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Show THE F.U15I, FIELD, & GARDEN ! Floiver Uanlcna. Those who desire to have quick re-aulw re-aulw should select prass sods instead ot seeds. I( requires more than the skill of an amateur to make grasses grow well id lee than a year. Persons desiring oity pardens must have a due proportion of the ground laid out to mass flowers in beds, lines for border?, and if they can afford if., suitable spots for vases, rustic ornaments, orna-ments, and a pUoe for a bower or arbor. ar-bor. Unee having settled upon the form and main features to be given to the garden, put it into shape and lay your sods. Amatcus have from now until May 10 for this preliminary work, and if they are going to move they have time enough in May to mako a garden in their new homes. The next thing to oe considered is the proper kinds of plants to ohooso, those which aro hardy, easily cultivated, bloom rapidly and frequently, and are at the same time pretty, being, of course, the best for the person ot moderate means. A selection with a view to a tasteful combination of color? iu flowering and variegated foliage should bo studied. A few points from the florist, or a careful study of his catalogue, will give muoh instruction. A visit, to the Central Park conservatories, or a re-memberauce re-memberauce of the color of tho plants growing in tho grounds in tho warm season, their arraugemeut in beds, borders, etc , will be an cxeulltnt guide. The park is regarded by florists as a mode! in this particular. Somo of the best fl jwers for this climaiQ are a follow: For borders Sweet allysum, verbouas, candy-tuft, pinks, portuiatwa, and Chinese pinks. Each of ibase varieties blooms in different differ-ent colors and shade1, They are equally cood for beds, and can bo bought from tho best dealers for from ten o.-'nts to thirty cents each, or $1 to $o per doien. Of the varioties well adapted for masking in bede are the ageraiuni, various shades of blue lilao and rose, lemon verbena, very fragrant, aaterrbi-nus, aaterrbi-nus, of many colors, yellow predominating, predomi-nating, aod cnna indica, with rich loliage and a email crimson,- scarlet orange, or yellow flower. A favorite flower is the carnation. Tho dahlia, a well-known flower, aleo grows well in this climate. It is double dou-ble and single and of all oolors. The liner sorts are rated at 75 cents to $1 eaoh, and the commoner 30 cents. There is alun the Ibvertew, with large douMc white flowers, and otie variety, the .noldon yellow foliage. The tier man piuk is also a good summer bluoui-in bluoui-in plunt, bears flowors of a purplish crimson, and is clove-scented. No garden is complete without tho fusehia, with its beautiful bell-shaped i flowers and delipatp oolors. The Prince : Imperial and the tilm Oity of thia variety, var-iety, with their bright scarlet sepals ! sod dark purple corolla, aro tho ear-i ear-i liest-blooming varieties, and aro very ! Dlcntiful in this market. Some varieties var-ieties bear flowers of several colors and tints; they are usually thirty cents eoch, t'usehias should bo carefully protected from the full strength of thp sun. Geraniums are very oheap, and arc also good for summer growth, and can be profitably preserved in tho hotlsc during tho winter. Of other flowers to seleot from arc tho gladiolus, heliotrope, helio-trope, lantanas, lilies, lobelias, pents-tomons, pents-tomons, potunias, and phloxes. These are of all colors, and aro well suited for city gardens. To this collection may be added pan-sies, pan-sies, tuberoses and tea rotes, consisting consist-ing of lea monthly. Bourbon and Bengal, Ben-gal, uioes, hybrid, perpetual, and climbing. The varieties of roses mentioned men-tioned will prow well in this climate, but care should be taken in buying to question tbo florist as (o the hardy character of tho plant offered for sale; and it should bo taken in the bud, olse the flowers will decay. Sweet-Williams and violet?, tho favorites of everybody, grow well, and the morniBg-glory and japonicas arc good running plants to train over frame?. Chryoanihcuiuuio thrive well, with little oare. They arc a good fall-blooming plant and very usoful for bouquets. Khododendronp arc also a hardy plant, with spreading foliage of thick leaves and a handsome flower. All of these plants can be bought, with few exceptions, from fifteen fif-teen to fifty cents eaoh, and for less per dozen, (rood ordinary soil is all that is required for these plants, rotting rot-ting sod being perhaps the best. Many bot-house plants can be set out in pots in the summer, but unless you hvo a conservatory, it is best not to buy them. Ono might indulge io a camelia. however, but it will require oarctul nursing with a greenhouse temperature in-doors during the winter. N an-flowers an-flowers for a back ground are Fome-timcs Fome-timcs ornamental in a garden, aod the homely sunliowcr is not to be disdained. Indeed, thero is a tradition that the latter is anti-miasmatic, and its presence pres-ence therefore healthy. In flowering vines there aro the honeysuckle, clematis, Chinese wistaria, wista-ria, Vircinia creeper, madina, and the huuibereia. They aro all cheap. Of plants chiefly admired lor the variegated varie-gated ciors and beauty of their hue, there are the colons, cinneTaiia, een-tatirca. een-tatirca. and tri-olorcd geranium. If the reader ha? only a portion of a house, and is not the Kile possessor ol a vard, flowers can be poed in 'be window. Flowers in pots are within the reach of the hnmHet, and a dollar or two judiciously expended will make a pretty window garden. Treiiises for the support of p'ant? and I fnr vines o trail upon, are nqui-lirrs nqui-lirrs in the cu'tivanoo ot flower-, and thi"? mad M' reoi can be bonrht at prut"? ranging from ten to fifteen erm. according to ;e and to swt p'lrcha:-ers. p'lrcha:-ers. They are made oval ,-hapvd, and I in the form of stars, crosses, heart.-, etc. Kx. I A pod mutch arnnnd ncwiy planted trees w'i' be ?erviccahie in keeping the roots freni dr'ir.e oul tait hay or anything which will prevent the sun fr.'-x MriiiLfi the aril around the tree. ' w.li ao.-er. even if it be onlya 5DjL I heap ol rocks. A-ho and the bvrer arout fmiu J trees do n?t wr. e, aooprltriff ;o I'. V". I i K.i-i"rLn of Iowa, who t.-.t dr- ' iaii'i-.'-rn years' rxr-fr:T.- ie hw1 I a:vt.r ftf-n the 1- T( r :n 1:,1 t:e--. whre ar.c were !r..jaL' y u-r l, ac I that t e coa.itrr? theai w-.rih i -'X i r-is'ne: Tor rtusg arvaod :u;t tree? j a'-.-'sr. i D?;d to have ths oii kpt u. I aroand the T'W.s Keep me u (.: a i to ;ri crr.irj p'-'X.j ar.d lc; 1 ;r w'-.:ch Deeds c-"-n-:a-1 ca.n-c t-- I ;.ar.:-:d between the rows, j-j.-.y 1 a:b an aiutut of ruai-oie L: . growinr cr-T that te youog trees will not Ljtc their crvih checked from the ; wan: ul nutrimt at. j The currant worm makes it appear-aaoe appear-aaoe this m.-tnth aud next, and the , riu?h-?s i:o-j;d he du-ted with pow-idercd pow-idercd wh::e lil!e'txre as sxin as it lis discovered, i oung plants ought to i have bC'-D set outlast month, but they may be moved early this month if care i- taken to n-uteh them properly. , Keep th? s ii well cultivated between the row-, and thin out the oid wood. |