The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-06-30
in full bloom.

In full bloom.
Another beautiful shrub blooming in
June and July. Flowers produced in
such profusion as to almost hide the
foliage. There are three varieties
pink, white and rose.
Snowballs.
The new Japanese SNOWFALL is much
to be preferred over the old sorts. It
forms an erect shrub, blooms in June.
and is In bloom much longer period
than the old varieties. The foliage
In the early part of the season is
olive green, changing to very dark
green as the season advances,
Ornamental Grasses.
Although we of the north may be
denied the beautiful pampas and other
sub-tropical grasses which form SO
distinctive part of the parks and gar
dens both In the south and on the
coast, still we may have beautiful
grasses-and too, many varieties, all
OF which are worthy of place in any
garden. The following varieties are
perfectly hardy and most easily grown
-andropogon-very ornamental; GER
SSOSAAOeh III UOu4u0ISp clyluuS
giganteus-a large and elegant speci-
men; elymus arenarius-with blush
green foliage; erianthus ravenna-a
variety greatly resembling pampas;
eulalta enthusiastically variegat-
ed; festuca viridis-fine to use with
cut flowers.
For the Farm.
These articles concerning the grow
ing of perennial plants and shrubs
from seed, have been written espec-
tally for the women on the farm,
most of whom feel that they cannot
purchase such roots and shrubs,
which really are quite expensive. The
country woman should awake to the
beauties and possibilities of her sur
roundings. 1t is generally agreed
that as rule the life of the farmers
wife Is hard and sordid-so hard and
sordid that although surrounded by
the beauty and sweet harmony of ma
ture, she is deaf and blind to their
soul-satisfying influences. This, how
ever, is not always the case; nor need
1t ever be SO. 1t lies within every
farm woman's province to rise above
such state. 1t is not necessary that
she should be a slave. 1t Is the duty
OF every woman to simplify her work.
1t Is not the really necessary work
which keeps her a slave to what she
enormously believes to be the physical
needs of her family. She should learn
to cook and serve all foods in the most
simple and wholesome form. We all
know that the complications of Ameri-
can cookery, which costs the house,
wife many hours of unnecessary work
and vexation each day is the direct
cause of nearly all the ill-health and
nervous breakdowns which are so pre-
valent with us. Then again, she
should learn to discard all the fussy
beruffled children's garments which
cost SO much time in the making and
then ever after in the laundering. Our
little ones are beautiful enough to
satisfy the most critical eye in the
simplest and plainest of little gar
ments.
The woman in the country in her
everyday life has the most beautiful
opportunity to study nature, and
should cultivate her prospective and
receptive faculties. The billowing
fields of grain in all their stages of
development, the wonderful restful
beauty of the fields of flax, especially
during its blooming period, the sweet
whispers of the leaves of corn, the
great variety and abundance of wild
flowers all have wonderful messages
of peace and rest to whisper to HERTZ
she will but take the time to know
them and listen to their sweet stories.
A few minutes stroll with the children
viewing and talking of each beauty
which their sharp little eyes detect
will draw them very near to the
mothers heart, and give them pleas
ures which will remain with them dur
ing all the years of their life. Initiate
them into the mysteries and beauties
of both animate and inanimate life
and inculcate reverence for the di-
vine source of life and beauty. Learn
to live the life beautiful. The spirit
of beauty, like the kingdom of heaven,
is within you. The opportunity to live
most beautiful life is yours. Com
mence by cultivating flowers. Have
the children help you and let the magic
of Mother Nature charm the eyes into
seeing all the hidden beauties and
the ear into hearing all the sweet
fairy-like sounds in the beautiful
world which surrounds you as the
seasons come and go.