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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

Mrs Charles A. Jenkins who has
been afay several weeks visiting in
northwestern Arkansas, has returned
to Keokuk.
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ROYAL NE|GHB0RS HOLD
/ DISTRICT CONVENTION HERE
was followed by the address OF vel
come by Mrs. Anna NJ Dolan.
Address OF Welcome.

Address OF Welcome.
Mrs. Dolan's address Of welcome
follows:
Supreme officers and Royal Neigh.
bors: The duty falling on me as
oracle Of the Eureka camp at the pres.
ent time is new and novel to me. 1t
is my first attempt to address an as.
sembly of this size and 1t is with sons
hesitation that I make the attempt,
realizing that If can not make a
pleasing address I can make what
happens when the blacksmith thrusts
a hot iron in water-a fizzle.
It is a great privilege as well as a
great honor for me to extend to Royal
Neighbor visitors royal welcome.
We will be pleased to entertain you
and assure you the Royal Neigh
bors of Keokuk are pleased to see
you in our midst. We want you to en-
Joy yourselves and we will do every
thing to make your stay a pleasant
one, SO that when this convention ends
you will 30 back to your homes with
pleasant memories and the thought
that Keokuk is really and truly the
Gate City OF Iowa. Again on behalf OF
Eureka camp I bid you welcome. SUI
preme officers and Royal Neighbors
The response was made by Mrs.
Anna M. Barr. Of Webster City, chair
man Of the supreme board Of manag-
ers. A vocal solo by Mrs. Harry Lin
strub. accompanied by Mrs. Marder.
ended the morning session.
The Afternoon Session.
At noon the visitors took luncheon
at the Y. W. c. A., returning to the
convention hall shortly after 100
o'clock. The afternoon session was
opened at 1870 by Mrs. Mary e. Nixon.
After q short musical program the
business session was opened, the lat
ter occupying the greater part OF the
The election of officers.
and the selection of the next place Of
were important matters taken
up late In the afternoon. The reports
Of various committees and other rout-
Inc business was disposed OF during
The afternoon session. Unity camp.
number 2s7, OF Fort Madison, gave the
of the ballot.
Ths evening session will open at
1880 and will be occupied by the ex-
Of degree work The ex-
Of work and the adop-
ton of class of IS candidates will be
put on by the Berry camp. OF Alex
andria, Mo. An exhibition drill will
be given, also. by the Acorn camp, of
Warsaw, Ill. An elaborate banquet for
the visitors and local members will be
served in the convention hall at the
close of the meeting this evening.
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$500:
Unable to Attend.

Mrs. Cate Gilbert Wells of Burling-
ton was unable to take the place as
signed her on the state d. A. R. con-
vention program owing to the fact
that she is seriously Ill at her home,
Hickory HILL" She was to have TAX
en- the Burlington Daughters in her
car, and consequently the Burlington
chapter was not represented.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22
Celebrated Her Birthday.

Mrs. Louisa Schenk quietly celebrat-
ed her 18th birthday yesterday at her
home 1909 Exchange street. She re-
ceived many beautiful flowers and
gifts and q very pretty cake decorated
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FOR RENr-Nos. s11 and 311h North
Sixth street. Inquire Of VIM. A.
Loeffler, 20 South Seventh street.
Phone 1870, or Red s57.
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r En+er+,In a. a. O club

: TO EUSSTCdTI TIs o. y. 0IUUs
Mrs. r. C. Reid will entertain the
members of the H. B. O. club on Fri
day afternoon In honor OF Mrs. Harry
Yer Steeg and Of Mrs. II. NJ. Lourie
Of Jacksonville. Ill.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

with candles To form IS. Her many
friends wish her many more happy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

FOR sALE-Restaurant. VIII sell
cheap II taken at once. Address
Restaurant" care Gate City.
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FOR RMNT-Three rooms, Fourth
and Cedar. 1900. -Four room house,
s17 South Second. $500. Inquire 10
North Fifth. Call 1852.
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FOR RDNT-six rooms and bath, fur
nished or unfurnished. 11s South
Tenth. Call Ksokuk Tailoring Co.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

FOR RENT-Furnished room suitable
for one or two persons. 216 North
Thirteenth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

FOR RENT Modern furnished steam.
heated apartment, front rooms. 300
Concert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

FOR RENT-Two rooms for light
housekeeping; suitable for two. In
quire LIS Concert street. Telephone
Red 238.
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ros RENT.
FOR RDleT-House and bern IN eood
neighbofhood. Inquire SO Morgan
street.

FOR REM-yurnished o. unfurnish.
ed, 306 Morgan, modern seven room
house. Enquire 81, Boyden Blood
Phone as.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-22

FOR estimates on plastering and re-
pair work, call Red.1301. Stanley
johnson, ut North Thirteenth street
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MI8cEIlANECSA

WOMEN--Sel1 guaranteed hosiery to
friends, neighbors and general
wearer; 10 per cent profit; make $40
daily; experience unnecessary. In
ternational Mills, West Philadelphia,
Pa.
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FOR sAID-Four room cottage with
bath. Modern except furnace. Lot
50180. Corner 18th and Exchange
street. $4,000. Half casts balance
mortgage. Enquire 1922 Main street.
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FoR SALE.

FOR sA1ID = Apples, carload o.
wagon, ~ miles southeast OF War
saw. IS and SO cents per bushel. Sea-
bury Chandler.
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Unity Club Meets.

Unity Club Meet1.
Special meeting OF the Young Peo-
pies Unity club OF the Unitarian
church tomorrow night at 1880.
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Thursday Club Hostess.
Mrs. w. E. Dorlon was hostess to
the Thursday club today.
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FOR sALE-My entire stock, includ-
ing two pool tables, one cash reg
lister, cigars, tobacco and novelties.
Reason for selling. going to leave the
city. Bert Fuller, Is Main street.
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Read The Daily Gate City.
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FOR SAIEEPears delivered Or at the
orchard. Phone 23O5-F-1s. Harry
Inman, johnson street road.
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FOR SALE-Overland auto, 1911
model, fully equipped, SITS. Call
evenings, 519 North Fourth street
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FOR SALD-Duroc Jersey boars. We
have for sale some good young
boars Of the smooth. quick growth.
prolific kind at farmers prices. Ruth
erford Bros. Revere, Mo.
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The Warsaw Gate CITY
Warsaw, ILL.,, Oct. %, 1914.

wife health unanimously
Mrs A.
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mammoth vases. Much interest Is
taken IN the development OF these
flowers from year to year in the new
varieties and in the perfection OF old
favorites. J. \. Morgan offers a money
prize for carnations in one class, Miss
Georelne 1selin in another and Mrs.
James Roosevelt In a third.
one of the most beautiful exhibits
Will he that OF cut roses. Each com
peting display IN this class Is To cover
200 square feet OF space and to contain
not less than 500 nor more than 1000
blooms. The quality OF bloom. artistic
arrangement and general effect Of this
exhibit will be considered In making the
awards. and the use OF decorative green
of any kind is permitted. The number
Of roses used necessitates each display
being large and beautiful, and there
Will Ia great rivalry among the leading
florists TO capture the awards OF 5000.
$3.50 and 800 for the first, second and
third best respectively
Carnations viii also be exhibited en-
masse in this same way. Exhibits Of
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YUWAs.

Yuccas are so very useful when small,
for various purposes, that 1t Is often
desirable TO propagate them in quanti-
ties. The large underground roots or
dormant buds. generally known as
eyes. AFFORD "A ready means for their
Increase. When any are being trans-
planted Il IL often possible TO take OH
few OF these stout. fieshy roots and
lay them in boxes or pans OF sandy
soil. Protected by a frame. they will
push up a small crown OF leaves in the
spring In the case OF plants in pots
these dormant eyes will generally make
their way to the side: II the ball OF
earth is turned out Of the poN It will
In most cases be possible to remove
them by means OF a sharp knife with
out injuring the plant they are taken
from.
The beautiful variegated forms OF
yucca aloifolia and flamentosa are both
propagated in this manner. Yucca
alolfolla is liable 10 run up with naked
stem. which may be cut up into lengths
OF about six inches. laid in sandy soil
in gentle heat, when young plants
will make their appearance from various
parts Of the buried stem. When large
enough they should be taken on and
potted
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OF THE HOME GARDEN is THE GRAND
SPRING FLOWER SHOW AT NEW GRAND CENTRAL PALACE

these flowers are to cover $50 square feet
of space and to contain 1900 blooms.
They will be Judged for the same points
and for the same awards as the rose
exhibit.
The awarding Of tho Gertrude NJ.
Hubbard medal to the raiser OF the
best new rose grown in the past five
years takes place during the exhibit.
Mrs. Hubbard presented the American
Rose Society with the sum of $3.50 tn
be used every five years to provide a
gold medal to be awarded the originator
OF the best new rose introduced in the
five years previous to the award. The
rose must be Of American origin. This
IL the first period Of Ave years to termi-
nate. SO considerable interest Is taken
In the awarding of this first medal.
All In all this will be the most won
derful exposition of the kind New
Workers have ever had the opportunity
of seeing. An exhibit one-auarter so
good would be we'll worth seeing. This
If one not to be missed. The specimens
are wonderful In themselves and they
win DO well arranged in spacious airy
quarters where IL * easy to examine
them A good band will play constantly
and comfortable rest room will be pro-
vided
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H. Mex Twombs champion azalea six feet diameter

ground by breaking up the tiny pores
through which II evaporates. Tho drier
the weather the more We should hoe
,our crops
Finally, when watering plants do Il
thoroughly or not at all. If the top
soil Is merely sprinkled TO lay the dust
the roots will turn up to get at the
moisture instead OF going down devel-
ing plants and their root system will be
right at the surface instead OF deep
down where the moisture Is TO be found.
In a clay soil II Is usually necessary to
break up the crust with hoe before
watering. This gives the water a chance
to soak In instead OF running away.
There are u lot OF tricks to success
full gardening that the busy man will
learn. One Is 10 let your tomatoes rfpen
on the ground instead OF stalking them
up. Another Is to grow bush limas in
stead OF pole beans. a third is 10 let
your peas ripen on tho ground even II
the cultural directions recommend
brush. always let my radishes fight
It out with tho weeds and devote my
energies to things that absolutely de-
maud attention. have found u 80
difficult to grow onions from seeds that
I plant sets. II takes a pretty husky
weed TO get the best OF a healthy onion
set. know this advice will not agree
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LARGE booklet containing the
n schedule Of prizes for the annual
~ flower show to be held under
the auspices of the Horticultural
scclety Of New York and the New
YORK; Florists Club testifics TO the gen.
s,ul and widespread interest in
,nls event. Silver cups and money
,r.ses have been literally donated. The
Games Of prize donors. patronesses and
.onpstitors are a mlngling Of leading
soc,ety women, famous florists. clever
amateurs and we'll known seedsmen.
M hotels have been most generous In
,n.,r assistance and the community at
isrse has evinced lively interest In the
..oroach!ng exhibit, which Is scheduled
a. the week Of March Fl to rs. In the
Nav Grand Central Palace. at Forty
18th street and Lexington avenue.
give large societies stand sponsor
A. th!. floral expos!tion-the Horticul-
s,ral Society of New York, the New
york Florists Club. the American Carna-
Am sorle,y, the American Rose Society
sod the American sweet Pea Society
~Aieh IA to ray that who's who in the
0srsl Kingdom are working to make
dis big exhibit surpass its success Of
,hst year.
Nsv Workers are promised rare
,.v~l,,es IN flowers and plants, a. well
!. an the old favorites, raised TO the
s,,hes. standard Of perfection. The
sno,oes. plants and blooms from pri-
y,.s collections will be on view. entered
!, ,he different contests by their owners.
.,d the list Of patronesses, among whom
a., Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. August
p.lnont Mrs. j. Borden Hartman.
~, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs.
o,,ns Wilson. inrures the exhibition OF
.rsdertui specimens from the best
,,,ys,e greenhouses-fiowers and plants
IN, the public can never see. except at
M, annual exhibit Flowers that have
81, hundreds TO produce and plants on
vh,rh thousands have been expended
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~ &. n. MILLER.

0erdeiinS advice that applies TO the
busy man viii do Just as we'll for the
!axy man. AZ far a. the weeds and
bugs are concerned, It makes no differ
ence 10 them whether your policy OF
'watchful waiting" Is due to having
other more important things to do or
merely because some people prefer n
hammock under q shady tree to the
:ae glare Of the MONDAY sun. l am q
cmmuter. Ny routine consists OF TAX
ing the 7.ls train mornings and the
siS train at night. In spite OF this
handicap five years ago stopped
dreaming about having q garden some
day and have had one ever since. BY
means OF q wheel hoe and careful plan
r.ns. my garden for the past Ave years
ns been the best in my neighborhood.
Last summer I tasted one Of the rarest
Sys Of the garden fan. beat the mil
iscnssre's gardener by ten days with
my early sweet corn and just TO add
insult to injury I sent him a mess Of II
ana received dollhouse grapes in'return.
NO one can have success with an
amateur garden unless they love the
WORK You must honestly answer these
questions: Would ] rather tie up lima
pean vines than TO play golf: Isn't II
more fln TO spray the Dofat""s 'hor 10
70 hsh!ng? Can I resist Robinson0
appea! 10 take an oil day motor trip
when know the onions are being
c'roked 70 death by weeds. Ny Satur-
DAY afternoons and holidays are de-
'p'A' ~ ALDEN work We have about
NAY acre garden spot and from n
- srow each year all the fresh vege-
uoles We can possibly use on our table
AND IN addition have enough surplus
potatoes. cabbage. squash. onions
.hd canned stun to carry US through
the winter.
FIST o. all, ] cuatrbct with 81 farmer
spread ten two-horse loads of manure
VI the ground through the winter. This
o". Two dollars a load. They say "it
poor farmer that Will sell manure"
."al DOESN'T interest me as long az
avis wiling, also pay him s. 10 pillow
sHa harrow the garden when give
.as word also spend about ten dol
3 3s5.
AZ sooG as the ground can he worked
- a., put IN a row Of early peas
1as Is before the main garden IL
'"wed, Some years the soil has been
muddy that / have mixed In coal
mn 10 dry IL up-a lot Of trouble to
Sure' but the Joy OF having peas
"o Weeks ahead Of any ono In the
.s'snoorhood makes up for It. When
ue peach and plum trees begin to bios
I'm tho garden Is plowed and the early
.aa hardy seeds planted. Tho list in
uuaes peas, lettuce. rsdishes. beets.
~aNe' kale, spinach. turnips. onion
parsley and carrots When the
sppie trees blossom / plant the more
enoer things such as beans. corn.
Nmpkins. squash, cucumbers and sec
a plar tings Of the early things. and
.AAh!, when the apple blossoms are
,0as' feel safe In setting out the pep
r. tomato cauliiiower and egg plants.
ns bo''soming time OF fruit trees IL q
moro reliable guide for Planting
any arbitrary calendar date.
. ~S and peaches blossom when the
se temperature In about Is de-
49, ana apple trees when II n 90
.es. Sometimes the nrly seeds fall
= srn.na,s and require repiantns.
pretty safe rule that II they
ce show up IN ton days the best
70 replant. The terminating
~S siinost everything grown In the
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family to help out in the wedding. but
with a wheel hoe all the backache will
be taken out of 1t anyway.
! suppose there are ten thousand
enemies Of growing plants. insects that
chew, insects that bore and insects
that suck, to say nothing OF tho va
r1ous fungi and scales. but for busy
man the only two garden pests worthy
Of his steel are the potato bug and the
cut worm. The former ! get after with
paris green, and this same poison mixed
with bran mash will Kill the cutworms.
The time to use 1t Is when the garden
Ia planted but not up and when your
chickens are shut up. Another way to
Kill cut worms Is to leave pieces OF
boards and shingles around FOR them
crawl under during the day. They can
DO trapped and killed in this way. but
the surest way to prevent damage from
cutworms, especially TO newly set out
tomato and pepper plants, is TO pro-
vide the plants with little paper collars
made of stf wrapping paper. The
worms can't "cut" through paper and
before tho paper Is destroyed the plants
viii have name sufficient growth to
withstand their attacks. To keep cut
wor1ns away from cucunbers make a
circle Of wood ashes and lime around
each hill 10 protect the seedlings until
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A Busy Commuter Reveals the
Secret of Successful Gardening

they have passed the seed leaf stage.
Whole volumes may be written on CUR
den pests. but this story il about L busy
mans garden, not an idea! one.
There are after al only n few things
that, arc absolutely necessary To- know
20 have success with vegetables. All
the book know ledge about balanced fer
tilizers, nitrogen and humus, intensive
and extensive cultivation. &c., will not
help In the least II one IL sitting in
the hammock reading the big book
when he should ~ out pulling weeds.
When plants are young the weeds must
be kept out or they will choke out the
tender seedlings entirely. rs a weed
seed Is very much at home in soil that
may be very strange and poorly adapted
To our cultivated varieties Of plants.
Therefore give the cultivated plants all
the chance possible.
Another. important thing IN cultiva-
ton This means hoe!ng and working
the ground. This not only kills the
weeds but keeps the moisture in the
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garden can be cut IN half by soaking
the seeds over night in water.
The question of varieties always
troubles the amateur. Every one who
has looked at the wonderful pictures
in the seedsmsn's catalogue has expe-
rienced a thrill to try some OF the Won
derful new varieties. but the man who
sticks to standard varieties will win
out in the long run. Every reliable
seedsman sells Evergreen and Country
Gentleman corn, Excelsior and Cham
pion of England peas and so on. There
Ii no doubt but that a great improve
ment has been made in many varieties,
but unless you know your scotsman
or have unbiased advice, stick 10 stan
dard varieties. In rush times the seeds
men put on extra help sometimes who
know as little about seeds as some of
tho people who give gardening advice
in newspapers
Tho first month inter a garden Is
planted rs its critical time. Perhaps
it may be necessary then To call on the
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among the FIRST to be judged. No plant
less than four feet in diameter II
eligible for this class and many will
probably measure much more. Another
class calls for azaleas containing one
hundred square feet OF bloom growing
from one root and upheld by one stalk.
Such sight cannot be seen even in the
Bermudas, the home Of some varieties
Of azaleas, where a tree OF such girth.
being IN a natural and uncultivated
state. would bear only scattered flowers.
In place OF being one solid mass OF
bloom. as our cultivated specimens are.
II is no small honor to win the
awards in this class. Last year a
monster red azalea OF Hat umbrella
shape. bearing two thousand flowers.
secured the prize for ii, exhibitor. Mrs.
II. Nick. Twombly. Mrs. Twombly
also captured the blue in another class
with q splendid pink plant. but was
beaten In the class for white by the
three marvellous plants OF Mr.. New
bold. A silver cup valued mt S75 Is
offered by the Hotel ST. Regis IN this
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cry seed pods which are attractive until
long after the first frost.
This plant Is not only adapted to run
up supports but "a useful for planting
among rock work, on sloping banks or
in any position where q graceful climber
or trailer In desired.
Clematls coccinea is another attractive
climber, particularly valuable on account
OF the color OF It's flowers. which are bell
shaped and of Il brilliant coral red.
blooming from June until frost.
Clematis integrifolia durandi is a cross
between the low growing Clemat,s in
legrifolia and Clematls jackmanl, OF semi
climbing habit growing about six feet
high and producing from June until frost
snowy, indigo flowers about three inches
In diameter. Ii is perfectly hardy.
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division this year. Many hotels are in
terested in seeing this plant brought to
a high state Of development. as 1t is
unusually desirable for decorative pur-
poses.
Beautiful Towering hydrangeas. meas
uring not less than $50 square feet,
viii ne Judged on the opening day for
the first prize. a valuable silver cup
offered by the Hotel McAlpln, and for
the second prize OF $50.
Lilacs. rhododendrons. marguerltes,
pansies. wistar.as. all the Old fashioned
favorltes, Will be In evidence. with palms
and rare foliage plants as a background
for their delicate blossom and wonder
full perfume.
Then there are the yew trees, the
box trees and bay trees. which are
familiar to every apartment house
dwelier. but trained into strange shapes
by the gardener.
Rare ferns. tho flowers OF spring
daffod!ls. tulips. hyacinths-all In pro-
fusion and variety.
Thousands OF cut flowers will fill
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with that o. the careful and painstak-
Ing gardener. but he must not forget
that this Is busy mans garden and
not gentleman's estate. I'm the fell
low that gets that 7.lS every morning
and lands home after dark at night. II
/ spent my time puttering around the
garden ! would soon have plenty Of
time to devote 10 II. as some other fell
low would have my Job In the city. But
have been able 20 hold ::y sob and 20
have a garden az well and there are q
great many readers OF THE Sun who
will he glad to know that the trick 70
possible.
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DAY LILIES.

Day lilies are valuable for marginal
lines around large growing sub-tropcals,
as the foliage. being broad and massive.
harmonizes we'll with that OF the taller
growers.
When the lilies get TOO large for their
position they should be lifted. divided
and replanted. The funkias. or day
lilies. make good plants for planting on
the lawn In large clumps. The varie-
ties most IN favor are crata, alba mar
ginata, Sieboldi variegata and subcor-
data.
Day lilies should not b. disturbed
oftener than necessary.