The Everlasting Sweet Pea is another beautiful plant which grows to a wondeiiul size with age. Its flowers much resembles the ordinary Sweet Peas only that they are firmer, and, I think, more fragrant. For covering a wall there is nothing equal to a well-estal^lished Wisteria. It produces lovely purple flowers in great clusters which hang down like bunches of grapes. It has the disadvantage of being rather a slow grower, requiring from flve to seven years to get thoroughly established. Those who can patiently wait, however, will be amply rewarded, for it is a most mag- nificent vine. The Trumpet Creeper and Honeysuckle are hardy as oaks, and are not excelled as vines to cover porches, outhouses, etc. BEDDING PLANTS. The plants that are chiefly used for this purpose are geraniums, coleos, verbenas, and roses. There are others which are admirably adapted, but are not near so popular as these I have named. The shapes of the bejds may THE FLOWER GABDE17. 669 be as previously given ; but while beds constructed after those plans are very handsome, I am more in favor of oblong beds, say ten or fifteen feet Ions, and five or six feet wide. The center will afibrd space for tall growipg plants, while those of dwarf habit can be i>lanted in the front. To mv mind, the prettiest fiower beds are those which have plenty of clean bright grass around them for a back-ground. Most people make it a rule to have some house plants in winter, and of these, geraniums, as a rule, will be found in the greatest proportion. When [n)ring comes it is customary to plant them out of doors just as soon as the oays begin to ^ow warm, and often manv plants are lost because they were not sufficiently hardened to undergo the change of temperature from the house to the open air. A better plan is to wait until the nights are warm, and in a northern latitude, from the middle to the last of May is early enough to put them out of doors, and it is well even then to place them on a covered porch for a day or two. Coleus, more popularly known as foliage plants, are in ^eat demand for bedding. They are cultivated for the beautiful leaf markings, the flowers being insignificant. There are some hundreds of varieties, some difiering as much in habit and color as day and night, while there are other sorts wmch require the practical eye of an expert to detect anv difi'erence. Heliotropes and Lantanas mase excellent beading plants. They bloom freely, are easily ^rown and need no particular attention. The Verbena is one of the most popular bedding plants in cultivation. It is grown readily from seed, and embraces nearly every shade of color in its flowers. They do best in a piece of new ground, such as can be cut out of a nrass plot in front of the house, removing the sods and digging the ground tnoroughly. One plant in ground so prepared will cover from three to five feet of space, The Tansy is a splendid bedding plant. It does best in a partially shaded situation. The north side of a house, for instance. For brilliancy in color and duration in bloom, nothing can equal Phlox Drummondi. The Candytuft, in mixture, Clarkia and Nemophila all look pretty each grown in a mass. This is done by sowing the seed where it is intended thev should bloom.

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The Everlasting Sweet Pea is another beautiful plant which grows to a wonderful size with age. Its flowers much resembles the ordinary Sweet Peas only that they are firmer, and, I think, more fragrant. For covering a wall there is nothing equal to a well-established Wisteria. It produces lovely purple flowers in great clusters which hang down like bunches of grapes. It has the disadvantage of being rather a slow grower, requiring from five to seven years to get thoroughly established. Those who can patiently wait, however, will be amply rewarded, for it is a most magnificent vine. The Trumpet Creeper and Honeysuckle are hardy as oaks, and are not excelled as vines to cover porches, outhouses, etc. BEDDING PLANTS. The plants that are chiefly used for this purpose are geraniums, coleos, verbenas, and roses. There are others which are admirably adapted, but are not near so popular as these I have named. The shapes of the beds may be as previously given ; but while beds constructed after those plans are very handsome, I am more in favor of oblong beds, say ten or fifteen feet Ions, and five or six feet wide. The center will afford space for tall growing plants, while those of dwarf habit can be planted in the front. To mv mind, the prettiest fiower beds are those which have plenty of clean bright grass around them for a back-ground. Most people make it a rule to have some house plants in winter, and of these, geraniums, as a rule, will be found in the greatest proportion. When spring comes it is customary to plant them out of doors just as soon as the oays begin to ^ow warm, and often many plants are lost because they were not sufficiently hardened to undergo the change of temperature from the house to the open air. A better plan is to wait until the nights are warm, and in a northern latitude, from the middle to the last of May is early enough to put them out of doors, and it is well even then to place them on a covered porch for a day or two. Coleus, more popularly known as foliage plants, are in great demand for bedding. They are cultivated for the beautiful leaf markings, the flowers being insignificant. There are some hundreds of varieties, some differing as much in habit and color as day and night, while there are other sorts which require the practical eye of an expert to detect any difference. Heliotropes and Lantanas make excellent bedding plants. They bloom freely, are easily ^rown and need no particular attention. The Verbena is one of the most popular bedding plants in cultivation. They are grown readily from seed, and embrace nearly every shade of color in its flowerThey do best in a piece of new ground, such as can be cut out of a grass plot in front of the house, removing the sods and digging the ground thoroughly. One plant in ground so prepared will cover from three to five feet of space, The Tansy is a splendid bedding plant. It does best in a partially shaded situation. The north side of a house, for instance. For brilliancy in color and duration in bloom, nothing can equal Phlox Drummondi. The Candytuft, in mixture, Clarkia and Nemophila all look pretty each grown in a mass. This is done by sowing the seed where it is intended thev should bloom.

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