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Oeteber 19435 

The terrible droughth has broken at last---the last week in September, 
A six weeks dry spell in mid summer is normal end to be expected but ™se,} 
we look for soaking rains about the last week of July, and at thet time 
plant our fall gardens, with good expectation of continued rains. But 
we have no fall gardens’ this year. 
Was able, to Hire.a men who-had reised no spring truck, to floor 
my avo. fae tdid a,cood job and my space is incréesed by an uvsteirs 
room evoit 16x24, When Kelph marries and I keev house to myself. out 
Here, 2 arth heve-plenty.ot. room, well, insulated, 
Wo .ere Mow teced “ith -e fuel shortege.. Plenty sof wooc eveileble, 
but. labor simply is not. Plenty of men sitting eround on store porches 
but not open to onnortunities to earn money, Sometimes seems to. me 
that Bre prices *for- spring truck “2s.e curse to the recloen, 
Of plants available at this time, I -have 
ERIS ,sunlabelied., 40 varrteties 1.00. postpeid., 
Self. Heal (Prunelic.)} for.the wild gerden, vdor soil, full sun, 
purple flowers. | 
Wood BRetony (Pedicularis, canadensis) olso called Lousewort; fern 
like foliage dark red in etrly spring; yellow flowers on good stems 
Lor ¢ cutting; indifferent to soil but must have shedce,. | 
artridgeberry (Michelle repens) populer Christmas déecoretion: 
ieee evergreen ground cover: needs Ceep shede in the south. acid soil 
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and are usec TOP mekine pl pes. 
iris eritstata, blue with eee best for shedy ground, cover, 
Lee “her Breeches, do not know botenical neme; new foliege an late 
winter: lavender flowers-on good stems ineerly summer; velved by the 
Indians as é food plent. 
Rattlesnake Weed: medicinal herb; highly esteemed by the Indiens 
for treatment of voisoned wouncs, 
Ferns~---Christmas: bony Spleenwort; Blunt lobec Woodsie; Re-. 
surrection; Brackens «and: Ledy., 
Red .Tredescantia, so called from cold weether coloring of the 
leaves. Color of blooms affected by differences of color «nc exposure, 
One of the native Sviderwoits. ; 
Cultiveted Violets---White, eerly; good late winter bloomer in 
the house if you have a devencable czt. Mice crazy for the *iny buds. 
| Confederate Violets: grey effect; my favorite: cen he nda full sun. 
Hemerocalis---Kwanso and Fulva. Temporerily out of Fleve., 
fruit edible. ly 
Green Brier---vine; satickery: nocules on roots grow quite large 
Hardy rock gerden plants. | 
A number of Secums herdy in the north, 
I have ae lerge number of nemed Semvervivums, but birth control 
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seems to be fashioneble «mong them. Only a few with chicks yet. 
Hardy Cecti-«- 
Opuntia vulgere (Prickly Peer) yellow flowers fruit ecible. 
Another Opuntia, much teller plent; stately Loan decoration; 
yellow flowers, 
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