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is ratluM' an exj)ensivc plant and oIUmi rannot lx; con- 
sidenxl on this account, and in addition to this, in so 
many localilic's it is cxticnxdy snscc'ptihh' to injiiiy in 
the \vint(‘r. I’aits of it will di<‘ out and j^(‘t so hadly 
killed that the lines will l>e hn)k(M). Tlx; new dwarf 
edffiiifr plant, liox Harherry, ^dves promise of winninf>j its 
way to tlx' front foi' this piupose. As shown in the ac¬ 
companying^ illnstiation, it is V(‘ry suital)le. The hoiahus 
shown in the cut wer(‘ j)lant(*d late last spi‘in^% atxl it 
w ill 1)0 se(‘n that it already makes a nice; show in^. Tlx' 
dainty, soft gnxMi folia^x' and upright fall make it a fair 
rival of the Box, comnx)nly used. As soon as a good 
stock is work(‘d up in the nurseri(‘s, no douhl there will 
he good call for it. 
It is also well to keep in mind that most of the plants 
in the old-fashioixxl garden are deciduous, or in other 
words, lose their leaves as soon as tlx; fiost comes, and it 
is well to have the framework, such as Ixxlges, border' 
ings and solitary plants of an evergreen nature, so that 
the transition from summer to w inter is rx)t so great. 
If there are no evergreens in the garden it will look 
(‘xtremely forlorn as soon as the first severe frost strikes 
it, whereas, if there is a good franx;work of evergreen 
plants, the effects of the change in season w ill rather he 
pleasing than otherwise. 
The effort to make the dream of white and lavender 
or any other combination come true is seldom realized, 
due to the fact that every plant has its ow n paiticular 
season to bloom, and color harmonies and combinations 
rarely materialize as expected. 
Of course it is possible to keep a garden gay from early 
spring until late fall, but to do this re(}uires constant 
attention by skilled planlsmen, and a supplementary 
supply of plants from greenhouses or frames. Where 
there are skilled gardeners, of course, this can be done 
and the seiwices of the nurseryman are not likely to be 
called for. 
The luost charming and interesting gardens are those 
w Inch are used to just grow" plants, without any attempt 
at color scheme or effect. Plants are all naturally very 
unconventional in their habit of growth, and little atten¬ 
tion needs to be paid to their arrangement. They should, 
however, be selected so as to insure bloom all through 
the different seasons of the year, beginning with the 
early sj)ring flowering bulbs and old favorites such as 
Columbines, different varieties of Irises, Lilies, Phlox, 
Paeonies, Coreopsis, Sun-flowers, TMichaelmas Daisies 
and hardy Chrysanthemiuns, and with the numerous 
other good things that can be introduced, according to 
tbe tastes of the ow ner. 
If the selection is intelligently niade there w ill always 
be something in bloom. 
TWKK PLANTING 
If the truth were known, after being transj)lanted 
many trees fail through the action of the w ind. If the 
lop sways ever so little it is reasonable to suppo.se that 
almost every root and little fiber nx)ves at the same time. 
Under such conditions the tree cannot establish itself, as 
absolute stilhx'ss is nec(‘ssary for the roots to fulfill their 
1 unctions. The (hdicate odl walls of the rooth;ts cannot 
lake up the moisture aixl food from the earth where there 
is the slighl(;st motion. 
expert practical gardeixus have long recognized this 
aixl take means to prewamt inovenx'iit by staking, cutting 
hack tlx; tops, fiiin planting and other nx'th. ds. With 
large or (;ven niedium-sized trees it is rx)t (‘asy tc over- 
conx; tlx; eflect of the w ind, especially if the tree; stands 
alone in an (;xpos(‘d position. 
A slake cannot well he driven down firm enough to be 
of much value; Ix'sides, it usually chafes the bark and is 
in other ways ohj(‘ctionahh*. Three guy w ires fastened 
around the tree thre(‘-(|uait(;rs of the way up the trunk, 
aixl fastened to stak(*s in different directions, is a very 
effective way of holding the tree steady until the root 
system anchors it. (kire must be takmi to prevent Ibc 
wires from cutting the hark. This method is not always 
feasible. 
A good plan that might lx; practised more to advantage 
with fall-planted trees is to pile soil around the trunk to 
the height of two or three feel and leave it there over 
winter, removing it in the spring. This practice has 
much to recommend it where it can be done without 
looking too unsightly. It not only steadies the trees, but 
keeps the frost away from the roots to a c(;iiain extent. 
Hut do not fail to remove it about Ajiril, or its action will 
be detrimental rather than otherwise. 
THK PATHOS OF DISTANCE 
In England and France I have seen things which I 
wish could be burned into the conscience of every busi¬ 
ness man in the United States. I have seen factories in 
ruins, oflice buildings blow n into bits, commercial dis¬ 
tricts, miles in extent, lying de.serted and silent, grass 
growing in the streets like places of the dead—every¬ 
thing tliat years, perhaps hundreds of years of patient 
industry had built up and passed on as a heritage from 
father to son—all vanished. 
We in America have known nothing like this. We 
can know" nothing like it. Thanks to our Allies, these 
experiences will be kept from us. That factory of yours 
in New England, that mine of your neighbor’s in Mich¬ 
igan, that farm I owm in Iowa—they are being protected 
today by the untold sacrifices of the soldiers, the bus¬ 
iness men, the women of England and France. 
Why then should we complain? Why should we pro¬ 
test that our business is ruined? Wby should we bewail 
lessened profits, cavil at high prices, inconveniences, 
hard conditions? Why should we rage at the disaster 
that overtakes our business? 
Our business? Our profits? Our lives? Good God, 
will we ever open our eyes to see the truth? Gan w"e 
ever repay the debt w"e owe? The time has come for us, 
the commercial men of this country, to relieve our 
French and British Allies overseas of their appalling bur¬ 
den. Their soldiers are now" our soldiers, as truly as if 
they wore our uniform; and our boys are theirs,— E. T. 
Meredith in The Nation’s Business for August. 
Scientific advertising is perhaps the greate.st force in 
the comnx;rcial world today. 
By its means the sentiment, desires and actions of en¬ 
tire countrii's are conIrolhxL Not to recognize it in bus- 
iix'ss, and us(‘ it to the limit, shows a lack of ordinary 
husine.ss sense. 
