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drainage in flower pots.
1t wont hurt Geraniums to will
a little before watering.
Baking or scalding the soil be,
fore using will kill weed seeds.
Hardy Pr;mulas, Delphiums and
Hibiscus can be sown in the fall
Get DIRT for plants after the
weather is cold enough to send
the worms below frost line.
If one wants Fuchsias to bloom
at any particular time, stop cutting
thrifty plants about six weeks
previously.
Very rich sandy loan suits
Petunlas best.
To RAISE show Pansies use one
third manure.
Azalias viii do best in a cool
corner with shade,
No plants are freer Towering or
more to be depended upon for
winter than the Lantana.
Halliana H~oneysuckle is per-
fectly hardy and when once estab-
lished will blossom all summer,
Rex Begonias require a warm
corner, shady and protected from
draughts; not much water at the
roots.
Weak lime water is very good
for white-leaved Geraniums; it inn
proves the color of their foliage.
Don't pin all your faith on
Geraniums Just started for winter;
keep some of the chOicer varieties
till they form small trees and note
results.
There are no more desirable
house plants than the Jasmines
Grand Duke and Graudlhora. A
sandy loan suits them. Shower
freely to keep off red spider, give
plenty of sun, and cut back freely.
-Four things are essential to sue
cessful Chrysanthemum culture
Ist. Start the the plants early,
2nd. Give very strong rich soil.
ord. Shift as needful to give
plenty of root room. 4th. Give
plenty of water and liquid manure.
Attention to the above will ensure
success, and beautiful success.
The best way to keep Fuchsias
through winter is to cut the tops
off close to the ground, shake the
dirt off the roots and put away as
you would potatoes. In March re-
pot in rich soil, sprinkle frequent
ly, and give plenty of water, and
you will soon have thriftier plants
and more blossoms than if you
had succeeded in keeping over all
the tops.
A well-mixed pile of prepared
soil is to the florist what money in
the bank is to the housekeeper.
He who will not SOW in Febru-
airy annd March, and transplant in
April and May, must buy plants at
an added expense or go without.
Lilies, Iris, Peonies, Columbines.
Lychnis, Bleeding Heart and
other old-fashioned perennials
cost little, endure much, and in
crease and bloom year after year.
Order seeds fitted tothe measure
of soil, sun, shade and time that
they will receive, and not from the
attractive cuts and descriptions
given in the catalogues,
knowledge of plant life and
familiarity with the needs of diff
ferent varieties, with never-tiring
vigilance has much more TO do
with the successful culture of
flowers than "luck."
A box of fine soil, covered with
a pane of glass, and set oyer a
pan OF hot water by day, and on a
warm soap stone at night, makes
a very good substitute for a hot
bed.
The reading, study and expert
ment that give the knowledge OF
howers requisite TO a successful
culture of them, are as pleasant
and as reStful as the association
with the flowers themselves, and a
step toward a higher living.
OF the varieties of strawberries
lately introduced the Marshall
stands at the head as an early
berry. 1t is OF largest size, fine
dark red color, and of good
quality. The Brandywine is crowd,
ing the Candy for place as a bes,
very late sort, and the William
Belt is one of the best new mid,
season varieties. The Lovett is
not priced as much as il should
bet IS a fine variety and has the
merit OF succeeding almost any,
where. OF the very latest intro.
auctions, Glen Mary, is highest
praised Margaret and EleanoI
are also said to be of merit.
Order both Gloxinia and Dahl;
seed and raise bulbs for q cent.
that would cost you s. 10 buy
There is always a call for bulbs i
the spring from those whose plan.
were made too late, and often on,
who is thrifty in this way car
make a few dollars for somethin,