. THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old-fashioned Hardy Qar= den Flowers, has come into public favor again so rapidly as to astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast of these gems of the garden. Their popularity is not at all surprising when we consider the many varied and pleasant changes which take place throughout the entire growing season in a well-arranged hardy border, in which every week, yes, almost every day, brings forth something fresh and new. Beginning in April, early-flower- ing varieties open up their flowers often before snow has entirely disappeared, and continuing wi
. THIS class of plants, familiarly known as Old-fashioned Hardy Qar= den Flowers, has come into public favor again so rapidly as to astonish even the most sanguine enthusiast of these gems of the garden. Their popularity is not at all surprising when we consider the many varied and pleasant changes which take place throughout the entire growing season in a well-arranged hardy border, in which every week, yes, almost every day, brings forth something fresh and new. Beginning in April, early-flower- ing varieties open up their flowers often before snow has entirely disappeared, and continuing with constantly changing variety throughout the summer until late in fall, when severe freezing weather only will stop such persistent late bloomers as the Japanese Windflowers, Pompone Chrysanthemums, Stokesias, etc., etc. Cultivation is of the simplest, beginning with any good garden soil for a foundation, which may be enriched with any good fertilizer, such as well decomposed cow manure or bone meal, deeply dug, well pulverized, in which the plants should be set as early in the season as possible, so as to enable them to become well rooted and established "' "â *â " before hot, dry weather sets in, keeping the ground well stirred, and where it is not convenient to water the beds during hot, dry weather, a mulch of any loose material, which will keep the soil from baking, will be found very beneficial. Short grass, the rakings of the lawn after cutting, will be as good for this purpose as anything. A covering of manure should be applied in the fall; this may be forked into the soil early in spring, and, beyond this, little care need be given, the occasional staking of a plant, the cutting off of decaying flowers, which will prolong the flowering season of many species, and the dividing and replanting occasionally of such varieties that have become too large, being all that is needed. We are continually adding new, rare and desirable sorts to our list, whic
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