The Daily Missoulian., 1914-04-20
GARDENS DELIGHTS
mTOLD BY ANDERSON
Local Florist in an Address Before the Country Life Club
Gives Practical Advice and as Well, ldeazes
the Occupation Of Flower Culture.

Myjalis. sweet little white children of
a very kind God.
Let us talk about roses.
The choice roses show their breed
ing. They at once demand the place
of supremacy among all flowers. They
show their origin and they show their
hybridigers' skill. and patient, intelli-
gent work. One choice rose in an
acre of weeds would encourage you to
uproot the weeds, gather them togeth-
er, and burn them. One lone rose in a
vase will decorate room. There is
a magnetism in the rose that clings
to you lovingly. There is SO much
happiness in roses that it is epidemic.
They express SO much on so many oc-
casions, and their silent pleadings are
understood by so many different
hearts. They are messengers from
heart to heart; from God to mortals
Then come pansies (viola tricolor)
Last year my daughter, Selma, had a
big pansy bed and every pansy had q
different face, and each face had
name, -and we were all represented
1t was very amusing. This pansy bed
had northeast exposure and did we'll
Pansies like rich soil with top dress
ing during summer.
Flowering bushes are ornamental
and when grouped or planted singly
and to the commercial value of a
home. A number of annual Towering
plants such as mignonette. Verbena,
phlox, petunia. asters and stocks, not
TO mention the thousands of different
kinds that large seed dealers offer at
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the border during spring. But for
permanent Improvement | would rec
ommend perennial plants and roses. A
home surrounded by a soft green lawn
that has gentle slope from the
house nice clean walk and around
the house or at the lawn limit flower
beds with low growing flowers facing
the front in such al way that the sun
shines on all the flowers and plants,
using the taller bushes and trees as
la background, here and there a hand
some weeping birch, horse chestnut.
a Norway maple. a mountain ash or
an evergreen. Judging distance and
number of trees by size of dwelling
and lawn, these improvements are a
direct profit and a material increase
in real estate value, and you can
transfer your home to someone else
and the profit sis in money. Would
you add to this gain one of far great
er value and more Importance, I will
mention what it is--happy children:
rosy Checked; tumbling over one an
other on the lawn. learning from
babyhood to love their home, to love
the freedom that they have. and the
love that would grow with them. for
the real and truly beautiful things
that are worthy of love. don't know
that any other planet could be more
beautiful than this old earth of ours
is. and really we have no business to
complain of our lot as we are the
makers Of our own destiny. The harsh
things which we have to conquer In
this world are softened by the beau
ties that will adapt themselves to our
will, If we care for them, and follow
a few simple rules that common sense
demands. in harmony with different
requirements.
| Ladies love flowers and men love
ladies, so there you have in a nutshell
the most difficult problem to be
solved. Flowers are not everything,
but a beautiful home. according to
your time and means, will do wonders
toward making you, and yours pros
porous. You see we all need sympathy,
and man needs womans sympathy.
| When things are pleasing we are in
shape to sympathize with those near
us. And believe me, every woman
that is true woman, should be made
happy. And if flowers, grass, bushes
and trees help to make her happy,
| then let her have them