NOVELTY AND GENERAL CATALOG 
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Fertilizers a Necessity 
The grounds, especially where stock is planted, should be well-fertilized so as to 
give the newly set trees, shrubs and plants every chance and every encouragement to 
develop their beauty. 
Proper Care of New Plantings 
After the planting of the trees, shrubs and plants, the most important thing is to 
take care of them. For remember, that plants, trees and shrubs are only living beings 
domesticated and raised with great care in nurseries. They require reasonable attention 
and care just the same as a domestic animal that has to be fed and watered, kept clean 
and looked after, and not to be let loose in strange surroundings to care for themselves. 
Special Features 
These, according to the size and adaptability of the grounds, and the wishes and 
tastes of the owner, the following special features could be brought out more promi¬ 
nent and made a separate section of the grounds, such as Rose Gardens, Hardy Old- 
Fashioned Gardens or Herbaceous Borders, Rock Gardens, Water and Bog Gardens, Bulb 
Borders or Bulb Gardens, Formal Gardens (generally misnamed Italian Gardens), Wild 
Gardens and other special features which I will treat briefly. 
Adaptability of Grounds 
It is advisable to study the adaptability of the grounds, their surroundings, and find 
out which of the special features are best adapted and could be most practically pro¬ 
duced that would harmonize with the developed or undeveloped grounds, so that it would 
not look out of place, but add beauty to the grounds instead of detracting from same, 
and thus saving labor and expense. 
Rose Gardens 
This is, -perhaps, the most popular section of gardening. When it is attempted on a 
large or small scale, it is advisable to have roses planted together so to be able to give 
them the proper cultivation and proper care, guarding them against insects, and when in 
bloom would produce an effect which is lost when they are scattered promiscuously. Of 
course this applies to the so-called Hybrid Perpetuals, Hybrid Tea Roses, while Hybrid 
Wichuraiana Roses and the Hybrid Multiflora and other climbing varieties can be used 
for special features in any part of the grounds, either as climbing or trailing plants 
covering the banks, rocks, stumps and trees, or forming a good defensive hedge if 
planted on a wire fence. 
The Japanese, Rosa Rugosa, is best adapted for massing with shrubs, excellent as a 
hedge plant or individual specimen. 
Old-Fashioned Gardens and Borders 
Perhaps the most fascinating, useful and pleasure-giving class of gardening that can 
be attempted on either a large or small scale with trifling expense. Such gardens can 
be arranged either in natural or formal style, while the material that can be used com¬ 
prises a large number of plants, including all the old-time favorite plants that take care 
of themselves and increase in size and beauty from year to year, and with the proper 
selection will form a most interesting feature from early spring, when the snow leaves the 
ground, until the ground freezes up again in the fall. 
To these plants can also be added selections from the best bulbs and, including a 
section for roses, can be dotted with shrubbery grown as a standard, which will add 
variety and relief to the apparent monotony. 
