The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05

for, Nature knows best how to deal with
| these her own children.
| City gardens are so limited that one
must make the best of space. A border
foot wide, running around the fence
with small square bed in the centre, Is
all that can be devoted to flowers, yet
even here one can have a succession Oh
bloom
The earth must be spaded well. even
before the frost is out of the ground.
Rake it and let it lie in the sun until II
is warm. turning it now and then and
spading in little fertilizer, such as can
be obtained from the streets. Half an
hour night and morning will put the
flower bed in very good shape Smal
and can be nicely handled by any woman
who loves gardening. When the bed has
been made and warmed by the sun, then
1T is time to plant
Sweet peas should be planted first, and
they may be put in if the weather is very
warm in the latter part of March. Sea-
sons vary in this climate, and one-year
seeds will terminate if planted as early
as the middleton this month but it is al
ways safe to wait till the first of April.
Plants to be grown from seeds which
portulaca candy tuft and sweet elysium:
These are suitable for both city and
country gardens. and the seeds should be
put in early in May Later In May, or the
plant them successfully for two or three
weeks, and you will have blossoms all the
time. Verbenas heliotrope, monthly roses,
geraniums and pansies are all desirable
Towering plants for home gardens, and
it is best to put them in as small potted
plants instead of seeds. May is the month
view to making an artistic color display.
Nothing is more beautiful in a garden
than a bed of tastefully arranged pam
sizes. Where SO little space is devoted to
n 0,,ir Oa no Yfrox 1ylt
and can purchase potted plants so as to
secure a succession of bloom For
borders. buy begonias,, fuchsias and
ferns. Get them. potted. as they de-
velop quicker To set them out, dig
hole in the ground, remove the
plants from the pot and place deep in
protect them with a bushel basket, and
the following day keep them shaded from
the sun in the same way.
For the walls and fences of the house
try climbing roses. honey-Suckles, con-
volvulus and clematis.
To secure a succession after the violets
and the crocuses are gone plant saliva
seeds and set out verbenas and pansies
Later come the tube roses, which will
blossom through September.
Flowers always look better with a
background of green. And, therefore, 1t
of grass plotsss for you thus get the bright
coloring set in the fresh green frame.
Many women cultivate a roof garden
be carried up in bushel baskets and
placed in deep boxes, which border the
roof In the center there can be a very
large tub filed with earth; and at fire,
quent intervals there can stand small
washtubs also filled with soil. Be sure
that there is abundant ventilation ven IL lion in the
People VII often wonder why window
boxes and roof gardens, wither and die
so soon. It is because they are not kept
wet enough. "A window box REQUIRES two
parts of water night and morning, if it
be in a sunny location. Remember that
plants in boxes are exposed to, to the sun
when they would have kept moist if
placed in the earth.
Many women raise vegetables in a
small back yard, and combine beauty
and economy in this way. Peas, lima
beans. tomatoes, egg plants and beets
can be raised in very small space, while
even the sub-soil vegetables, such as po-
tatoes, onions and turnips can be grown
In small plots.
There is a Chicago woman, who for
years, has raised Strawberries in hogs
head. She fills the hogshead with earth
and sets the plants through holes bored
] In the sides,