Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-29
THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.

TIE farm home should be the most
beautiful spot on earth. We hear the
complaint that women do not like the
farm and the children leave it as soon
as they can Why? When all is bleak
and bare and the house and barn are
bombarded by the storms and the front
yard is kept for the hogs and calves
10 tell the truth II Is not attractive.
II is not enough to feed the stomach.
The soul, TOO, may be starved There
is an Unborn love OF the beautiful In
US all. The west in the early days was
glorious in lis flower sprinkled prairies.
its native parks and woodlands. When
IN the ffties ! used to drive across
the prairies. ! thought II the most
beautiful land IN the world. II has
been sadly spoiled. The forests have
been cut away. and the great flower
gardens have been turned into wheat
fields and too many Of the homes are
unprotected. swept by all the storms
and lashed by the billiards The farm
ers for the most part are now well of
and many have money In the bank
Some are buying more land and some.
thank God. are improving what they
have. When will people learn that
so acres put 10 its best with a de-
lighttul home Is worth more than
whole section with the slipshod farm
ing too often practiced. Flowers have
their mission as well as wheat and oats
and cattle and hogs. In the ST. Paul
Farmer | have described how there
should be a constant procession OF
beauty TO cheer the home. Near the
door have a bed Of tulips. These ap-
pear as soon as the ground is thawed
out. There is a large family OF them
some early, some late some single.
some double. They are Respondent i'm
their beauty and are the harbingers OF
the radiant hosts which are 10 fol-
low. Plant them by the hundreds and
not by the dozens. You can get them
for two or three dollars a hundred and
they VIII stay In the ground for years.
Plant phlOxes between the rows and
so have almost continuous bloom on
the same ground Next in the pro-
cession come the columblnes. These
are very hardy. There are about
htty Kinds and they give a marvellous
hending OF beauty. When they are ia
bloom the humble bees are on hand
drinking m the nectar and appear
fairly intoxicated with delight. They
carry the pollen from one TO another.
You plant the seeds and are surprised
by the new creations which greet YOU.
Take that bare spot Of ground. put I'm
zoe mixed columbines and YOU will
have menagerie OF beauty. And now
comes the queen 81 all the flowers.
Hardy as an oak. the most gorgeous.
radiant and respondent beautiful Of
all. When you see them you can but
fan I'm love with them ! mean the
paeony. These are not the rank. III
smelling things our mothers used 10
raise, but the great. brilliant fragrant
ones Of today Fifty years ago there
were % kinds now there are about
1000 named sorts and more are being
added every year. Though Il takes a
long time, yet one can raise new varie-
ties from seed, each one slightly dir
iereht. wish you could see our
fields In June when $1,000 put them.
selves on exhibition in 400 distinct
varieties Most OF them are in fer-
TIE valley and the road Is above them
They bloom so gloriously that they ar
IKE a sea Of glory In miniature One
can generally set mixed varieties Of
very me quality for $40 the 500 ana
with care they double every wear or
tWo-C. ;. Harrison In Field ana
Farm