The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-04-10

| uc hCteO upon ~ OnCe.
! The very cOmmOnest mistake Is to
fll ones front yard with all sorts of
highly colored abnormal things
variegated elder. purple-leaved plum.
weeping willow, cut-leaved maple,
, red-fowered horse-chestnut. and that
piercingly magenta outrage on the
optic nerve-Spiraea Anthony Water
er. Often you will see all these
things In one small yard. 1t is just as
bad to cover ones lawn with such
things as to sprinkle fourteen kinds
of spice all over ones food. Use ma
tive kinds chiefly. or species that fit
into or landscape. The ''horticultura,
forms" are only for accent. Don't
scatter shrubs or plants of any kind
over lawn. Avoid isolated speci-
mems. Group them. Shrubs are for
the border Of place. Don't plant
one Of each in long row. You will
get much better effect by having a
big solid mass Of one or few things
in the background. with whatever
space in front you think necessary
Don't plant shrubs in straight lines.
because straight lines are not the
rule of nature. If you hire a man to
plant, and fail to watch him he will
surely set your plants in straight
lines.
How to Make the Flower Bed.
Dig the soil a foot deep at least
Use plenty of well rotted manure. II
the soil is very wet. dig out two feet
| deep and put in a layer of stones
| clinkers, or broken crockery An
nual plants want all the sun they can
get
Making q Lawn.
| Seed the new lawn by the middle
of April. 1t may be done later If the
weather Is cool. or even in the fall.
But the best time is the four weeks
from the middle Of March to the mid
die Of April. 1t is useless to attempt
to make lawn on water-logged, un-
prepared land. Better defer seeding
until everything is In proper cOnd-
ton. than to waste labor.
Timely Suggestions for Planting.
Early plants Of marigold flower in
pots before replanting and never stop
until frost
Morning glory is the best vine for
the trelIis. Soak the seed in warm
water before planting. 1t self sovs
The first frost kills it.
Ordinary petunia flowers profuse-
~ all summer, thrives anywhere and
self sows.
plant for general purposes. 1t self
sows. 1t is good pot plant
The japanese and Chinese pinks
are snowy flowers three inches across
J with curious mixture of colors
They will stand cold but not wet
; The California poppy is the most
5 brilliant red annual. Do not trans
| plant.
Sunhowers are the tallest growing
. ANIMALS. The seeds are good for
? chicken food.
Sow sweet peas early and cut the
flowers promptly, If you want flowers
| through the whole season.
e Sweet William the Cluster nower.
, ed pink" is very fragrant. Remcm-
I ber it likes moist. rich soil
D Zinna Is gorgeous and always II
!. flower. 1t is we'll to get selected
: strains for pure colors.
I Moon Flowers and Morning Glorlcs
8 The flower, or evening glory
. has large trumpet-shaped white
' flowers, often very fragrant, which
. open during twilight and sometime.
@ last until noon of the following day
@ They usually expand So fast YOU car
e sec them move, a bud often becomin-
o q full-grown flower within minute
j Morning glories grow rapidly from
@ seed sown In early spring i'm Tho
G open ground. In very rich soil the
n vines often reach fifteen feet. bu