House and Garden 
himself, he will have to use his own 
intelligence and learn. In case he will 
not do this, he had better not keep 
horses. Saddles should be dried in the 
sun, when it is possible. Stirrups and 
bits should he cleaned at once, as it is 
much easier to prevent rust than remove 
it. \ he same rule should apply to all 
harness and to carriages. The best 
results will never be obtained, unless 
the groom be given ample time to saddle 
or harness a horse. Sometimes, of 
course, in cases of emergency, this has 
to be done “on the jump;” but gener¬ 
ally speaking, the groom should he 
given time to do his work with calm 
carefulness. 
Any judge of horses and appoint¬ 
ments who will wander around among 
the equipages waiting at a fash¬ 
ionable suburban place, Bryn Mawr, 
Morristown, or Evanston, for instance, 
will be horrified to see in what slipshod 
fashion the expensive horses have been 
harnessed to their costly carriages, and 
with what sublimely indifferent ignorance 
the owners drive off, as though all were 
well, and they were cutting a mighty 
dash. 
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MONTH 
{Continued from page 233.) 
THE GARDEN 
servatory, and for the lawn and garden 
proper. In selections for the garden 
keep in mind the idea of massing or 
grouping. Several plants of one or of 
a few kinds give better effect than too 
much diversity. 
If the suggestions heretofore made in 
this column were followed, and your 
bulbs w^ere planted in the fall, there is no 
reason why you should not have beauti¬ 
ful Easter flowers, with proper attention, 
without having to patronize the florist. 
If you were not entirely satisfied with 
the arrangement of the garden space at 
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more appropriate time than this to de¬ 
termine on a different scheme for the 
coming season. Many things must be 
considered in any decided change. It is 
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and colors of diff erent flowers in order 
to get the best effects as a whole. It is 
easier to study out these phases of the 
work now than to wait until the time for 
seeding or transplanting. 
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