The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-15
WINTER GARDENING.

her knowledge Of gardening. has trained
a trumpet vine about an old dead tree
In her back yard. and when the green
leaves come out and the little yellow
trumpets thrust out their tubes above the
gray tree trunk. the vine is sight well
worth seeing.
Grass. while ono OF the most beautiful
growths. Is certainly one Of the most dif-
fcult to raise in perfection. Several
years ago two American women visiting
"Chatsworth." or one Of the show places
OF England. we're very much impressed
by. the beauty OF the long stretches Of
green sward. "How do you treat your
grass one Of them said to the gard
ener. ITO gain such turf as that? wish
my grass would look as green and
smooth"
"well, MAN." ne answered. III you
will roll your grass and weed and ferttl-
lie 1t for hundred years, It will be as
fine ns nine"
Mrs. Ely says. Ground prepared for
turf should be sown very thickly. with q
mixture OF one-third to the bushel of
Kentucky blue grass. Long Island Bent
and Red Top grass. Roll thoroughly.
and. II the weather be dry. have the
ground sprinkled daily and kept moist.
The tender grass should appear In two
weeks. utter which cover with straw
for the first winter" Frequent cutting
prevents the grass from growing lumpy.
as we'll as full OF seeds from such aliens
as may have grown up in the turf.
Among fertilizers for grass tobacco stalks
como In the first class. Those dry rs-
mains OF the Virginia weed can persuade
grass to grow in the shade. I'm to -
| trunks Of the trees. have never
seen any grass growing on the trunks
\ themselves. but suppose tobacco might
! effect that, too.
OF course in all the various DEPART.
ments OF gardening difficulties lie In
walt for the novice at every turn. and
] even the experienced gardeners do not
have level pnth in life Their fayorite
plants sometimes have much the apnear-
ance of Jobs rroyerh,r' t,~'--v --'.h
only the one feather sticking out Of his
ltail. and conventions OF Arn ds
tiles and spiders, red and black, will often
| meet In their flower beds. But, the
energy Invested in overcoming tho DIFF
tlcultles OF the garden always bears a
| good interest. i5ss
man and his wife. the utinuituus Adam
ard Eve. Tho man. the story says. was.
r.ade first, and for long while hunted
| and hshed and smoked around the coun-
try all by himself. But one day he do
cided that he could not LONGER endure
| suCh ION ellneSS. he went TO ms sCTeatOf
I and asked for another being to accom-
pany him through life He wanted soma
one, he said. to heal his wounds. to.
laugh at his jokes. sorrowing with him In
grief and rejoicing with him In gladness.
The Creator then gave him the woman.
! He brought her back in short while,
| though declaring that he did not want
to be lmpertinent. but he must say that
! he had expected his Maker to turn out
better Job than that woman had proved
ia be, She was sickly and wanted him
to spend half OF his hunting time In hnd-
! Ing pretty leaves and stones for her;
besides, all OF her moods wore In tina
superlative degree and she changed her
mind 80 often that she really kept him
quite dizzy. II the Creator couldn't make
(, any alterations In that woman he him.
| self really could not keep her.
Every WE'LL" said the Creator. II will,
take her back" Is
But even then the man was not salts
| fed. He returned to his Maker before
the second day was past and begged very
humhly to have the woman given him
again.
"Why how Is this Z" asked the Creator.
You are not happy with her nor yet
content without her. /, 7
Eyes. know" replied the man. II am
| not altogether hanpy when have her
| She IN a great care, but she Is worth all
the trouble she causes. want her.
So gardening is worth all the troubls
ELo4sE BRUCE.