The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
.Milady's Garden
of Delight.
Flowers THAT Bloom .1'hcroin.

penis upon tnC IlclilOu uiu ~
watering 1t snys n writer III the cur
rent lssc OF Vogue, TINT crispest and s
most delightful of magazines for tho In
and Instruction Of women. Tho
writer contirues II persons would JUST
sit down and consider tho fact that rev
plants thrive iiko the wild flowers nnd
tho weeds, ana the further fact that
they arc watcred by rain alone, they
would understand Why 1t Is that garden Z
flowers do not need n soakihg every
day, even III the hottest days OF suns
mcr Unless the garden Is built OH newly
made filled ground
" III situations where there Is great
liability to dust. MS from Il street, It
will be all right to spray tho leaves
daily. after shutdown. but 1t should DO
n fine spray, and provision, should DO
made TINT the bed Will drain we'll. After
NIL hard rains. where It Is possible to
do 30, go over tho beds with n finely
divided hoe and break up tho crust, MS
soon asst is dry enough to be worked. II
Garden Hedges. #
All things considered, the Privet
makes the very best garden hedge for
situations where the hedge must be con-
stTuctcd OF hardy plants. In the Sec
tlpns OF the country south Of Richmond,
VA, where the scmI-hardy plants will
Ave. there Is wider choice OF good
hedge plants from which to select. Tho
.Privct liz easily grown, is us hardy as
an oak, and will grow aa well In sandy
us limestone soil but II VIII make Det.
tor hedge II the soil Is prepared for It
of the best obtnInnblc loan, well enriched
with we'll -rotted horse manure. 1t Is
best 10 start With two-ycnr-old plants,
MS they establish better than younger
ones Sct them from 4 to 10 Inches apart. 2
depending on tile closeness you desire IN y
the hedge. and whether you desire !. 20
be proof to small animals. Give 2 innich-
ing OF strawy' manure every lall. anu !.
top dressing OF bone -meal OF l ~ ~ uMo"A
ashes In the spring
Growing the Clematis.
TO set the most beauty out OF The LARGE la1IaI
lowered clcmatls. II should be r ne,pgiv
during the growlnK per'oa ard % p HAT ali
the buds may como on the outside Of .he
Vine and the result be solid mass th oa
color start With they sh 0nlan Y fp tse
III Ii grown to n porch, in, order that all all
sio growth above that point will be new
groTth as Al bl92ms come on sno ia s furteo Of
years growth. ana 10 ger aar sy.. hn root.
train, the growing shoots daily that no wo
or them cross each other, but make them
grow Side BY side up the trsil's; or %,ut
four inches apart. BY doing this, me
foliage viii hide the slender stems, ana
the Immense large blooms VII mae Ia, a.,
lbone:ineni during tho growing season. ana
water freely. 8 I'll
The Hydrangea Paniculata.
This is, perhaps. az things c9nsld aa ef.
cd BY the owner OF small lawn. !. When =, n
but one or two can be used. ana is JUS.
as useful on the large estate; but y! IL, -
lawn, wiiero space is scarce. It is best to
as they rarely fan 70 do well once tns sy
beauty OF the II. i'aniculata Is In tho !
forming OF the head and keeping II prop.
sr pruned II. must be e anshnHf d de-.
pending on tho amount Of the current
Years growth, which itself depends on
the nature and fairness OF the soil. II nor
Gu, back sufficiently the blooms Io neao tns
wood made this summer; me cutting
should be done as soon as the blooms fall.
GiTe the very r.Shest tb sol a nnu
The Old-F Fashioned Sweet Will
liam.
Z The plant breeders have been trying for
years TO nx this beautiful and favorlte
flower, but 80 far have not succecucu, a ~:
there Is not a plant In the modern guIut, -,
the same batch OF seed come atika, ana
ii has been found impractlcnble TO put u
under named varieties, although Soms
beautiful forms IL amazing. and there are
nearly MS many different shaped florets
as there are shades Of color. It Is per-
fectly hardy and the pants t , lncrea ahonla
be divided when they get too, mick or
crowd other plants in the hardy border.
They can be gr9w from ~ seSq as - oeI nave
them In the borders In blocks OF one SHADE age
or coolr, plant the seed In seed-beds tnin
out, and allow to stand untllath bloom,
when they can be sclectct} MS to color or
shade, and transplanted into the perma-
ncnt border, For PERMANENT hardy ribbon
work there Is nothing better but ~ thus
when they need it.. Ii the soil Is very
rich, as It should be. they. will run TO
too much stalk. unless they are trimmed
back when they are six Inches high, which
viii cause them to branch, Increasing tho
amount OF the bloom.
The Altheas.
The chief value OF the Atheas ASIDE
from the beauty OF their flowers; is in
the latencss of their blooming. We're lt
not for these beautiful shrubs, the season
Of blooming OF our sh,'ubbcry would end
with August, but az the Althea begins
just then, and continues until October. II
makes II possible to have bloom IN the
They come ina large variety Of shades
and colors, from white. through al tho
shades of purple, red. lilac and rose TO tho
irnsting eye. showing the colors OF tho
petals to- advantage; The old fashioned
SORT, yclept. Rose.of Sharon, as improved
finest as to form, as 1t has beautiful large
white single flowers, with deep crimson
eye The Althea Is g very gross FEEDER
as a single Specimen. with plenty OF room
Manure 1t spring and autumn, and mulch
over winter. Cultivate freely.
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