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Show 1 THE VALUE . OF THE GARDEN 1 ' for I ; TABLE I By LOUIS SHERWIN Jf BEAUTY JOli Csz m - cr Different Soils. Study the nafurc of your soil. Rocky ground requires special kinds of plants, though not necessarily alpines, as these again need a particular kind thero 13 no mystery whatever In It Nine-tenths? of tho difficulty consist In caro and work. Nor does it require moro work than the average person with the average amount of duties can of money at a time. Appropriate at tho outset tho total sum you can afford, af-ford, then lay it out Judiciously in as much of tho beat seeds that it will procure for you. BLUE ROSE IS CROWNED AS "QUEEN OF THE RAMBLERS' Climbers are of Great Artistic Aid in Embowering Archways-Varieties Archways-Varieties for All Climates The Water Garden EVEN SMALLEST OF YARDS CAN BE A MASS OF BLOOMS Architecture of the Home Should be Considered in Planning Arrangement of the Garden Study the Surrounding Landscape " have seon it. too, fairly embowering and wholly glorifying the trelliscd entrance en-trance of a simple cottage, planted in tho full blaze of the western sun. Since the bluo rose la declared its equal in these good points, its chaste and unlc.ue color will doubtless render its fanciful title. "Queen of the Ramblers," Ram-blers," an enduring one. Tho Lardy climbing roses of all classes are tho main reliance in the North for free effects, and for artistically artistic-ally embowering doorways, verandas and balconies. The tendency to mildew mil-dew in climbers thus used is greatly reduced when secured to wlro or lat-tico lat-tico trellises, v.hlch provide a free circulation of air a condition most conducive to health, for this reason, when fastened directly to buildings, they should be secured with long strips of cloth or leather, allowing them to sway loosely. Hardy climbers climb-ers in tho North and tho profusc-bloomtng. profusc-bloomtng. tender sorts In the South, aro employed in picturesque effect in covering 6umracr-houses and canopied garden walks, for arching gateways or festooning from post to post along driveways. A pillar of roses is secured se-cured by training to a substantial post of imposing height. Hardy Hybrid Perpetuals. These are hardy In most of the States without protection after becoming well established, though benefited greatly, everywhere, by a substantial mulch for root protection, applying it after tho ground is frozen, and leaving leav-ing it on In tho spring to prevent too early a start and serve as a fertilizer. Old manure is best, and decayed leaves aro good. Rich soil, frequently stirred, and correct pruning arc tho secret of freedom of bloom in this class. Keep crude manure away from tho tender rootlets, and give plenty of water in drouthy times to keep the bushes growing vigorously the Bum- is right, but should not bo applied before the ground freezes hard about the first of December in latitude of New York. Everbloomlng or Tea Roses. This tender class are easily win tored over in the South. In tho Nortl they may be carried over in pits, cold frames or in pots Indoors. Here, planted in open ground In lato May or early June, they soon begin blooming. bloom-ing. Much is gained by starting them in pots. An eastern exposure best suits them, where, under good treat' ment, they will bloom continuouslj until heavy frosts. Their free-blooming habit along with their beauty and delicious fragrance make them very popular for both pot and box garden-Ins, garden-Ins, and no place better suits them than an east porch. In open ground keep tho ground well stirred, kecr. them free from insects, give plenty of water during drouth and mulcb them well with lawn clippings to keer. their roots cool during hottesl weather. Now, to keep them blooming: Cul tho roses before they fade, and whet a branch has finished blooming cut il back to a strong eye that is, a well formed leaf-bud, and another branch will start and soon be blooming. This constant culling and cutting back Is tho secret of plenty of roses and la all tho pruning needed. Remedies for Rose Pesti. Mildew may be overcome by dusting dust-ing tho bushes while wet with powdered pow-dered sulphur. This renders them unsightly, un-sightly, however, and a solution of Bomo pood white soap containing no free alkali is better. Use this formula: for-mula: One-quarter of a pound, cut fine and perfectly dissolved in a pailful of boiling water. Add five pallfuls of cold water and use at once, as it thickens too much in cooling to be used in a sprayer. A three-gallon pail TTT seems rather a pity that garden-B garden-B iuK. in pite of all advantages of t climate, fertile ground and llio ii;idi.;puiod mechanical supremacy suprem-acy of Americans, should silll linger so long In its infancy throughout this country. This statement probably will be met with thons.inds of indignant indig-nant denials and pictures culled from magazines showing country and suburban sub-urban houses with iiust beautiful and elaborate garden.?, with statistics frotii horticultural societies and accounts ac-counts of Cower she v. s. Nevertheless the slctemi-nt is true. N'ot as regards the sumptuous villa residences of the. wealthy or oven tho moderately well to do. but I lie ) r at mass of people living on modevt r.r small income have iT.iiivly n sk-ft-d their opportunities oppor-tunities in thi-i ditritlon. This f:ut is luMirJit home with especial force when an American goes abroad and nom.- of tho homes of the lower middle clasje.? in Europe. There cm- will find people who pay a rent J I of not more than .?S0 or .$100 a year and who hate not much more than ten square feet of ground in their houses, but with their tiny plots a rnas? of blooms. In Amerha. on the other hand, nobody at temp's to have anything but a skimpy spot of green lawn in front of the house unless the income is considerably over 3.iM)0 a year. Large Plot Not Necessary. In order to havo a garden li Is not necessary to have a largo plot of ground. Nor is It n cessiry to r.pnI much money. Time, of course, it requires, re-quires, and work aiid paibnce. All of which will be repaid tv.-o-fold. Firt;t of all, the reward v. ill be in the enhanced en-hanced appearance of the home and the increased l-cpiiess zu of Its Inhabitants in better looking surroundings. The psv etiological effect ef-fect of the surroundings on character is a long establish! '1 fact and no more a more theory. And in the second place, gardening will improve one's the household. T.v lh-? younger members mem-bers of the f.:n)iy the value of tho garden Is ineM uaaSle. It gives litem an engronin oconpaiioa, stimulates increased interest la tho 'joidc and teaches theia something of Achievement. Achieve-ment. Nothing U a better developer of young character than to allot to each child a certain portion of the feardeD. Kich then takes pride in accomplishing accomplish-ing his or her utmost and showing the best results, tty way of incentive, it Is a good scheme to offer a prize to the one who does best. One way to start a garden is just to begin to grow flowers and learn painfully pain-fully and slowly by the mistakes made. This is a disheartening process and may discourage any but the most enthusiastic. Hut few people will try this method. Nobody will commence without at least asking Questions as to the time to plant and tho best methods of cultivation. Exterior Decorating, Tlanting the garden should primarily primar-ily be. regarded as a means of enhancing enhanc-ing the exterior of the house. And in doing this the house itself, its architectural archi-tectural style, size and surroundings should or rather must bo taken into consideration or weird and incongruous incon-gruous results will follow. For instance, in-stance, what could be more absurd than a large and elaborate archway, suitable to a big Colonial mansion, in front of a small suburban cottage? Or grandiose, park like effects attempted at-tempted in a small square of ground barely a quarter of an acre In area? The prime general maxim to remember re-member is: . "Plant a garden along the lines of least resistance." Keep tho entrance in scalo and also the I paths. Consider which Is the best view and then put your shrubs so as to attract attention in that direction. I Some views are too panoramic so that the good iKiuts of a house aro overlooked. over-looked. Screen all unsightly objects with fast growing trees and shrubs as, for instance, willows, Lombardy An Example of What Can be Done With a Small Garden. Note How the Placing of the Trees and the Iris Border Along tho Curving Driveway Give Perspective and tho Illusion of Space. The New Blue Rose, Veilchenblau, and Roses Generally. Rose gardening is lent a new.2C3t by the recent addition of that raro culmination of long and scientific effort, ef-fort, "tho blue rose." Through the alchemy of the patient and expert hybridizer, this rare creation, long deemed an impossibility, comes as an added treasure to those who find much happiness among their roses. It comes endorsed by our leading florists, flor-ists, who in a recent assemblage decided de-cided that at last wo have a rose worthy of being called blue; violet-blue. violet-blue. Its pretty name, as Veilchenblau indicates. Its European introducers describe it: "Blue flowers, appearing in large clusters, semi-double, medium size. Has showy, yellow stamens, and with the bluo flowers it is par-! tlcularly attractive. Very strong grower, glossy, green foliage and few prickly thorns." An enthusiastic florist thus describes it: "In Veilchenblau Veilchen-blau we have an improved and glorified glori-fied frco-flowerlng Rambler, a seedling seed-ling from tho famous Crimson Rambler. Ram-bler. The flowers are vlolet bluo in color; a perpetual scorco of wonder; standing out in graceful form in largo clusters, individual flowers measuring from one and one-half to two inches across. This new rose is perfectly of atmosphere and favor high altitudes. alti-tudes. For marshy ground use or-onids, or-onids, pitcher plants, iris and ferns. If your soil Is very marshy it may be suitable for a wner garden, which can be built frequently at a very small outlay. Boundaries should be informal unless un-less you havo a large expanse. For these native floworlng shrubs, such as dogwood, sumach, salt tree or sorrel, will be suitable. If you can't afford to spend much for shrubs, deciduous trees will be found less expensive than evergreens. Of the former, tho best are tho Japanese Japa-nese barberry, tho interberry, bittersweet, bit-tersweet, hawthorne, bayberry and scarlet thorne. Needless to say, it Is advisable to plot out your garden systematically before een buying a seed or a shrub. Just take an ordinary sheet of paper, pen and Ink and a ruler. The dimensions dimen-sions of the garden can bo measured by pacing or, if you want to bo more exact, with a tape measure. Then draw a lough outline, using a scale of, say, half an inch or one inch to the yard, according to the &lze of your garden. Study tho naturo of your soil and And out what flowers will grow best. Tako particular notice of shade, as it is a most Important factor. Also of exposure, whether north, south, cast or west. Then determine whero your flowerbeds flower-beds are to come, map out your walks and paths, remembering carefully the hints given at the beginning of this article on utilizing the plants, trees and shrubs in your garden as a means of enhancing the exterior of your house. The Vegetable Garden. One excellent method of solving the "cost of living" problem is to grow your own vegetables. To the uninitiated uniniti-ated this souuds at first like an heroic measure. Almost eve-rybody has some idea of having a flower garden "sometime" "some-time" or "when I gee .".round to it." But a vegetable garden sounds like a terribly formidable task. In reality, easily accomplish in spare time. Of course, the advantages of a vegetable veg-etable garden aro even more obvious thanthose of the more ornamental flower garden. In the first place, one gets absolutely fresh cgotables, and in the second place, one gets cheap vegetables. Furthermore, one eats moro vegetables, and this is a consummation con-summation devoutly to be wished in this excessively carnivorous country. When contemplating a vegetablo garden it li advisablo to proceed a3 outlined above In planning tho flower garden. Plot out your garden on paper. pa-per. Of course, in this case it becomes be-comes a much simpler task as the vegetable garden is nearly always square or rectangular and it becomes merely a question of allotting tho amount of spaco you will give to each vegetable. .' It is calculated that a tenth of an acre, carefully cultivated, will keep a small family of four or five in vegetables vegeta-bles the year around. The soil should bo a light sandy loam, that crumbles away In your fingers when you pick it up. Make a list of the different vegetables veg-etables you want to grow. Detcrmln approximately the quantity of each you will require. Map It Out. Then map out on paper with your ruler tho spaco you will give to them. Crops that remain for several years, such as rhubarb, asparagus or radishes, rad-ishes, should be kept all at one end. After these should come those that remain for one Eeason. as, for instance, in-stance, carrots, parsnips or onions. At the other end you should have crops that are rotated throughout tho season. Buying your seeds Is a very important im-portant undertaking. Needless to say, you should buy tho best and from tho most reliable dealers. It is almost hopeless to Judge from catalogues, be-causo be-causo of the contradictory descriptions, descrip-tions, and your selections should, as far as possible, be made personally. Don't make the mistake of trying to I save money by spending small sums c;r''t ,:t:...--j . - Artl3tic Arrangement of Gladioli (in tub), With Hydrangeas and Lilies in. thu Eed and a liose Bush in Right-Hand Corner. This Plot of Ground Looked at First Like a Hopeless Bog, But Was Pound Ideally Adopted to a Water Garden. hardy, the growth vigorous, and with its beautiful foliage is well entitled to tho honor of the title, 'Queen of all Roses.'" A new rose, blooming In a color hitherto unknown In the vast rose family, and with tho hardiness and rampant growth of tho ramblers, is truly an acquisition, and florists are anticipating its combination with tho red and the white ramblers in national color effects. Heretofore the crimson rambler has led in its class, the most popular of all roses, both in point of vigor and rampant growth. A strong, healthy plant will 6ond up shoots from ten to twenty feet in height in a single season, sea-son, easily climbing tho second story and over-arching Its windows shen planted in a rich deep loam with an eastern or southeastern exposure I mer through, so there may be plenty of now wood for a succession of bloom. In eaily spring, beforo the buds even begin to swell, cut tho branches back from one-third to one-half one-half their length. Somo branches must be cut back to two or three buds (leaf-buds) beforo one is reached that is strong enough to develop new growth. All gnarled, half-dead and weak growths must be cut out entirely. en-tirely. Hybrid teas may be carried through northern winters very successfully suc-cessfully with good protection, and furnish an abundant supply of large and most beautiful roses, under good treatment. A five or six-inch mulch is tho required size. This solution will also prevent the coming of green Kce and other pests, and will destroy them after they have gained a foothold. Cold water alone, applied with force, will destroy green lice. Above solution solu-tion will destroy the rose slug. So will powdered hellebore. The rose-chafer rose-chafer must bo hand-picked in tho early morning, dropping them into a esscl containing kerosene. Tick and burn the leaves In which the leaf-roller leaf-roller is found rolled up and dust tho bushes with hellebore. This or Persian Per-sian Insect powder dusted on the bushes while wet will destroy tho rosc-mito. physical condition and digestion, "TO take a small hoe and shovel also and dig till we gently pi-rpplre" is good for anybody, whether the routine work bo iu thu offico or the domestic labor of poplars and mountain ash. Don't try tj make a wild garden directly under your windows. 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