. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. bs areslightly crinkled throughout. The plant would prove handsome andstriking in appearance in any collectionhowever large. Its season of bloom is mid-summer and later. Should there be adesire to make a group of plants comprisingsuch as are somewhat odd in the appearanceof the leaves, like Yuccas, German Iris,Sedums, large-leaved Saxifragas, etc., wecould think of no better addition to thelist than the present and a few of them dried can hang on pictureframe all winter. But
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. bs areslightly crinkled throughout. The plant would prove handsome andstriking in appearance in any collectionhowever large. Its season of bloom is mid-summer and later. Should there be adesire to make a group of plants comprisingsuch as are somewhat odd in the appearanceof the leaves, like Yuccas, German Iris,Sedums, large-leaved Saxifragas, etc., wecould think of no better addition to thelist than the present and a few of them dried can hang on pictureframe all winter. But the ; curiousplant is Martynia. Dont attempt to plantone, unless you have plenty of room, for itspreads over and around as if it wanted theearth. The seed pods are curious enoughto put on your shelf of curiosities. Theyhave curved horn-like appendages, and whendry they are as bard as bone. A common !name for this plant is Demons Claw. My Floral Door Mat. Close I had a garden bed laid out thirty feetlong and about three feet w ide. I plannedto have it look like a door mat, and as the. A Detroit Amateur Talks of VariousMatters. CuEious Annuals. Petunias, Sweet Alys-sum and Mignonette may be styled theproper flowers, and bloom all their sweetlives among others, making the garden alovely spot, but they surprise no one. Everyseason a few of the crooked specimens inplant life, keep up an interest. We hadthree annuals that might well be called theeccentrics of the garden. One is MoluccaBalm. The flowers are green, and we haveto look closely to distinguish them fromleaves. In fact, its almost all flower and noleaves. But pick a spray of it, and also arosy pink Phlox Drummondi, place themin a small vase and see what a pretty com-bination they make. Another curious plant is the Balloon leaves are a vivid green, and cover anold fence nicely. But the seed pods are acuriosity. Light, puffy, green balls, theyare the delight of the children. They arepretty wora
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