Show A 5 IQ ard T their care are and CIA atrom U 00 0 re 4 the effective use of ivy on the house and the splendid planting of conifer conifers in the foreground make an interesting study WORKADAY WORK A DAY NOTES by E VAN GENT benthuysen HUYSEN if it the season Is 1 a dry one some of the plants in the gardin will mill lave to be matured if you want flowers broux thein them thia this Is especially true of the dahlia use enough water unter to penetrate all the soil sell in which their roots grow and see that it Is kept moist watering today and neglecting tomorrow or for a week to come the proper thine thing sass sae the suds iuds from nash day for this purpose the soap in 1 the water unter will benefit the plants if there are some windows about the house where you would lize to hare have some plant growing and no provisions have been made for boxes for them dont forego the pleasure because it seems to be late in the use coleus instead of flowering plants A row of the yellow variety about the outside of the box with mith scarlet in the center will make your win lin dow brilliant with color and as these plants are of rapid growth you will III n nt t bare have to wait long for results they ft III often be found more satisfactory than flowering plants because their richly colored foliage will take the place of flo flowers ners and it will be in evidence at all times while few flowering plants will afford a constant show of color the gray and the orange fillow pyrethrum thrum golden feather can be used with the scarlet and yellow varieties arlet les of coleus with fine effect dont bo be sparing of water on your window boxes ninety nine cases of failure out of a hundred result from a lack of sulli sufficient clent water being exposed to the air ou on all sides evaporation takes place very rapidly apply atar by the instead of the boI boxful ful and there need be no failure to grow just as good plants in the window box as in tho the garden beds bis ie ile sure to apply substantial sul supports for the da kahlias dahlias dah lias lillas it if this la Is not done lone you will III be likely to find and them then broken some morning after a sudden wind or a hard rainstorm the stakes staler should be at least four feet tall allow an extra acot and a halt half for in portion in the ground and they hould should bo be an inch through and of good sound wood point them a dull green tod and they will 1 I not bo be unpleasantly obtrusive tru sive tic the stalks to them with broad strips of cloth instead of rings the latter will cut into the tender branches when they arc are whipped hipped by the wind ind beds of geranium are exceedingly ornamental provided they are kept in tidy condition this can only be done by keeping flower trusses picked oft if the faded flowers are allowed to remain I 1 know of no plant that cab take on a more unsightly eui eul look of couise all the buds in a truss do not develop at the same time and one doc doe not like to destroy undeveloped de eloped flowers flo flonc rs but the clusters can be made to look clean and attractive by pulling away from them all flowers hat that have haa passed their prime and taken on that draggled look which so detracts from the sightly appearance of everything else in the bed unless one has a great number of plant plants thia this can be done in a short time THE VERANDA BOX an ideal veranda box la Is planted with roses down its center and the remaining space filled with ith standard climbing and drooping annuals the veranda box should bo be 15 inches wide ten indies inches deep and as lone as desired bore an inch hole through every square foot of the bottom of 0 the box then put in a layer of broken crockery pebbles or cinders tor for drain ago n 90 hoses thrive best in a rich but firn firm soil ther therefore eforo stiffen the soil clay and enrich with v ell rotted cow manure plant the roses if teas tons elx six inches apart and it if hybrids twice that distance and firm the soil well about them place the boxes m where here they will get got the sun roost most of the day when the lie roses bloom cut back to a strong and well developed bud and in a 11 8 short hort time this MI wll 11 grow and develop into a rose water thoroughly when the soil soft Is dry to the tile touch fouth but sprinkle roses when they lafed watering not ering late in the fall carefully remove the roses ro leswith with plenty of soil and pack them together in a well drained corner of the Lv garden arden bury them in maccre end find leaves held down by cornstalks or thick bruh next spring when the roses start into growth cut back to within five live or six inches of the ground and plant into their boxes with new soil disturb the roots as its little as possible I 1 ri A I 1 S it A new receptacle for flowers an artistic ar tittle arrangement |