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The  Next  Garden 
The  snow  is  piled  level  with  the  win¬ 
dow  sills,  and  when  son  went  to  the  barn 
after  supper  the  thermometer  registered 
12  degrees  below.  January  S  school  began 
after  a  two  weeks’  vacation.  Husband 
carried  the  boys,  as  it  was  snowing  a 
little.  At  the  village  Jack  found  a  neigh¬ 
bor  waiting  to  ride  back  with  him,  and 
both  had  groceries  to  bring.  The  snow 
fell  so  fast  the  men  had  to  walk  the  last 
mile.  A  neighbor's  children  drove  their 
own  team,  and  it  was  snowing  so  much 
they  left  school  at  noon,  harnessed  their 
horse  and  started  for  home.  Fortunately 
the  little  ones  didn’t  go  that  day,  only 
the  two  big  boys,  and  they  were  over  four 
hours  traveling  3*4  miles.  Our  boys 
stayed  with  mother  in  the  village  two 
nights.  So  here  we  are.  I  might  read 
Longfellow’s  “Famine”  or  Whittier’s 
“Snow  Bound,”  but  wouldn’t  that  be 
“rubbing  it  in?”  Besides,  some  very  gay¬ 
looking  books  have  been  coming  in  the 
mail,  and  I  have  been  “seeing  things” 
ever  since. 
All  last  Summer  when  on  a  trip  my 
eyes  were  open  to  see  the  (lowers  along 
the  way.  In  the  middle  of  July  I  saw 
three  Crimson  Ramblers  still  in  beauty, 
and  two  of  them  were  wreathing  the  sec¬ 
ond-story  windows.  I  expect  they  are 
the  improvements  of  the  old  ramblers, 
and  I  study  to  try  to  decide  whether  to 
get  Snow'  Wreath,  Hiawatha  or  Illinois, 
for  I  want  something  a  little  different, 
and  am  partial  to  single  roses. 
The  prettiest  vine  I  saw  in  all  Sum¬ 
mer  was  the  wild  Clematis,  or  Virgin’s 
bower.  This  was  trained  on  a  fence  be¬ 
side  a  lawn,  and  few,  if  any,  vines  would 
have  grown  in  that  sod ;  but  this  was 
beautiful. 
Years  ago  at  every  place  almost  was  a 
wealth  of  Golden  Glow.  Last  Summer 
the  plant  seen  most  frequently  was,  I 
think,  the  hollyhocks,  especially  the  single 
ones,  as  these  are  perennial.  T'he  first 
new  varieties  of  hardy  Phlox  did  not 
prove  very  hardy  with  us,  but  the  uew 
pinks  and  reds  and  the  lavender  and 
white  shades  are  thriving,  and  I  saw 
many  of  them.  Everyone  ought  to  try  a 
few ;  the  individual  flowers  are  so  much 
larger,  and,  besides,  some  varieties  begin 
to  bloom  early  in  August. 
Last  year  I  saw  the  first  Yucca  in 
bloom.  Having  always  admired  its  pic¬ 
ture  in  the  catalog,  I  was  surprised  to 
find  it  much  more  beautiful  than  I  had 
ever  imagiued.  The  stalk  itself  was  so 
stately  and  such  a  quantity  of  creamy 
bells!  It  is  perfectly  hardy,  but  isn’t 
sure  to  bloom  every  year,  they  tell  me. 
But  if  it  would  bloom  for  me  just  once! 
Another  plant  somewhat  similar  is  Hy- 
acinthus  candicans.  It  is  not  quite  hardy 
here  always,  so  lost  mine.  With  my  new 
one  I  will  try  the  plan  of  lifting  the  bulb 
with  a  quantity  of  soil  and  place  in  the 
cellar  in  a  box.  Tritoma  or  red-hot  poker 
is  another  beauty  and  should  be  treated 
the  same  way. 
Scarlet  geraniums,  or  scarlet  Salvia, 
edged  with  white  Alyssum,  are  both  strik¬ 
ing  and  free-flowering ;  but  what  a  relief 
it  was  to  find  one  towrn  that  used  pink 
flowers  to  decorate  the  Square !  I  am 
quite  sure  they  were  simply  the  single 
pink  bedding  Petunia,  but  we  were  pass¬ 
ing  in  a  car.  Now  tourists  are  so  plenty 
it  seems  as  if  the  towns  might  use  vari¬ 
ous  plants  in  the  commons  or  squares 
instead  of  having  every  town  alike. 
A  plant  that  delighted  us  was  Linaria 
maroccana.  It  is  described  as  having 
smaller  snapdragon-like  flowers,  and  that 
is  cori’ect,  but  every  plant  is  such  a  mass 
of  violet  or  royal  puple,  and  the  plants 
were  so  eager  to  grow.  It  was  my  first 
experience  with  it,  but  not  my  last,  as  it 
is  on  the  list  again  this  year.  A  mass  of 
royal  puple  is  not  common  in  annuals, 
and  the  foliage  is  fine,  and  a  lovely  shade 
of  green. 
The  herb  seeds,  thyme,  rosemary,  laven¬ 
der  and  sage,  all  started  readily.  Now  I 
am  wondering  if  they  will  survive.  It 
is  a  good  Winter  for  them.  The  ground 
is  frozen  scarcely  a  bit,  and  they  are 
under  such  a  good  blanket  of  snow. 
A  November  trip  showed  me  the  flor¬ 
ists’ Chrysanthemums,  and  such  beauties! 
Why  are  they  so  seldom  seen?  They  are 
easy  to  grow,  and  I  had  several  as  a  girl 
at  home.  They  need  rather  rich,  light 
soil  and  an  abundance  of  water;  that  is, 
do  not  let  them  get  dry.  If  the  enormous 
blooms  are  wanted,  all  but  the  terminal 
bud  must  be  removed ;  but  I  didn’t  try 
for  the  largest  flowers,  liking  three  or 
four  of  medium  size  fullly  as  well.  The 
Glory  of  Seven  Oaks  is  now  one  of  my 
precious  plants.  The  catalog  descriptions 
do  not  exaggerate.  I  am  keeping  mine 
in  the  house,  although  it  is  catalogued 
as  hardy.  I  will  divide  mine  in  Spring 
and  leave  one  out  of  doors  as  an  experi¬ 
ment.  All  Chrysanthemums  winter  well 
with  me  in  a  dark  cellar. 
How  fashions  change  in  flowers!  Near 
me  there  are  no  single  Fuchsias  now.  and 
oleanders  are  seldom  seen.  Yet  some¬ 
times  I  think  the  old  favorites  are  the 
best.  Then,  too,  if  hardy  plants  are  a 
hobby,  don’t  forget  to  try  a  new  Iris, 
and  if  you  have  no  Iris,  try  all  you  can 
afford,  especially  the  German  Iris.  Iris 
pumila  is  a  lovely  dwarf  Iris,  flowering 
for  us  in  May.  I  have  only  the  purple, 
but  white  and  yellow  are  catalogued 
Best  wishes  for  the  next  srarden,  botl 
yours  and  mine.  mother  bee. 
Note  that  these  soft,  por¬ 
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