Evening star., 1927-05-20

/ likes TO have garden of his own. II
a child decides that he would like TO
/ have a garden and is too young TO do
! the first work himself, ii should be
done for him in place chosen where
/ it is known that flowers or plants
! will grow easily, and there should be
! an interest taken in what the child
| wishes To grow.
| a charming idea for chiIiren's :
garden parties is the sowing of seeds
and planting Of cuttings As we'll as
affording much pleasure, it teaches
small boys and girls how to care for
n garden and love il. For such a
party an invitation is sent out by
mother to the friends Of her children
for certain afternoon, and they are
each asked TO bring a package of
seeds or cuttings of his or her favorite
flower, and are also asked to wear
0Yeralls.
Mother supplies toy rakes and
troWels, hoe and watering cans In sufii-
cient quantities for the little guests.
When the children have assembled III
the garden, they are given a big space
of ground and are asked to turn over
the earth with then troWels, to pui.
Verzc ii and TO rake it. Those who
have brought roots and cuttings with
them are shown how TO put them in.
and those who have chosen seeds are
+! told 10 SOW them thinlv and cover
them lightly with sifted earth. Then
refreshments and games follow after
this occupation.
Later. when Summer arrives, the
same little guests viii be invited 20 a
party to see their flowers growing, in
bud or in full beauty. and to pick the
nasturtiums, sweetpeas, stocks. colum.
bines, clarkias. Doppies, mignonette or
other flowers which they have sown
and planted. The children will be in
vited TO pick whatever flowers they
wish. and the mother hostess usually
invites them to consider the garden as
their own and toacome in and out as
they wish. inspecting and watering
and picking all through the Summer
season.
Record of Flowers.
To keep a record of flowers grown
YOU can use an ada ptation of the Ell
Velope filing system In q way that will
give pleasure all through the year. A
box wide enough to allow an ordinary
envelope II stand easily within it, and
as long as may be desired--say.
inches wide, a inches high and II
inches long--will serve as O. cabinet
Within it should be placed envelopes.
one for each flower that YOU raise in
your garden or that you are interested
in studying.
On the outside of each envelope
write the common name of the flower,
under which it is indexed alphabeti.
cally in the cabinet and also the scien-
titic name. when it blooms, what it's
color is and its height, whether 1t
needs sun or shade, where seed can
be obtained and whatever other infor-
nation may he helpful In planning the
garden or studying the flower. In
the envelope place clippings concern
ing the flower, clippings from seed cat
alogues. Horticulture magazines and
newspapers, also pictures of the flower
and notes regarding your own expert
ence with 1t and what friends have
told YOU about its needs and habits.
II YOU start your envelope this Sum.
mer, you will find that by next Sum
mer YOU will have acquired with little
effort a wealth Of information about
flowers and can plan your garden ac
cordingly.'
The work OF collecting, arranging
and studying the clippings from cata-
logues and other publications is in
itself a source of happiness to any
lover of flowers. In envelopes the in
formation gathered from many sources
is ready for instant use.
In the back part OF the cabinet you
can place a set of cards, similarly in
dexed by the common name OF the
flower. but grouped under the respec-
tive months in which the flowers
bloom. On these cards you should
enter details as to the time Of plant.
ing, seeds, care and so on. In some
degree this will duplicate the informa-
ton contained i'll the envelopes, but
the cards being arranged according to
the months when the flowers bloom,
they will be of considerable service
when you plan your garden. It is also
a help TO place on the back of each
card a rough diagram of the garden,
with special reference to the place
that you intend to allot to the particu-
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