&SiZzk? "I '.^liw 1 
roses and Gfladi- r l 
olus. I have i 
twelve choice va- 
rietios of the lat- I ill '! 
ter, which I de- [WB|m|E^^j^il»sW|aE^a ^a |g 
rived little satis- 
faction from the 
past two seasons. 
Planted in the 
border, the hot 
sun withered the 
flowers as soon | |l|ij€j 
as opened. A pljfo? 
neighbor p u t s 
hers in deep 
boxes of rich ■B^ MBHg pafeijW Wa8^|llwllfl||li 
earth on the I j pil| 
north side of the PS - v I : I ll 
h o use, w here ttiWi&yi *’ \ i [[I 
they bloom beau- '.'' ' ijj 
tifully. I shall j ll I 
adopt this plan Ij IV 
in future. Iliad • j; ,lj Ij ilj 
some very lovely 
Pansies after cool weather began and until after snow move 
came; raised in a box. Double and single Petunias keep 
the Cabinet, I 
may, at some fu¬ 
ture date, c'ivi 
