Show PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONs FOR THE CITY GARDENS After she has has got the soil in gOOd good condition con con- she l may conscientiously turn her attention to the proper propel sort that sort that is to say the most robust robust robust-of of plants for her patch of country Sweet peas should be sown early in the season at least six aix Inches deep Make a trench of that depth and scatter the seed in the tho bottom of it about an inch apart Cover to the depth of an art inch and press the soil down firmly When the plants ts are two inch Inches s high hight draw In more soil about them and c continue to todo do this until all the soil soU taken from the tho the trench has been returned In this way roots deep fria in fri ina ina a moist soil are secured and arid such plants stand a hot season better than those W whose roots are near n tl the surface rf f Sweet s will grow r well almo almost almot t anywhere and it will be found pleasing as a plant for edging beds It is also fine for cutting tuft Candy-tuft is similar to it in habit babit and arid ought to be given a place if room can be spared for Jt it The petunia is an excellent ht plant for the amateur florist It grows grows grows' strongly blooms early profusely and constantly until cold weather comes and arid is one of the brightest bright bright- est eat and most cheerful of f flowers It wilt will blet tr flourish under tinder extremely I U unfavorable 1 c con con- It H should be sown in masses to produce the best effect Pansies will bloom well vell in the elt city garden garden garen gar gar- den en provided they are sic not shut not shut in so much that there is not a free c circulation of air ail In a close place they will not hot do well Phlox does better than al almost almost almost al- al most In other plant in a a. weak wak soil The pink and white white- varieties are the most satisfactory ones to grow If the plants are grown alon along the fence or 01 the side of the house give t them a place in front as s they are growth For back rows or to plant in front of the wild cuc cucumber to hide its naked lower branches the zinnia will be found a very good plant It grows to a height of or about three feet br branches freely blo blooms s p profusely elY an and comes in n a great re t variety or 01 11 n. n origin COWlS colors An Any one can grow it I have seen it doing doing do do- ing InS brave work in city gardens where nearly everything else had been planted had proved a complete failure For locations where strong-growing strong plants are desired desfred either in bp beds s masses or as screens nothing better than the can be found It lt often If ten grows to 10 a height of eight or ten feet feel wIth branches blanches having spread a of six feet or more Its foliage which is generally of bronze or coppery red with a meta metallic lustre Is of Immense size and gives the plant a a. striking striking ing and arid tropical appearance If planted along a a. fence it soon hides everything behind behind behind be be- hind it It is Is' Is rather tender therefore should not be plant planted d in the open ground until all danger from frost is over It may be started In pots in the house in March and grown to good size before beIng being beins be- be Ing ins put out of doors It will w thus gain at atlease lEaSt lease six weeks of ot development at the expenditure expenditure ex ex- ex- ex of but little trouble TIle The is a good flower Hower for growing grow grew ing log in masses and it requires very little atten attention tion It blooms freely throughout the season |