flowee beds in lawns. 
To those who grow a miscellaneous collec- 
i,e tolerable, 
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a square luu 
tionof flowers for the satisfaction of watch¬ 
ing their gi-owth aiid peculiarities of trans¬ 
planting and puttering and weeding, a^y 
rules or suggestions are superfluous. T e 
more unique, miscellaneous or odd such co 
lections appear to the educated gardener, 
the more precious they are often to their 
owners, and as long as they give satisfaction 
to their owners; familiarize them with plant 
gi-owth, and take them out of the tread mill 
round of every day life, it is really no ones 
business where one locates them or ■whether 
they ai-e exactly in accordance -with rule of 
thumb or not. 
There is, however, as the countiy becomes 
more densely settled, and the towns spread 
out, a growing desire for harmony of sur¬ 
roundings and any rules that can be given 
toward making the flower bed a part of a 
hamionious whole will be welcomed by 
many. As in other matters of taste the fit¬ 
ness of things is always a true guide, and the 
question whether the varieties planted best 
fulfill the object wished for, is to decide the 
matter in this case. 
For example, the larger Dahlias, Zinnias, 
Sunflowers, Double Hollyhock, Double 
Poppy, Peony and Tiger Lilies are attrac¬ 
tive and showy at a distance,, or on the bor¬ 
ders of a shrubbery while they have little to 
recommend them for planting close to the 
house or near a much used walk. Even the 
beautiful Japan Lilies are unsuitable as lawn 
plants and Gladiolus and Tuberoses equally 
so. Their proper place is in separate beds— 
in the vegetable garden if no other ground 
is available—to be cut for the parlor and 
hall for which purpose their long keeping 
qualities make them specially adapted. For 
small lawns kept closely shaven nothing is 
better than small beds containing a few 
choice Verbenas, or a bed of Portulacas or 
small and tasteful designs in Alternantheras 
or the trailing Dusty Hiller. 
Perhaps some one will ask what a tasteful 
design would be like, which question I can¬ 
not answer better than by giving an illustra¬ 
tion or two: 
In front of a church in a neighboring city 
are two grass plats ten feet square. In each 
of these plats is planted every summer a 
Scarlet Geranium bed bordered with Cen- 
taurea. These beds arc nine feet in diame¬ 
ter and the grass around them bears about 
the same proportion that the corners of a 
square clock-face bears to the dial. How 
much prettier and more in harmony with 
the surroundings would be two Greek 
crosses not more than throe feet long, and 
consisting of two shades of Alteniantliera, 
than these monstrous beds appropriate only 
for extensive lawns. 
Two or three times a week in summer, I 
pass a city residence where to the left of the 
path as one enters, is supposed to bo a 
square rod of lawn ; out of this grass jdat is 
cut a huge five-pointed star planted with 
Coleus. .So anxious islthe owner to make 
this star as largo as possible, that there is 
hardly room enough left to pass between its 
points and the fence. How such a star in 
the center of a circular carriage turn a hun- 
it could be 
an ornament to 
is simply absurd. pi,i]adclphia I vis- 
Duringashort walking through 
ited Giw«^ ^°T‘noticed as its leading feat- 
front highly colored beds 
ure a great number of highly - ^ 
but divers^ 
-aried of 
plants, i'lie ej i„„ous beds and I nat- 
these numerous mon^^^ displayed. But 
urallyquestionec building I 
when attoi passu „ . , ^f shingled 
Md reached *'^Tve incher t-hi^^^ 
’afi'^.^azinj awhile at the outspread 
rity of'Brotherly Love ray 
lawn below, then the exquisite 
skill of the <»ardener became appai ent. Lil 
n nictoc the individuality of tlio plant 
melted in the perspective. The effect was 
indescribably grand, neither the choices 
mosaic table nor the costliest carpet could 
be more beautiful. , , . , 
The arrangement of flower beds in lawns 
with regard to their principal point of view 
deserves the careful study of the landscape 
hardener and will be reserved for another 
as heavy as a team can haul. When 
at the place of setting, drive the 
sleigh upon the heap of soil in such a 
that it will incline toward the pit 
moment you may slide the tree Vo t 
pointed place. ^ * ap. 
Tramp some of the soil from uq^ 
dressing around the ha,!! of earth; pu! 
litter about it, and the work is done 
bettor than it could be at any other 
of the year, for the multitude of 
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roots in the ball of earth; preserve 
tree 
article. 
L. B. PlEECE. 
from any check until the larger roots 
throw out a colony from the points wV*** 
they were cut off. There is no necessity*^'^, 
losing one tree in a Inmdred by this method 
while a large tree can be removed with ’ 
much safety as a small one,,,providing tr 
ball of earth attached be c6rrespondii,„i* 
enlarged. This method is exceedingly tavof 
able for the. resetting of large evergreen 
trees, which otherwise is attended with mnoh 
danger of loss from the least drying of the 
roots. It is a work well adapted to the 
winter, as it can readily be discontinued at 
an inclement season, to be resumed at 
favorable moment. 
any 
TEAESPLANTING TEEES IN WINTBE. 
As a rule there is not much gained by 
planting large trees, smaller ones, well taken 
care of, give generally^ better satisfaction. 
Yet there .ire ■ cases in which it becomes 
desirable to plant as large trees as is practi¬ 
cable, even if it has to be done at considera¬ 
ble expense and labor. To those so cir¬ 
cumstanced the following directions by a 
correspondent of the Dulcliess Farmer, may 
be of interest: 
When properly done, the holes .should, of 
course, he dug when the ground is not 
frozen, and the soil placed in a compact 
heap, and covered on the south of the hillock 
with some coarse litter from the horse stable, 
to keep a portion of the soil from freezing, 
which will give the planter access at any 
time during the winter. Sufficient loose 
soil to pack about the ball of earth will be 
taken up with tlic tree, which will be nearly 
sufficient of itself to fill the receptacle, and 
the dressing will be just where w.antod to 
spread about tlie tree for winter protection, 
and tor immediate nourishment in thesprino-’ 
Experience has taught mo that it is highry 
needful to furni.sh some fertilizer for .all 
trans])lantcd trees at the time of removal 
In balling out trees, it is not advis.able to 
wait until the ground is f.-ozon hard, as is 
often done, which greatly increases the labor 
-and expense. 
It is only necessary to dig a narrow trench 
about the tree wliicli may be quite near the 
tlio Koil boi' ’ 
tlio many (ilirous roots i rom I'allii 
mg d.amp will ho held by 
trench, wliicb should bo"^ 
ouUlngdowntbrougb the horizo.’,"!;!”'' 
roots, 
V doiitli 
, !iying bare 
'lug about all the 
y*" '/•■‘VO to do is to 
m frozen, wlum 
wliicb, with most trees, will 
of from fifteen to twenty incl.^H 
tlic top roots. Iliivii 
trees in like manner, an you 
wait until the ball of eartli 
you have only to elioji oil! the i 
WINTEE OOLOEING. 
By a proper use of the means at our com¬ 
mand, we may have color in the garden all 
winter, and any one knows the pleasinv • 
effect a slight amount of warm coloring gives 
when seen in a winter landscape, whose tones 
are always low. The Bittersweet, a native 
climber, has clusters of orange and scarlet 
fruit, which when seen against a background ■ 
of evergreens has all the beauty of flowers. 
Our native Sumach can be used most effec¬ 
tively in combination with evergreens, its 
large crimson clusters contrasting vividly, 
aud brightening the scene. Evergreens are 
sombre when used alone, but a point of 
warmer color seems to enliven them, .is a 
scarlet flower worn with a black dress makes 
it .almost brilliant. 
IVe have several native shrubs beaiing 
showy scarlet berries, and every one of these 
can be grown in the lawn or shrubbery if 
proper care is taken in transplanting thcin. 
Of course, the more nearly you imitate their 
surroundings, and their conditions.of giwth 
in their native haunts, the greater the suc¬ 
cess. Study'the plant and its habitat, a" ^ 
when you remove it make the change as 
slight as possible. If it loves fibrous sod 
rich in leaf-mold and decomposing woo I 
matter, bring some along to put about 
roots. If it seems fond of shade, do no. 
pl.ant it in unsh.adod places. 
T'hoso who are not so fortunate as to ^ 
able to got these plants from field, w’ooi an 
swamp, can proouro many variotios ot u - 
bio native shrubs of nursorymeu, 
hoginning to recognizo the beauty undue 
of our own plants. Wo have native su 
and llowors (puto as beautiful as 
have paid high prices for, from fovoig** ^ 
hut wo have neglootod them 
.some of them had been udvortisedns lO 
from .I,a|)an, and sold at $1 t*’ j,avo 
Novordospin^lj'’*^ 
ovoryhody who grows llowors 
heoii really to purchase. Novori..—. 
ty booauso it is to ho had choaply- 
■ffc:t 7 or(Z iu Our Connlry Home. 
I f you SCO any way in which j-jgtind 
o'Atv Qaudisn can bo made inovo m 
to you, iiloaso lot us know 
