THE YELLOW SHEETS 

I am sure that Mrs. Spring has no 
young plants of this Rose as the bush 
takes about all the room in her small 
yard that she can spare for it. But if 
you are interested, have success with 
cuttings and have some nice hardy 
plants to trade, I feel sure that she 
would be wide open for a fair trade. 
The address is Mrs. Jerome Spring, 
Grannis, Ark. 
My Klienia articulata (do not know 
its common name) has me puzzled. 
Mrs. George Ralph, Texarkana, Ark., 
gave me my start. The tiny slip looked 
like a miniature grey-green baseball 
bat. No leaves. Set it in a can of rich 
loam, right side up with care. Soon 
began making new growth—a thick 
stem with tiny leaves. When the main 
stem was about half an inch long and 
petioles of the leaves about 2 inches, 
the new growth was accidentally 
broken off. Main stem not disturbed 
that I could see. Planted broken piece 
at once. It grew off nicely; is of recum- 
bent growth, about a foot long; but the 
mother plant withered and died. Now 
why? 
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph have a wonder- 
ful collection of plants and their garden 
is an asset to the city. » 
Strive to enter in at the straight gate; 
for many, | say unto you, shall seek 
to enter in and shall not be able.— 
Luke 13; 24. 
Personally, | think as many people 
go down the broad way from laziness 
as from actual wickedness. They 
would like to travel the narrow way, 
but it is just too much trouble. The 
Bible stresses the importance of mental 
and spiritual activity. St. Paul directs, 
‘Add to your virtue, knowledge; and 
we cannot pursue any line of decent 
study without coming closer to God. 
Keep trying to stamp out our own 
faults and strengthen our good points. 
And if we old folks will center our 
efforts on improving our own charac- 
ters and increasing our knowledge, we 
are likely to find ourselves relieved of 
a lot of worry about the younger gen- 
eration. 
(Personally I cannot see that the 
younger generation is up to one bit 
more devilment than we were at the 
same age.) 

Have you tried the old fashioned 
Sweet Rocket? I planted some seed 
last spring. Only a few germinated. 
Early this spring, set the strongest in 
an out of the way corner where it need 
not be disturbed. Now, latter half of 
April, it is in full bloom, lavender, 
Phlox-like fragrant flowers. A 5c pkt. 
_is big‘enough for two families. Hardy 
perennial, said to last for years. 

The Peonies | received in late winter 
from Mrs. A. B. Peterso, R. 1, Fonda, 
lowa, are just coming into bloom. Such 
strong roots. The dark red single, a 
Japanese | think, is the earliest. Outer 
petals very dark red, center lighter red 
and gold. She wrote me that she is 
unable to identify it. Philip Revoire 
nearly ready to open. Mons Martin 
Cahusac will not bloom this year. 

One of the Rhubarb plants I re- 
ceived from Mrs. A. B. Asmus, R. 1, 
Box 934, Phoenix, Ariz., bloomed this 
spring and is creating quite an interest 
among the flower lovers of Grannis. 
The whole flower head much larger 
