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<zJ)(CA 7 " • • • 1936 
As all the perfumes of the vanished day 
Rise from the earth so moistened with dew .— de musset 
(T Last Quarter A New Moon First Quarter 
14th day" 20th day_ f _27 th day 
Make sure to have a generous supply of plant stakes and raffia on 
hand. Hollyhocks, Delphiniums, Liatris and other tall growing plants 
should be staked from the time they are a foot high, for best result. 
For that difficult, shady spot, where things never seem to grow, try 
some of the following varieties: Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron, 
Japanese Mountain Spurge and Andromeda. These are evergreens and 
may be depended upon for winter effect as well. 
Do you belong to your local garden club? These movements do a great 
deal to spread flower knowledge. Undoubtedly, some neighbor is a 
member and will be glad to take care of your application. If you do 
belong, be sure to make the garden pilgrimages; you are certain to find 
ideas for the improvement of your own garden. 
Cutworms have probably put in appearance in your garden by now — 
even if you haven’t seen them, it is a wise precaution to use one of the 
poisons intended for them near that choice Delphinium, Phlox, or other 
new plant. 
Throughout the next two weeks the spring flowering plants, such as 
Ground Phlox, Gold Basket Alyssum, Dwarf Iris and many other rock 
plants and shrubs, will be at their best. A visit to the nursery will help 
you plan additional beauty and charm for a year from now. 
Spend a few minutes a day, as your garden comes into bloom, studying 
your plants. Are some of the lower growing plants hidden by the taller 
ones? Does that magenta pink Phlox look well near that salmony one? 
Wouldn’t that clump of Shasta Daisy have better blooms in June if it 
were divided now? Asking yourself such questions and acting on the 
answers will often make a surprising improvement. 
A bird bath, a rustic seat, a fountain, or a lily pool will furnish a 
center of interest in the garden. Such a touch, well planned, will often 
make a pleasing picture of an ordinary landscape. 
If the small lateral buds on the Peonies are removed as soon as they 
appear, the larger center buds will develop into better flowers. One 
exception is the variety La Rosiere, which is much more graceful in 
clusters of smaller flowers. 
If a few vacant spots are noticeable in the perennial beds, potted 
annuals are available to fill them and will usually bloom much sooner 
than plants from seed sown directly in the ground. 
Several flowering shrubs have been added to the list of desirable 
garden material within recent years. A few: Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty 
Bush), Philadelphus virginalis (Virginal Mock Orange) and the many 
French hybrid Lilacs. 
A Lancaster, Mass, boy read a copy of Darwin’s “Variations of Animals and 
Plants under Domestication .” This book made so profound an impression on him 
that he bought 17 acres of land in Lunenburg , Mass., and began breeding plants. 
He was Luther Burbank. 
