Show ajl 5 C thor are and CA favat tom i R 11 jv I 1 14 1 r jk i ir wr 4 thle f sunflower eun Gin flower would have been larger if it all the buds had been cut off As soon as a they appeared WORK AMONG THE FLOWERS oy by LIMA R ROSE the rex begonia may be propagated by slashing the leaf several times across the rebr with a sharp knife and laying it flat on the cutting box it necessary pin it down donn alth ft ath toothpick toothpicks the leaves will rot wherever the leaf has been slashed and soon new plants win will appear perennials sown in the summer should have developed into rood good thrifty plants by this tima time plant abero they are to bloom nut summer or pot for the window lato late in september pot the brira robes and ciner cineraria arla seedlings bromn in frames do not allow them to become pot bound until they are a ready to flower if the mignonette la Is your favorite flower september Is 1 a good time to insure a good supply for the holidays sow three or four seeds in thumb pots and plunge them in a box of sand sow only the of the large flowering and cand udd thin to one plant in a po pot repot when ce vie pot Is fall ua of roots until the plant is established in five inch pots secure nil all the fallen ilen leaves you can for they are invaluable about the garden use them as so a mulch and protection for the flower beds and individual plants and shrubs bank pits sold frama fram fraro a ii and hot beds with them pile them in a corner pt pf the garden or bury them and make leaf mold store them near the chicken house to be used for the scratching shed give transplanted flowers plenty oc at time to recoup do not water them too much or the soil will become cour sour and further retard the granth of the plant do not place in too warm a window for until the growth starts they want to bo be in a shady place it if a plant looks sickly do not nt at once begin to stimulate it with liquid fertilizer do a not repot it until the the growth starts Ariti lanneurs eurs are liable to give too large pots wandering jew climbing tims german ivy ground pine and forget me nots bots will grow very satisfactorily if the branches are cut and placed in water they make novel how show plants for the winter garden A trailing vine that Is easy to raise Is to the weeping pantana WINTER RHUBARB the crimson winter rhubarb has a roost most dell delicious lous flavor and Is so far superior to the old common or pardon garden variety that there la is no om it la Is less acid and Is bearing and at its best beat late in 1 the full fall when all other fruits and gt tables are scarce TRAINING TOMATOES tomatoes day rilay bo be trained to stakes or trellises to good advantage 1 keep beep the branches thinned to juat just the num ber needed for or fruit ABOUT LILIES dy by EVAN E VAN benthuysen if it ordered early in september illy bulbs will reach you any time from the latter part of the month until november and it la Is weld well to have the bed prepared in advance prepare the bed now and as the season advances cover it with six inches of litter of any kind and then if the bulba bulbs do not come too late the ground will be in condition to receive them m when bon they do come again cover the ground with ft a litter and in the early spring remove it lilies liko like a well drained dral ned moist soil boll deep and well worked over with fine well decayed manure IN hen lien the bulbs are set in the ground a handful of and sand should be alar placed ed around each bulb and through this the root will reach the rich eol soil la my garden I 1 would bave anve all the lilies illes of the celd field ne as well as those of the garden but dut those of special noties notice where space and pursa are limited nrc are the pure white madonna illy which bich blossoms in may or june the canada illy lily which Is in faund in our fields and Is in bright crimson in color with dark spots end and blossoms in june or july the coral illy lily which cornea comes to us in may the multi norum another pure white beauty then we have hare the cloum white nath a green band running through the center blood red and white the latter heavily spotted with darker crimson the golden solden handed japanese illy lily ie Is one of the he handsomest end and comes jat just when e nd it most la in late 31 1 M 4 OF 41 I 1 u 71 ahn I 1 the beautiful easter uty uly or madonna UW U |