The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-09
THE GARDEN.
Plants and Flowers That should Re
Grown on the Lawn This summer.

Plants and Flowers That Should Re
Grown on the Lawn This Summer
The Indiana Farmer asked for CORE
spondence on this subject and offered
premiums for the best list The follow
ing description took the first premium:
Inc ideal flower bed should be large
and rich and ioamy,s and in. the country
lawn should have d chfcken-proof fence
around 1t, IL have wire netting around
m1ne.) A pretty table always has a
spray Of flowers, or a pot of fern. If
the flower bed has a background of
evergreen, the flowers will show to
better advantage. and If on the north or
west side 1t will save the plants from
the rough play of the wind. Mine is on
the east side of our house and on the
north side of evergreens. About the 1st
OF May spade it up and rake 1t and make
1t in good order. For the border I plant
sweet alyssum; plants very dwarf, only
three or four inches high and each plant
spreads SO as to completely cover
large space. They soon become one mass
of white, remaining in full bloom from
spring to fall. and are covered with beau
tiful miniature spikes of sweet scented
flowers Next is coleus, beautiful class
of well known and popular ornamental
foliage plants. Then geraniums The
double gerantum has been wonderfully
improved the past few years. We now
have them of as many and as beautiful
colors as the single, and for cutting,
much better For the center of bed,
caladium is one of the handsomest of the
ornamental plants. There Is nothing
so good as this (caladium esculentum)
for grand bed Of foliage L have a.
bed on the west side Of the house for
my cannas, which make brilliant show
all summer. There is no plant ex-
ceiling the Gamma. 1t even surpasSes
the geranium in its gorgeous display of
brilliant colors, blooming continuously
from the time Of planting until cut down
by frost. This is all I have room for in
the lawn. The rest of my flowers 1 plant
in the garden next to the road 1 will
tell you all plant there First the glad
iolus.
Everyone knows and admires the beau
tiful gladiolus. 1t will grow and bloom
abundantly with but very little attention.
yet If one gives it extra care, the reward
will be two-fold. They may be planted
from April to July. and either in rows or
in masses. / prefer them in rows and
cut when just coming into bloom they
may be kept in the house for days, if
given fresh water, and will mature as
well as IL on the parent plant in the
garden. Very few ANIMALS will make
such a gorgeous display during the sum-
mer months or furnish more flowers for
cutting than verbe1as. Mine We're per.
fectly beautiful last fall and remained
beautiful in flower and foliage after sew
eral severe frosts. Then comes the
dahiias. a great favortte everywhere for
many reas ons. They are very SNOWY and
commence blooming in August and con-
TIME until cut down by frost Next Is
the sweet pea. These are among the
most beautiful Of all our hardy ANNALS
Then the COSMOS, a strong grower, having
elegant foliage. and for fall blooming has
no superior. have also asters. numer.
GUS varieties, all Of which are handsome
and well worthy of cultivation. More
over for summer and fall decoration, or
for decorative designs, they are much
used by florists. will give list of seeds
buy from professional scotsman: Sweet
peas. r1arigolds. verbenas, carnations.
zinnias, asters, cosmos, larIspur bal
sans, coxcombs, nasturtiums. These are
all easy of cultivation and they afford
bloom until frost. The castor oil bean
(ricinus) has very ornamental foliage and
SNOWY fruit and is nne for background
or center of bed. 1t gives a semi-tropicaI
effect, and when planted thick makes a
fine hedge Peonies are desired on ae-
count of their large size. fine colors and
profuse blooming. They are extremely
hardy ard succeed well on any ground
+ also have a rose bed. The rose has
ever been, and we suspect It ever will
be. the queen of flowers. It is popular
| everywhere and justly So love flowers.
and am so glad and thankful that God
has given such beautiful things to bright.
en- our lives MI
Marion County.