Show D tf f aid rs 1 C A 1 l TW T W their arc anac alava va imp 1 A francis anci scott key rose named Ni ned after the author of the star spangled banner tha flower are usually large and double IN THE HOME GROUNDS by EBEN E REXFORD this month will be a busy one for the gardener thero ill be plants to put out weeds to pull insects s to kill quite qute enough to keep one a at t work most of the time I 1 do my transplanting on cloudy davs if it possible but it if the weather persists lu being sunshiny I 1 do the tho work after afat r sundown before lifto lifting ling a seedling I 1 apply enough water ater to thoroughly saturate the soil in which it Is growing it this Is done the young plant can be moved without exposure to me elie roots and it receive 1 no check whatever but will keep on growing aa as if it nothing had happened to it but allow its tender delict delic ste te roots to be exposed to air for ever iao little a time and you run a serious risk of losing your plant if this doea does not happen it will re ceide a check from which it will take a long time to recover one calbot be too careful with a ly thing aa as di delicate licate as a needling seedling dir plait it in bright v cather eather newly transplanted trane planted seedlings will require shading for a day or two I 1 cut out a circle of coarse brown bron paper about a foot toot across make a silt alit to the center on one side of it and fold the paper over two or three inched turning a wire wira out and in through j folded part thia this wire serves to a bold the paper together and acts an a support for the little brown bron paper umbrella it should be at least twelve inches long lorg jong enough to insert in tho the aroun ground i close to tho the seedling and hold the paper cone cons well above the plant it la to designed to protect i this kind of a covering keeps the sun atin away from the plant but does not interfere with free circulation of air about it what kind of a support ore yoa solas to give your gladioli tying their stalks stalk to sticks gives then them euch such a stiff and prim appearance that I 1 always eel feel sw ry for the poor plant plants A etick stick in the benter anter of 0 a clump doe does not furnish really ua satisfactory support to the tho on the outside of it and a hoop boop i ip ported on sticks Is open to uie objection of being only a little better thin nothing hera here is iny ny plan and one that works well velt and can be easily carried out t I 1 take a strip of coil wire netting of the size 0 e bed containing conta IrInA the gladioli and stretch it over the plants before they begin to send bond up their flower stalks I 1 support it on stout stakes that project eighteen inches above the surface of cot the boll soil using enough of them to keep the netting level all over the bed luls ILIs la to the season for making warfare on the enemies of the rose if one would hae base line flowers he be most must make up his mind that hes got to fight tight for them it Is ery wery necessary that the application should get to the under ilde aide of the leaves end nd the inside of the bushes where the insects are likely to hide away therefore it will be well to have someone assist by bending tho the bushes over and holding them in thit position while hile the application Is being made worms slugs green lice and the roee rose chater chafer can be kept frum injuring the bushes if it the emulsion la is applied tho thoroughly rought and frequently As soon as my lilacs are past the lowering flowering periods I 1 go over the bu bushea he 2 and cut away aay all the seed need clusters clu stera the result Is I 1 get a fairly good c L op of flowers floers on what hat Is in generally cons conald id ered the oft off year of this excellent old shrub W 1 41 L queen of the belgians Delf llan orchid 1000 FOR AN ORCHID one inc liou and dollar has papu bid in the for the famous jdeen of tin orchid the proceeds of the ho aale ie ant to the relief committee of the american cited cross tross ahlis beautiful orchid cultivated by clement element bloore ie its of the feature of the recent international flower chos bo tt orchid which Is 13 the only one of it its ond in existence and which polis eurs have pronounced the moat most con beautiful variety of ac broe dieme die me ae ie Is being cared for tike like a baji following yol lowing tho english custom young mr alf St in Is keeping keep ilig unlocked It locked in an airtight air tight alj case clime to prevent any an y poa pos of tho polan being 1 stolen for a in louch toilet of feather falli cr or toothpick it itis to stamens would mcuri gull iclet polan n to ellke oeal Lle the breeding br oedIng of a sin lifur picot tint ti anothy nt by hybridising hybrid ising with orchid strange to eay say tho the fact diat that the glas case Is absolutely air tight 11 ill preserve pre berve tho the for blossom bloe ome 1 1 I 1 s a longer time than if the plant pl 1 t i baero in the open air clean tree devoid of insect lifo are 1 is credit to any hoar and no yard complete without th tamor tham mor tor hade eliade a ail well vell 9 as beauty |