Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . mossy smell, and pleasant greeting. I putthe slips in warmish water for a little while beforepotting and rarely lose a plant.—Ais(er Uracious. 134 POPULAR GARDENING. May, Lilac Time. While the Lilacs are in me not from othertvhereFrom the Lilac-scented air. While the Lilacs are in bloom !Oh ! to lose their beautys spell,This, my friend, were never welLWhile tho Lilacs are in bloom!Oh ! the city stones will stay-Soon the Lilacs pass the Lilacs are in , my
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . mossy smell, and pleasant greeting. I putthe slips in warmish water for a little while beforepotting and rarely lose a plant.—Ais(er Uracious. 134 POPULAR GARDENING. May, Lilac Time. While the Lilacs are in me not from othertvhereFrom the Lilac-scented air. While the Lilacs are in bloom !Oh ! to lose their beautys spell,This, my friend, were never welLWhile tho Lilacs are in bloom!Oh ! the city stones will stay-Soon the Lilacs pass the Lilacs are in , my heart, go not away ;Keep, oh, keep the Lilacs day. -Ida A. Ahlborn, Dropping Corn. sturdy, helpful. little Bin,Trudges slow from hill to the brown-backed com-fleid liesUnderneath the sweet May skiew ;Drops the seed with patient enough and none to spare— One for the black-bird, one for the crow,One for the cutrworm and two to grow. —Mrs H. O. Rowe. Now nature hangs her mantle green. On every blooming tree,And spreads her sheets o Daisies white Out oer the glassy lea. — Make straight rows, Nature dons her new suit. Get the vine baskets around. Mossy lawns require fertilizing. Catch and punish the plant thieves. Delay in tree planting is now dangerous. Apply the remedy before the mischief is done. Plants in flower should not be watered overhead. African Marigolds are not African but Euro-pean. Hubbard Squashes do well planted among earlyPotatoes. For supreme pleasure seek the garden at earlymorning. No Strawberries are so fine as those of onesown raising.—Mep. For brilliancy we think the Tulip called Stand-ard Gold excels all others. The Strawberry is at home in almost every in-habited part of the globe. Verandas are health givers, inducing peopleto live more in the open air. Agapanthus. Lack of free airing forthesenowis not conducive to the best colored flowers. The Chinese look upon the Peach as an unwhole-some fruit. Now we know they are q
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