Oxford eagle., 1914-08-27
NEXT YEARS GARDEN
ITs SUCCESS LARGELY DEPEND
EMIT ON THE LAYING OUT.
Some Plants Require Much Space 10
Spread and Must, on No Account
Ds Planted cIoseIy-Pieasure
In Specializing.

true. It is equally true that II may
be more expensive to turn deaf ear
to her teachings. There should be les
sons learned constantly on the farm
which will aid in making future work
more effective.
The flower garden offers many OF
these lessons. little things which
should be remembered another year.
One OF these which impresses US is
the way robust plants will spread out
and fll up every available space. In
planning for next summer'v garden.
take well into consideration the habits
and the various species and plan &C
cordinsly. There are some Of slender
habits which may be planted quite
closely together while others branch
out and become q tangled mass.
The poppy belongs to the former
class. While 1t sends up several fiow-
ering stems there are few lateral
branches. Upward is Its motto. The
cosmos, on the other hand. even
though planted far apart when the
little seedlings are placed In the
ground. soon spreads out its long deli
cate foliaged branches several feet
each way. When the plants were
placed in the ground In May you
thought them 30 much more dainty
than the aster that II was hapd to
give them treble the space. Yet the
way they grew during the summer
sk.t A-l
then some. Few ANIMALS In rich soil
require more room. ~ few make =
finer autumn display.
The dainty rose geranium, which
In the window IL but moderate plant.
is another OF the immense shrubs II II
can have a chance in rich garden son.
Another year we shall use more for
bedding around tallgrowing plants.
placing them three feet apart. so that
they will have . chance to preserve
symmetrical form by not being
crowded. They soon become q mass
OF fragrance. the foliage being fine. in
combination with geraniums or al
most any other blossoms. Then. IL you
want q delicate perfume on handker-
chief or note-paper. slip two or three
OF the leaves into the box When can
ming sweet apples. place a leaf In the
top Of each can. and again you have
the rose favor In . most perfect form
There are 30 many uses for the leaves,
and the more you have, the more ways
you will find that you can use them.
Besides. the plants are in themselves
objects OF beauty.
Those who liked the old fashioned
corcopsis will be more than pleased
with the numerous varieties now OBJ
tained from q mixed packet. In ad-
dition to the weli-known "lady's
breastpin.- yellow with brown center,
there are the same colors in double
form which are especially beautiful;
another favorite is a beautiful bronze
As Is frequent with these old fash
ioned ANNALS. there IL q pleasing har-
mony in color. and those wishing a
symphony In yellow and bronze will
md the combinations in tallgrowing.
dwarf. single and double. long. slen-
der-stemmed blossoms a. useful for
cutting as for the garden.
Much Of pleasure can be obtained by
selecting q single species and special
ixing upon IT, One collector has made
a study Of Iris. and his garden 10 the
pride Of the town Many hundreds Of
these flowers In blossom including
standard varieties and many hues, ara
a sight not soon to be forgotten; and
he finds In them as much pleasure a.
In rare orchids. with comparatively
little trouble to grow.
Another made an exhaustive collec-
ton Of campanulas last season with
much satisfaction, while a third Sc
lected the poppy on which to bestow
her attention. Dahlias admit Of much
selection. and great range OF color.
In any case the amateur will do well
to choose some flower easily grown
and with . wide range Of color. Then
II you want to play la Burbank. here
Is a golden opportunity: or II you wish
simply to revel In the works Of others,
the many varieties Of . single flower
give. even more than many kinds Of
flowers. an appreciation OF the wide
ness in the range Of beauty.