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livery little outlay and trouble. In EaR-
land, no garden 10 conaidsred compls2s
without il herbacsosls border or hsdep.
You take tho, rose shooting star. whioh
comes In May. a. do the blus hlngwogt.
the globe flower. the spring adouis. ths
rock Dress. tho asphodsl. mona % whidh
h over three feet high: follow these On
June with tho butterfly flower. the onzn-
psnulss. the white clemAtis. the yslluw
deiphinium. the aurora. tho rARRsd
robins; In July blossoms the yellow
chamonile. tho foxglove. the sea hoxiv.
tho giant daisies. which grow i've fewt
high: Adams needle. which 10 soneeirmsm
eight feet; bleeding heart. the yellow
SIENNA and following these In August
and September are the ooreopsis. shs
false. cham6mile. sweet william. snake
root. hardy GsrAniums. the crimasn
hibiscus. the cardinal flower. the meadow
beauty and the meadow sAge: then come
slnsoweru. rldbecLiAs. asters and several
other varieties to choice
The photograph n then examined
again. and a space Of iOO feet II pointed
10. If you buy a quarter u a pound
Of sweet peas and plant them about thu
middle Of June you will have results this
season. We allow that quantity To that
space. My advice generally would b.
10 get lot u ANNALS and bulbs for this
year aud perennials for next The an
n'lals. roughly speaking. include candy
tuft. carnations. dAhlias. geraniums.
heliotrOpes. hollyhocks. .Alvias. portu-
lacas. stocks, sunnowerv. sweet peas.
zinnias. and the psrenniAls have soms~
varieties u most Of those mentioned
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he must have quite q garden Of his own
somewhere.
He shakes his head and in his turn
becomes confidential: Never had q
garden in my life; never had time TO live
in tho suburbs; too busy selling seeds To
the 'rubes.'- Then h listens -ympathiz-
ingly TO . middle aged man % somewhat
robust argument. Who having convinced
. chance acquaintance that the only
eGg plant nc for thu table oG q respectable
man - the New York improved spine
less describes to him the waste de-ola-
tion Of . hack yard which two happy
years ago was the hunting ground Of FIVE
score Leghorns and one Plymouth Rock.
but which In now become . rose garden
that shall fill tho souls Of his neighborr
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tween Kaissrin Augusts Victoria and Frau
Kari Drlschi.
The color Of TN specimen displayed ID
. clsar white. the buds lArgs and Of psr-
feet oval; the one bloom Ia double on q
long stem with n dark green. highly
polished leaf and its tag reads that du-
plicate plant. Of the first size. brings q I'm
the open market. A. you pass the two
heads bending low TO examine the Tins
points you hear him say. 'JuSt the color
os my Plymouth Rock. and she. IA IA sh-
sent minded inquiry. Hardy or green
hOuse variety?
The owner of one Of the Italian villas
which by some strange law seem to
flourish best On Connections soil WIVES
aside the Suggestions Of another en-
plOyee who ~ soon a. the magic dsscrip-
ton Italian villa s spoken pats his coat
lapel with an air Of Importance.
Given M Italian villa myself.- he
begins. Il should pr-Ger--
Ne is cut short immediately by the
crisp sentences OF the owner, who informs
him that dahlias being primarily an
Italian nower. he intends 10 plant only
these. which in connection with tho for
mai garden. he opines will make a combi-
nation rare ~ II IN beautiful. These he
intends to have in three classes. the cac-
tus. the decorative and the single. The
employee meskly advises that they he
planted before May 10 to make u proper
showing and quotes prices. which wary
from rs cents 10 rs cents apiece for the
young plants. An order for Nd u re-
ceived Immediately.
An authority on flowers joins the group
and announces that the flower par
-xcellence for the garden IL 20 be the
variety selected by the owner OF the
Italian villa. and prophesles that the
coming winter this old fashioned blossom
and its many cultivated varieties will
take the place 81 the now popular chrys-
anthemum. For a shrub border the
purchaser selects the KaiseTin AuKuste
Victoria, which grows about thirty inches
high and does not require support % any
kind. It has large. perfectly white
flower of immense size and flowers until
Thanksgiving. giving immediate returns
from May planting. This belongs 10 the
decorative dahlias. which class differs
from the formal rounded type OF tho
show class but does not have the twisted
petals % the cactus" variety. among
which are selectcd three score % the
PearIhilde grown originally for the Phil
adelphia markets. IL has a beautiful
blush tint. almost white. Three other at
tractive dahlias. selected after much dis
cus=ion. are the Aurora. soft pink. the
petals slightly tipped with white. the heart
brilliant gold; the Ambassador. which
has an extraordinarily long woody stalk.
and lovely Liberty. = rose carmine
with deep shadings OF amber. He adds
To these some Of the variety called In
France. which are more like full blown
peonies I'm effect. some Mrs kentwells
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Supplied by an Episode IN New york Bust
NESS Life, New style.


PLOTS for novels Just lie around loose
here in New York. said writer who loves
the human document. Here II one
can't utilize.
There n a woman who is partner with
her husband in q business in the heart Of
the downtown district In New York.
Their business lies entirely with men.
and years 81 experience In IL hEs entirely
removed all SET consciousness from the
wife. she 10 as frank and natural with
men n with women.
she has made and handled large sums
% money and 10 very generous and open
handed. Every day she and her husband
20 ont TO lunch in company with some
man friend. The man who was most fire.
quently their companion ON these coca
SONS may be called Forest.
-Business required the absence 81 the
husband on long trips. during which the
wife was in charge. During one Of these
Forrest came around one day and he and
the wife went out to lunch together. a.
they often did when the husband was alb
sent. A. the luncheon he told her that he
had Co have $500 at his hank the next morn
ing "a meet an Obligation aud didn't know
where tO get IT,
If Fred were here said he. 4 would
ask him ca lend IL 70 me. and thinN 'as
would. Couldn't you raise Ia for me.
RO~e?
NO said abe. z hsvsn's IL on my
personal Account. and ! don't feel at
liberty - fake u out Of the business whiie
Fred's away
They separated. Fores. very much
depreased. The woman oOuIdn't get him
out 81 her mind. and suddenly she thought
OF a way she could help him.
An uncle % hers who had brought
her mp had left for a two years irip
around the world some months before
Before sailing he said:
Nov. Rose. I'm going Go give you
your Christmas present now. I'm going
90 gtve you a thousand dollars. provided
you'll do exactly a. I tell You. You
know that u anything ever happens 10
you. " Fred should die suddenly or N
you should have "a have money suddenly
Tor anything you can always come % me
Dut while I'm away you can't gst At me
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Liksan amateur gardeners the speaker
10 too anxious for results TO bother with
seeds. I'm have 60 wait until next
summer IL plant the seeds. Oh. never
could do that. Why. might like some
thing else next season
The clerk leads the way to the hardy
biennial department and recites the
oolors and desert ptions on the way.
You can have rose. lavender. stripe,
white. blue. indigo. channels. pink. lilac.
violet. You can have the cup and saucer
variety and the imperial hybrid. Nom.
they'll grow from seed this year
The woman stands in a trance of ad-
miration. 'Oh. I must have them all.
Can't you see them waving over the
garden gate and all along the prim little
path. made Of round stones and gravel
with tiny grass pinks for the bOrderrP
lean The clerk looks mildly bored and
recites mechanically: Package. double
mixed. five cents. The plants form per-
feet pyramids oG bloom about twenty
four inches high and they hear frequently
100 Of these exquisite blossoms during the
early summer"
The impatience for quick results 10
shown by couple 81 well known deco-
rators who have bought and furnished
. typical old Fashioned farmhouse in
DArien. Conn. for speculation and desire
a garden right away. 1t will cost you
perhaps $50 to have plants that bloom
within a few weeks from insertion. and
for a qusrter oG that sum. with seeds and
bulbs in another summer the patient
salesman begins
oh We can't dalay- one Of them ra-
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70 said IL could lay over anything Ia the
county. and after he'd run me around the
block a few times and showed me about
the wheels and levers I sseered IL 10 the
girls house and told her 70 jump in.
DO you know how to run emp she
says. Kind o. hangin' back.
Run emp ! says. why. I invented
en- which goes to show that q man
don't know how BAG . fool he can be until
he tries right hard.
Let 'er go, thsn. says the girl. and.
ssy. Mr.. Pippin. Jays she. run 10 fast.
wei. what vas a teller to do in a
case o. that kind7 wasn't 90 doggons
anxious to break any speed limits. IN
fact I'd a been better satisfied 90 just
jog along and take things easy; but the
girl wanted 90 move. and no turned the
old coffee grinder loose.
I caught on 60 the steering business
In no time. and before you could shake q
aheep's tail three times Ne was out %
town and hittin' up the country roads 20
beat the band. Gee. but We did Scoot
Say. says the girl. this 10 just fine.
Can't you 70 little fasterf
sure ! says. we're Just gettin'
started
limit. Maybe did IL too sudden. for tho
machine seemed 90 jump clear Up into
the air. and at the same time heard some
thing pop: hat there's always sornething
poppln' about an automobile and j didn't
think anything OF u then for she was
FIIahin' along Ike q hurricane. an I had
al I could tend TO To steer the blame
thing. And the girl was just tickled
aillv.
s'whoo-sel' she boIIsrs. I could die
ROim' Ike thia, Can't you make u ~ q
IsttIe faster. Mr.. Pippinr
Il didn't aivS her any answer. didn't
have time. nut t9links % mynelI. Fntr
lady, n both o. ne don't die before we get
through With this we're luckter than we
deaarve % be- Instead o. putin on
more spssd-I couidn't do that tried 90
aloW hsr down q little.
But BIZ links. she wouldn't slow. I'D
busted tho Juice controller OF sosnothtnG,
I Rlhsss there was some Kind q q hrnf<e
about the machine. but the Teller forgot
10 show me Whsrs u Was and had my
hmEds 40 full With the stsortn' business
that I couldn't look for u and wouldn't
a. known what 20 do with u anyhow.
sHe wna Just naturally up 90 ne % heBP
Roin' until ] run the dang thing down OF
arnmah into aomethinR. On. " we Joy
rirB, all nEh4. bus not for mo The Sri
Was gitefn Joy for two. and the way she
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in an emergency. and 30 I'm going to give
You this provided you will put 10 in a
savings bank. never spend u unless an
emergency rises IN which you ars obliged
To and never tell Fred you We got It,
Her sympathy for Forest now recalled
the money To her mind. She t@lephoned
him and they talked the matter over
Tie promised to return the money To her
inside a week For the looks ~ the thing
she preferred Ca turn the money over 10
TO the bank and the transfer made before
closing hours.
The money was not returned AZ prom
ised bu. Forest was in such financial
straits that she accepted his excuses. Her
husband returued. and one Of the first
Forest told him in a casual way that
Rose's Uncle John had given her thou-
sand dollars for a Christmas present.
-cf couFse Fresi was . little hurt and
surprised that she had not told him 81 the
fact. Shc offered Uncle Johns condition
A. excuse. He said that was all right.
but why tell others. then? He asked
where the money was, and to- protect
Fore@t she Haid she had spent s5OO Of IL.
Nothing more was said. A. he mover M
CURED INTO her e1pendituree and the little
GOODNESS eyaporated
Time went on, and Forest continued
in his bushes straits. She knew all about
them and newer asked him for the money
nut Olir NlufIuu. aaAr bHaFHefN NlAt EDTtaAt
had tho dav before compromised q suit
which lad been dragging on for q long
time. and that he and las wife were pre-
Taring To- sail for Europe
That he had compromises the suit
meant that he was again In funds. and
that he was going to Europe aeemed To
argue that he had Forgotten her claim.
She eat down and wrote him q friendly.
natural. but somewhat dangerous note.
she said.
DEAR FOREsT- hear you We compromised
yOur suit and have got all kinds OF money
P1ea-e -snd am of u In my direction before
you sail GOr Europe. Yours truly.
This letter reached Forests fat dur
ing his abssDce. Mrs. Forest opened ".
then put On her hat and took 10 straight
To Roses husband. Fred took the letter
To hts wife white a. a sheet
What does this mean said he. How
IL u you are writing 20 a man for money!
she sat perfectly still ell he flniahed
talking. and then aid: Fred. 7 shall nae
explain the matter. You must 20 10
Forrest. lf he refuses TO explain then
never shall
Fired went 10 Forrest with ne Is,ssr.
u was a bitter PiIl for Fossst 90 swallow.
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MAKING THB GARDEN READY
>rRING SCENES ar THE BUSY
SPED "EMPORIUMS."

sunuT hanIIes New Fallmg vsseams q IN.
Nnnual LoaSing % Grew AameahsnG
IIelpful salesman Who As,n,laa mat
lie Never Haa Garaea n nlas Lsse.
70 ~ou go a man in ore Of the local
'r.uu- coming from Mount Vernon.
Yea Rochelle. westohestsr. Rye or from
,av u'is OF the hundred other nearby
',Nus with his head buried In a pamphlet
,le-,ora;ed with rcd and yellow poaies
v1u may know At once that you are watch
lns a suburban garden maker.
NJ winter he has cursed beneath or
above his breath. according to tsmpera-
mont az the rising bell. the necsaaity
81 eating his breakfast in haste and speed
lng through snow and alush to catch
. certain tram, and he has wondered bit
terry Il after all u has paid 10 give up
his cosey fat in Isoth street. within
three blocks OG the subway To exc out
a miserable existence in a three story
villa bought by monthly installmeuss.
Bat Just now he u not remorainR over
mach. The FIRST green thing that has
-prouted in the earth at the corner has
hrouSht to him the annual messaw.
from nature. Little by little he il for.
ketllhk hs HNthCdAAity anu peCOmlnR
the primitive being. The struggle with
the soil resulting in the sproutinR Of
one radish plant 10 to him q greater victory
than a successful coup in Well Street
Ne walks about and considers where he
ran best put tomato plants and where
bs~ts. and the fact that q neiRhbor has
purchased a new motor no longer causes
envy
Beginning with Barclay street in New
York and extending as far south a. Court
landt there are many plant and seed sen-
rorums. some Of which are largely
Allur'ng with heaps Of papier maohe
fruit and flowers nsgiigenlly placed
in the big plate glass windows. Little
dishes Of seeds usually form outlying
borders. and from the sidewalk To the
interior baskets OF grains and grasses.
rubber plants and BosaOn ferns. pots OF
flowers and perhaps n tiny globe OF gold
fab are the traditional adornmsnts. I
Through the alleys promsnades the pro- /
cession Of suburbanitss with their sliua
of PAPER their decorated ANIMALS and |
their set expressiohs
Little do the pretty stenoGraphers |
realize that in the very shops they are
LASTLY passing ara heads Of Offices who
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it, component parts you learn that the
repcntant chicken farmers are by no
means an unimpOrtans part OF the Whole
You discover this not by any tremendous
amount Of acunen but because there
seems To be something about one Ut these
places which acts like the atmosphere
OF the confessional corner OF a church.
and considerable part Of the duties oT
the clerks and heads Of the several de-
partments consists in listening to the
history Of their clients. learning Why they
had determined to live in the suburbs.
the results thereof aud heart TO heart
exposes OF potato and petunia disAppOint-
msnts OF pleasures.
Having overheard about q hundred
answers dsftiy given ny q rosy checked
employees you hazard the coniecturs that
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cooed and gurgled was enough 20 break
an anxious mans heart.
And say. talk about meat goin' M!
You ought to seen the pigs and chickens
aud ducks. not 10 mention tho cats and
dogs. seemed like all the animals IN the
country was lined up on that road waitin
10 to hit.
And every doggone farmer in the State
vas drivin into Muncte. ] had 70 dodGe
10 much het our trail looked like a snakes
track. and I never heard 80 much c,lssIn'
IN my life. ! was goin 80 fast ] dldn
get moren one ar two swear words from
each person. hut there vas ~ many q
'em and 80 close together that if sounded
And. Oh. Mr.. Pfppin!' yelis the giri IN
my car. this heats shoOtin' the chuses!
Can't You go a little faster
I'VE skiddied around a bend in the road
and there cOmin toward Us was a big
load o. hay. The hay stuck way out on
both sides o. IN. wagon. nearly hllin the
highway. Thinks | 70 myself This n
where we come tai quick finish.
Il don't believe missed that wagon
an inch. but We carried away enough 81
that hay TO fecd horse for a month. We
had 10 wrapped around our neckz and over
our ear and IN our mouths: the machine
Waa full Of 10 and IL was stacked up about
tIs until thcre wasn't anything but our
heads stickin' above t.. and our heads AZ
I was "a yin was considerably decorated
too. still IL didn't fare the girl.
That . bulsy. Mr.. Pippin. she screams.
Never had 40 much fun in my life Cant
ycu make u 20 n little fasterY'
Say. hut che certainly was the limit.
I'D n died before I'd a told her that
couldn't stop.
-Ons place a man with a silver star on
his coat jumped Out into the road ahead
Of IN and helA Up his hand. Then he
jumped right baNk again. Lord knows. I'D
bee1 glad to accommodate him. I'D been
glad 70 have aaid 90 him Take me-. old
man. and stow me- away in some nice cool
ralabooss until the fool killer cOmes
along But ] couldn't atop To say even
HoWdy % him. I had TO 90 right on.
y reckon Ne must a travelled pretty
much over the whole state Of Indiana.
up ono road aud down another. IL va.
gstttn' along TOW ard sundOSn when ]
STRUCK the top Of a long slope ieaisin
down 20 = pretty good sized river And
tbere wasn't any bridge over IL.
Nov. Pippin.' says ] "a myself. this
u whore you certainly get what's cOnIin'
i didn't like 70 take water. best there
wasn't anything elas IN sight not a single
gugt In the road to give me = chance In
turn Oilt. and - ~ Weat down that
hlil. hcksty-sPlit. Ftght tnts the river
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which MEASURE seven inches across and
a few Of the rare Giants Of Stuttgart.
the largest dAhlia In existence Of its color
to-day. the double flower being eight
inches In diAmstsr. q velvety rcd In the
centre. lighted by palsr tint At the edgn
Of tho petals. These cost o. apiece.
Lie his predeceasor. he seclndss him
self for q While with pencil and paper and
finally announces that Tor the expsndi-
ture Of about go he will before the end
- ths ss,s::sssS have ssAssssA exhibit.
which for opulence of color and mass. he
believes. will not he Duplicated In his
immediate vicinity.
He 10 followed by . BEARDED foreigner.
who admits a French parentags. the
temperamentAl effects Of which have been
affected by many years residsncS In New
England. We've bought a new place
he coniidss in an Accented enthusiasm.
and 10 includes . garden. I'm going
To plant half an acre. tho way No do
in Europe. grasses and flowers mixsd-
To my way % thinking. I've never sosn
anything prettssr than the long. waving
meadow graasss. with poppies. rud-
bcckias. foxgiOvss. hrkspurs. forget
ms-nots-'
He II interrupted by the salesman:
Sorry. hut We don't sell 'em mixed.
You'll have 20 got en- ApaEats and mi1
ON yourself
There In dcsp disappointment on the
Foreigners brow. Newer heard OF such
a thing: why. I might got the wrong pro-
portions. In Europe they mako q speciality
They arc 90 beautifully arranged that
thsy look a. u they grew without any
forcthought at all and the ensemble 10
. blAzs Of color"
Sorry repeats the salesman. a. he
pushes n box Of sseds. an Annual and
some colored printastoward tbs inquirer
and turning TO a smart looking woman.
repeats Canterbury Bellsl Yes'm. Right
this way
The woman's confidence In immediate.
You go I visited all last summer in
Surrey. England. On. the most charming
Elizabethan place with 0sorgian front.
and you passed to the front door with
its dear old knOcker by a tagged path.
on each side OF which grew rows Of Cantsr-
bury Belle that nodded a Welcome a.
you came along. I made mp my mind.
then. that just ~ soon as tho old IA wsut
was settled and ws got the property
that the lawyers have been lighting over
for four or FIVE years. I'd have CAntsr- ,
bury Bells or know why-American J
people don't love them half a. much a.
the English do and they grow here equally I
WE'LL
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| JOY RIDE. BUT
FOR ONE ONLY
Automobile Trip Began on Land
and Ended IN q Cruise
Down the River.

~ ioEgies,- exploded the passenger
ton- Davenport a. no looked up from
ns Fsper. something ought 90 be done.
l"I an Z pick up q newspaper these
;a7s without finding . story about some
Nfv 7eInR killed by thess joy riders thar
r. abort like a lot Of ArmAgeddons seek
~ 7tT they can eat up
l',r metaphor expresses the situa-
.. "Eartly.- remarked the red headed
"a 10 IN" corner. and I agree with
~. al somethinG ought 60 be done.
p" tl' mobile - one Of the finest things
1.'i"rn life. hut nobody should be
.,7".' Fl" run q car unless he 10 msnsaliy.
h''A. al mechanically competent.-
"- light approved the traveller
4 o. '-1mn. "A man that don't know
..u me . the things amt got any
'-''-- 'p try and Joy ridin' ought to
p" .'li' a hanGin' offence. ! went JOY
90 'rv-ei once. and I know"
W. s"I DO any damags?" asked the
10" ''..ied man.
Id.rt know WHISTLER I did or not.
"T'""-"d the KOkOSno traveller. but l
t1.e suspicions. And that girl! Say.
'' -" a. Little Ali Right
"" . getting ~ CONFUSED said tho
sL'e drummer. why Wns the RirI. and
NJ. 'aS she all right? Did ahs---'
dO'd IN a minute broks In the Ko-
n" rerson. and IN give yOu the
fraiEf. ~ u.
n ''".' -~~. didn't know any more about
VIZ wagons than q politicGan does about
s'haAv schools. bat whsn the GirI said
"" as Jus, dyin' TO have q ride In 0ns
"a rp 10 me to make good. I was
p''r a. Muncis At thu time and that dny
ne irs' Id ever set SyOs on the EiFf
hsed her looks fine. 30 I went CUT
Negotiated for an automobile.
We . queer lookin'. old faNhionSEl
I'ntrartion. but 10 faIIar tnae Ownsd
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sIl later on coadescend 90 present
bouquets q sweet peas or pansies. say
NJ before the preliminary cough Of
dcta,ion. Thought You might like to
have rosy grown ON my place
Ti'tl~ in truth does the chicken farmer.
Esn~inE in superior disdain n thu rural
|nsiEhbor Who occupies his time and
it~nron With trivialitiss like flowers.
FRAT and Vegetables. realize that IN tho
fours. ~ time. when h too has discovered
t@' u has cost him - much TO produce
ne home made eeg ss IL would 90 buy
. vhole cold storage chicken. he will join
= he procession and gladly turn his sub
|ol-han -~nsibilitiea 20 gardening.
S~pArating tho population % one ~
be largest of these sod emporiuFns into