en first bud comes
out, and they will all blossom in water.

A flower which attracts much attention with us is the Canterbury Bell,
cup and saucer variety, in different colors. Very showy. This is not a
perennial but a biennial. We plant our seeds in July and transplant in
September or October. The Persicifolia in white and blue is a hardy
perennial and grows on stalks two to three feet high, a great favorite
among white flowers. In some soils they do not do well, but with us grow
rampant. We prefer the white. We cut over two thousand stalks this
summer from one hundred fifty plants.

Of Tulips, which are so welcome in early spring, the Darwin leads all.
We love them as we do the Stars of Bethlehem, the Hyacinths, Narcissi
and the darling little blue flowers, Scilla Siberica, that come with the
Snowdrops and Crocuses before the snow is gone. We thus have bloom from
snow to snow. Always something bright, and that is another strong reason
for a perennial garden.

We have many calls from persons wishing to buy plants or seeds. We do
not sell either, but gladly give away our surplus. We have furnished
many gardens in this way all about us and thus added to the beauty of
the surrounding country and made ourselves and others happy. Our
collection of Lilies, Auratums, Speciosums, Tigers, Madonnas, are all
planted six to eight inches deep and, after spreading manure are covered
with straw, after frost. We cover all bulb beds with manure in the fall.
Among lilies all but the Auratums last years, but these lose their
vitality in two or three seasons. Plant all lilies in fall except
Madonnas, which should be put in in August. Two fine flowers we would
recommend to flower lovers: the Amaryllis Hallii, or, as we call it, the
wonder flower, which grows a large bunch of leaves in spring and in June
they all die down. In August there springs up a single stalk from the
apparently dead plant, bearing a lily-like bunch of flowers of charming
colors. It is as hardy as an oak. The other is the Dictamnus, or gas
plant. Most beautiful and very hardy. Get one white and one pink and
plant near each other. They are fine. Of course we have named but a
small part of our collection, but will be glad to give any further
information to our Horticulturist readers and will be glad to welcome
them at our grounds any time.

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CANNING FRUITS WITHOUT SIRUP.--Can the product the same day it
is picked. Cull, stem