Show loaf UIL F 1 and an d laubby tl 1 their Th hei Gir care are and califa tin 1 G J or S 1 X v A A 04 q plant few pots of Fre eslas for early flowers next year SOME TIMELY HINTS by L M bennington prune flowering floering shrubs as abon as they have finished flowering the secret of pruning shrubbery in a nut rbell Is to study the hibit and growth of each plant and to strive to encourage it not niter alter it to your views ale a make blake a note of the yellow spots on the lawn lan if the grass Is scanty the trouble la Is possibly sand or poor so soil the best cure is to dig out the place and put in some good loam then the place it if the grass Is 1 there but dead the trouble Is lack of moisture if the grass on tho the lawn Is growing fast two a week allowing the clippings to lie where here they fall are tire easier thai thou one mowing in ten days or two weeks follo followed ned by a to remove the cut frass to insure a thick privet hedge cut back three inches every time the blants make elx six inches of growth evergreens from ane nursery can bo be safely transplanted by the end of july it Is important to keep the roote roots moist with as much soil adhering as possible pinch oft the seed pods from azaleas and rhododendrons to insure good clouer how er buds for far next year give japanese iris plenty ut water to insure good blooms As fait fast as flowers fade on herbaceous plants remove them by not allowing bolm ing seeds to form the flowering will mill be considerably lengthened the larkspur lark pur if treated in this manner will produce halkes almost as good as those of the first crop in late fall when there ary are few flowers in tle garden geranium cuttings nude made early in july will make good winter flowering plants during the latter part of the month BOW sow seeds in cold frames of english dalfres dal da fles tiles pansies foxgloves fox gloves canterbury bills bi larkspur etc for next years fl flowering fill up tho th gaps left by me ine poppies by transplanting on the cleared ground such annuals as china asters or lacca plant ft a few pots of and free fre alas eslas for early flowers next year when watering metering do it thoroughly SWEET SULTAN the peculiarly sweet spicy riall of sweet sultan has always this useful member of the cont aurea family to gardeners and moreover this Is a very useful florer floyer for cutting as it lasts wonderfully viall ell anil and Is light and graceful the older forms of sweet sultans are hoever hoac ver nowhere ae as regards size 1 anil I 1 nd splendor with the improved irai tini I 1 eri alls grand grandi lflora flom this la Is immense in flower the floars low era are large and soft 80 ft 0 of thistle bampe with beautiful filament petals of pinkish unc lilac and there Is a white variety not avre lm white litte but with a primrose tint which Is exquisite as a table decoration but less effective in the border than the mauve one these giant flo flowered ered sweet sultans are no more difficult to grow than tho the smaller old fashioned ones but they share the family faintly affection for a limy soil oil and if this clement element Is larking lacking it hould be supplied at the time of planting out when a little well powdered lime way bo be put on as us a surface dressing and forked in befaro the seedlings are tire introduced Centaur eaR a are hardy but as a rule they come up hat irregularly if la in the open and therefore it Is best to sow flow ver thinly in pots or boxes and prial the seedlings out disturbing them at the root as little as RS possible in the tile process NOTES amateur gardeners often male make the mistake of planting vegetables too close together plants having large foliage such as tomatoes fens and beans should be given plenty of loom zoom in order that the sunshine may reach all parts plenty of potash and phosphoric acid should be used uso with all ull vegetables tables and particularly with ill tomatoes peppers egg plants and root crops if the ground was well ell fertilized be fore planting the seeds there will mill be but little trouble through plants dwindling in the hot weather providing the soil Is kept light much bluch of the trouble laid to drought comes through plant starvation some plants are such rank growers that they exhaust the fertility of the soil very quickly unless some reserve food Is provided if it you have not made due provIs loi for this in the Il planting lanting lt t may still be easily cone none by digging a large largo hole between the rows or hills and filling this with fertilizer mixing it as much as fla i possible with the eoll soil R rains alax will mill wash mash a part of the fertility down among the roots aud and tho plants will vill thus find a source of constant renewal cenewa this will milt kee keep them vigorous and in a healthy condition throughout the thel season and the fruit fanned formed under these conditions will lack the bitter ness which we me often experience from neglecting the soil 11 4 lg 14 mailing massing cf of shrubbery crY makes an effective hedge cutting off croquet lawn or tennis court |