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Show Ql T Y FL OWED GArvD EN5 HOW io MAKE ik BACK YARD ATTRACTIVE i " 'bunches of It...-. cheerful liMle flower Ithrougbout nil the month of May. Chrysanthemums itn.l Japanese anemone, anem-one, if planted In the spring, will insure in-sure Ihe back vi'.l garJrn of being J a thing i.f Unity thro nghout the nuttim-n. Vor should th Chritnwis r-e, w'.iich bl.oms- noove tliC snow at Cliri.-I m.i lime, In forgotten. LATE In thf autumn (ho plants must be well covered with n good coating c.f manure to kr-op them warm fot '.the long sleep of win'er. Il wwH l Jwcll to add any in-tv plant', or brill"" in jthe fill ralVr than l wait until (he Spring come again, for garden planned ati.l planted tb-n will flourish willi los 'rare and watclii'i;; than when tin- seeds 'ninr miii" ; lif- just ns soot; es they are sown u can lake root. In laying on; a, garden it Is well to note that the l-est effect ii obtained through quantity rather I'.nn ti.ronrh variety. In oilier words, i: '.a I-;.; 'J I'nve icon 'c.f c kind i f flower massed together than to expend tb wm? amount of money 'lipi.ii :i ln-torogf .teens colleclh.i cf all different shrill mi. I flowers,- For a garden reclaimed from an nvrrj;.' i.-d rity yard t"." following would make a good and rolfioicnt lift with which to stork : Fiv t.i shrubs. 1i early tulips. 100 late tulip. I.Vt .lnrrixsus. lf'll Spanish Sri. J.V ereeiisi-s. fi large peonies, about ; roe bushes. 2 ii.-". n daffodils, dorca (Jrrmnn Iris, 1 lorj-n roiiinibine. V lijenl-Intr lijenl-Intr lie(irt. with a few iiuftinrtiums if it is doire.l t? luve (unie flowers in tin- gnr.l.n tlirouc'u th'i Jnte .uranirr. Tln-re re nlo trntiy n-serables whleh will grow quit-" ni well in a rity b.irk .vnrl jnn in any eotwtry kiteb.-a KHrJin. To main viiif. yuiinc onioiis. vouns nrrott, "b.nn, pen", ra-iin'oe!. pnrley. lettuee, I r'niibnrli ail tiiene roll be nia.le lo yiM n t kfr..l onint-ri .f f.iri im.iif to t!if en b. . : :! ! irmrr- y r; , , ' 4' ! , ' i f'1 Mir ff I I ' ' Winter Ti A Back Yard Garden in Winter Trim THE rirl who for one reason or another mast remain in town a.11 through the springtime and perhaps per-haps mont wait until the yinninrri is well commenced before hhe con f&t reiilly into the conntryj and enjoy tho dillplit of awakening' life, Sn the trees and shrubs all about her can but content herself with the next best; thin;;; fhe must brinj; the rounlry to her' own ctfj Oooistep, or, rather, to her own back yard. And il is ns'.oniahinj; how uu'h of tbe spirit of the country can be crowded into a Uny bck yutd with but a comparatively umall expenditure of tin, inpenuity and ihc help of jun a little ruoner. Only rceeDtly hare the dwellers in large cities awakened the possibilities of their bark yar-1?, and though the deep extensions on the majority of rity houses have greatly curtailed their yard Kpaee, still there i often a md:i1I T"l-t of ground left that can be converted into a most farjoatinc flower garden, A girl who is really enthusinnlie in her love of plants and flowers will want to do all the work herself her back yard garden. IWorc she ran Mart in her planting, however, s-hc nut fir.-t snd to a florist for n hired mnii to dig up the rsnh Ihoronch'y auil'hnve it-fertilized with n well rotted manure or a mixture of bone meal and hhrep manure can -be used. The ground should be dug b.w n from two to three feet, and the fcrtilixing Narcissus pneticur. is the rhnrming till" of a liny yellow eyed nan Umih costing for fif:y pic tits from 0.1 cents upward. up-ward. Tiny Spuuixh irii t miother es-"luiRitely es-"luiRitely pretty b r.ler pinnt, rorllng oi'.'y 3' rents for u hiiinlrel plnnt;'. To fill in the centre of the border 1 eds and the large middle plot there is n great variety of hardy perennial which cau be relied upon t bloom in aoy rity garden. IYofib-H are nlwavM effeetive, but cere must c taken to procure two year, old nw.is, ele plant will not bloom the first ye;ir. .Inpnnec iris, which will flower until .lime oivl the Oerinnn iri, which bh-oniu s profiiely early in May, ore ,.a joy in look upin in their lriBht spring hues, Columbine is another an-other pretty sprinu BoWfT.'and th old fashioned bleeding heart fdiould not be omitted from this- bark yard garden. No garden is complete, however, without with-out a wealth of mes. A few good varieties varie-ties of early roses are the .Taiiiemino. Madame l'laminer, I-a France, foqin-tte den Fllarirhiy and the I,.aroue.s Itoth-schibl. Itoth-schibl. Ten rwes nhu w ill bloom early in Tune if pl.inteil in ;i well sheltered spot. Two year old plants should be procured, for this garden must show up to its best advantage its lirt trial year. No true flower lover could be content i without at h ast one 1-pi1 of licnnseiie in( her garden. I'unsies. if rown ill Ma roll in bo.tes placed ill the kitrhen window and then lr.insil.ititci as soon us tlu-plant tlu-plant are b'rx enough, will give L:any 'l.rpriing girl who can make on nrMn;e-ment nrMn;e-ment with her family to keep them iji-plinl iji-plinl with frech vegetables at regnlrr grocer's prices. From the proceeds of tho vepelabb plot odo year enough should l rralU'd for many new shrubs and plants for the beautifying of that part o( ilm 'garden whhh is devoted to the cultivation cultiva-tion of flowers olone. In many city house, the clothes' line have been bnnished to the roof or to i drying rooms on the top floor, thus leav J ing the whoje yard free ami rendy fo ' the entrance of tt roiracln worker. Ii deed the transformation from fho fami liar bnrren wafte of the ordinary bacl?- yoril to the garden into which this same spot cm so well bo converted will eeni at first little "short of miraculous. " But this garden is formed just uh jiny other garden of "tin" satdo size,- well laid' rtut (lower beds nnd pebble paths, an nrbor ut one end, beneath which afteruoon ten may be served, a rustic bench or two pluced against the rne nnd ivy covered fences which cast a welcome shade at different hours of the day, in the centre a tiny fountain throwing up a cr-oling spray all through the hottest djys; all this is well within Ihe limits of possibility possibil-ity in any back yard. A narrow wooden balcony with s-teps leading down fr-jtu i the bjy window of ihe dining room to the pathway among the llowrrn l.elow can lie built at smnll cost, and where ivy has hnd time to grow up over tho brick wall of the house the visitor to this one time bai-k yard will imagine herself her-self In a veritable garden of the god. A Practical Plan X X , . , X XX SFPUJ0 ymrcrM jft ADOVt 5 met .f ) Icerom re a me CI' ' CEMXNTr ' i ' ' I f' : jext spring, after a year's experience, ir ,w-l be s.ion enough to commence experiments. experi-ments. These insc n.nneJ shrubs shoul I Ibe planted nt a distance of from two to three fcr; apart. Next, tbe side fences must be covered for all idea of a back yard is of course to bo done away with. For this purpose an excellent, hardy green inc is the enormous radlcituo. Crimson ramblcry should iiIho be allowed to climb over the i fence. Another charming climbing flower is the I'orothy Perkins rose. ! For border flowers, snowdrops come J I up first after the fiost Ims entirely dis- inppeare.l from the ground, next the rr.v CDs.-., lift r these gay colorel tulips, then the goodly smelling narcls.sc.s and finally Ihe exijuisito bc-Il flowered ' hyacinth. These border flowers may be planted in trows or in regular clumps, as preferred. Among the erocurrs the while, blue or yellow are equally adorable, and the;e early spring flowers make an exquisite i border growing about the edges of the path. Crocuses are not expensive, costing j anywhere from 'Z cents o ?I.(t.( or more per fifty. Tl'l.Il'S are planted with a stick, the biilli sunk In three to four inches nnd I covered sui'gly with sand ln-fore thej en rlh is replaced. The plants should be I three to four inches opart. Tho leave.) j must be allowed to turn yellow after thej plant has finished blooming, for it i while the leaves are withering that thoj bulb ripens and multiplies. In tulips the variety Is large ami the bulbs ranee in price from y.t cent for fifty to as high an the gardener is willing to pay. I'ink. white, striped pink and white, ragged tulips, Itiitch parrot tnlii'S. all are beautiful. beauti-ful. Indeed, to the plant lover one flower Iocs not differ from another in glory, but in kind only. From the gaudy hiiiiscra to the dninly snowdrop each blov.soiu -s fcr her u thing of perfect beauty. should be done as early in the year as possible. If the yard is one of the old fasbioued, oblong shape, with a two to three foot border all around, then a flag walk, and I in the centre a large plot over which the bars for lis? clothes lines are placed, tin-lirt tin-lirt thing to do is to divide the centre space in half with n crosi beam hung from one fence to tbe other. Th.: lines for the cloihes can reach straight bark to the Uitrbu d'hr, and if stretched nt double) space there will be plenty of room for the ! largest wash. This half of jh- centre plot! in cocpd ofr with roofing pfbbli-s, withl asphalt or with cement, the while pebbles' looking, perhaps, the most Mitrm-tie, nd( also absorbing ruin and dampness most I rapidly. The earth in the pl..t bordering! the flag w alk and tho other half of the centtv plot is nest dug down and fertilized ' iDsl.-nd of tho old flags roofing pebbles may' he laid on the narrow walk or path, making mak-ing this garden still more attracihc. WHIIN this preparatory work is finished fin-ished thon comes tho real fou of a i garden the plaining of the tirt seeds. Colors must be studied for thV and a familiarity must be acquired w ith j all the different plants to be used, for it must be know-n tu w hat height cnih plonl I will attain, that the Kcvd may be sown in correct relation io the other shrubs aud flowers in the garden. Fur a back yard; garden which will be enjoyed only ; throughout April, May and at uiot June only spring plants are to be con-fcidered con-fcidered To commence wilb, the hack fence must bo lined with all the dilVerent spring flowering shrubs, which bb.s..m only in the season and one after the oilif r keep up a wraith of glory throughout' Ihe firt warm, sunshiny days, l.il.ics, spirca or bridal wreath, Van Ilcuten j . . . 1 I which grows io a height of from four to' live feet i, syringa tl'hiladelphns gretidii Hon, growing from thr".' o four feet in, height), forylhia i Fortune!, from four I to live feci i I'lrns japoniea lhce are: about the most siitisfiictory of tin.- spring flow i-rini: shrubs, alid. all hough there an. many others to be found in tin- rata- . Uigurs, it is perhaps advisable to use only the well tried oucs for Ihe first year ! |