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Show Hk jj Tho girl who will spend tho summer H' on a farm or in tho country whero sho is H Pill ?Woil6V " orty to draw upon tho garden can H J make a nice little income beforo fall. H Jl FOUDI As autumn is now tho accepted timo H ITlfcXArw or k',m'on plnnting, peoplo arc in need of H M. lOWC seeds, cuttings and newly started plants. B Cj&FCien These can bo bought, it is truo, at profes- H sional florists', but amateurs often like to H propagate. H B ACNES CLARKE n 'r' mil'C9 t her business to col- H loot seed, bIic will linvo no diftlculty in sclU H ing it, provided sho goes to work systcmat- H H Lot her mnka n study of what seed is sclf-propngating, what degen- H; crates quickly, what is long in germinating, and what docs not come truo Hj to type. Such information can bo written on tho seed envelopes, which H may bo ordinary sizes used for calling cards. B In collecting seed take only from best specimens and put at once into H proper envelope us mixing is easy and docs not tend to confidence. H If there is a comer of tho garden to make n seed bed, seedlings of H perennials can bo started ready for September planting. Cuttings of H roses, geraniums and other plants can be struck for home grown plants in H B In connection with this industry flowers can bo cut from garden, B made into loose bunches, ready to sell to passing automobilists, or sent B to the nearest hotel. H It may be possible to make a deal with a city florist and seedsman H by which the blooms and seedlings as well as seeds aro disposed of in n lot. |