napolis,
Ind.

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KENTUCKY

_Editor Mayflower:_

There are few who think to take up plants for winter garnishing, yet if
one has a pit, conservatory or greenhouse enough can be raised for any
amount of entertaining, without missing either the time or space. There
are two plants suitable for this purpose, the Parsley and Lettuce, but
the Parsley will be found most valuable and will be much more easily
grown than the Lettuce. The Parsley is as pretty as it is useful, and a
few sprays of this dropped on a meat platter or on salad dishes adds
much to the attractiveness of the table. There are florists who grow
this profitably as a greenery for cut flowers, and when grown in partial
shade is quite dainty and pretty enough for this purpose. The Curled
Lettuce is best for this purpose, but if kept damp is almost sure to
rot.--_Laura Jones._

LOUISIANA

_Editor Mayflower:_

Last winter a lady gave me some cuttings, among them a piece of green
and white striped "Wandering Jew." I put this cutting in a pot with some
hardy plant, and when the freeze came it was forgotten, and of course it
froze. I dug it up and found one joint green, so planted it. It soon put
out two shoots and it was transplanted to a two-gallon pan of well
rotted manure and leaf mold, given an abundance of water, and how it did
grow! It has covered the pan and hangs down, many of the vines being
over a yard long,--one is 57 inches long. But when it first began to
grow some of the shoots were perfectly green, and all branches from
those shoots are green. Many other shoots were beautifully striped, and
some nearly white. I also have a fine box full of purple striped
Wandering Jew, but I prefer the green and white, for it hangs so much
more gracefully. These common plants, if grown at their best, are lovely
for small stands, hanging baskets, or any place where a trailing plant
is desirable, I have grown delicate vines in pots very little, but a
Kenilworth Ivy I have has encouraged me to add others to my gallery
garden, and I expect to take great pleasure in training them.--_Mrs. L.
B. R._

MAINE

_Editor Mayflower:_

If any of your readers want something odd and interesting in the way of
plants let them try one of your Little Monarch Fern Balls. I have had
rather hard luck with mine. I received the Fern Ball about a year ago,
and every member of the family except myself condemned it at once as
being