The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-24

made into switch. VIII make it in ex-
change for anything 1 can use. All l
have made for have been so pleased they
have sent me more in exchange thar !
asked.
Mrs 3. f.. Dustin. Hillsboro. Miss
Did you ever think Of the beautiful les
son on economy We learn from the BIZ
BILE where Christ had fed the multitude
with the five loaves and two little fishes.
He commanded that the fragments be
taken up. that nothing be lost. Why did
He give such command when He cOulE,
have turned stones into bread? 1t was to
teach this lesson. When l was very
small child, my mother told me never
to throw even crumb of bread into the
fire, that 1t was a sin to burn anything
that would feed the hungry, and that a
little grain or crumb would help feed a
little bird Years have como and gone
sorrow and care have settled around me,
but that lesson. learned in early child
hood, has never been forgotten, and to
this day l could not burn or destroy
anything that would be of help to any,
body or anything. In summer l gaths-
and save all the seed l can. / am ofter
asked why L gather so much Of ono
thing. ! always find somebody to give
them to. and | am SO glad to have
even even rev seed to divide with others
we nave had the dryest year that | ever
knew OF this year; no rain hardly from
March until now. SO our flowers did nor
DO well. | find the datura stands tho
dry weather better than most anything,
WINE mad twenty four large blooms one
yet. -
Mrs j. c. Shaw, Bishopville, S. C-Wil]
You allow me to pay my first visit ia
your interesting and instructive circle?
WISH to tell you about my collection of
begonias, and other flowers l have fifty
different towering begonias, and thirty
two different rex. l use soil composed of
equal parts of sand leafmold and rict,
loan. My plants are very large and
thrifty, some Of them are three years old
and are growing in 10-inch pots, are 4
feet tall and covered with blooms
root cuttings in boxes of sand kept moist
The rex begonIaS are easily rooted from
the leaf. Cut the stem about two inches
long and insert in damp sand; pin the lea (
down flat and cut the stems or spines in
the leaf. A young plant will spring up
at every cut. If the leaf is pinned secure
ly and kept moist | recently rooted three
Camella japonicas In a bottle of rain wa
ter, have potted them out and they are
growing nicely. Perhaps some of the
ladies do not know that cuttings of Ota-
helte orange, Pondcrosa lemon olea nders
cape Jessamine and all this class OF plants
are easily rooted in bottles of rain water.
Put small lump of charcoal in each bot
tie to keep the water pure. August is the
best month in the year to divide your
yiolets; also to root roses and shrubberv.
Hybrid perpetual roses are propagated
easiest by layering, bend the limb down
and cut about half in two insert the cut
in the soil and tie the young plant that
IS to be- to a stake to keep it in an up
right position Now is my busiest time
with the chrysanthemums. disbudding and
tying them. ! have seventy-five Of the
best varieties, six plants of each variety:
would like very much to show some Of
them to Miss Roxy Sheets and the other
ladies that are partial to these flowers.
The queen of our realm shall have a few
as soon as they are ready to send.
CThanks