the winter it will be less troublesome in the
summer months. The Push Vine is the toughest of all the Aspiration
Vines, and under favorable circumstances attains a great height.

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THE VALENTINE FLOWER

_Lovelornia Desperatia_

EPISTOLARIA Family.

Blooms only one day in the year, but if the blossoms are tenderly kept
they will retain their sweetness for a long time.

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THE ASPIRA POETICA

This plant speaks for itself.

ENGAGEMENTS

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_From seeds he'd stored in an acorn jar
He selected with care on the first of_ MAR

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HEARTICULTURE

March

It is still too cold to set out the young Hope Plants. Hope poles for
their support should be out in readiness and stuck in the ground at
proper intervals. For this purpose the best poles are Spruce, or Heart
of Oak, or if the Hope Plants live till midsummer, the Sea Beach.
Weeping Willow, and Pine, of course, should be avoided.

Weeding must now begin in earnest, though it is as yet too early for the
Gossip Weed and the poisonous Scandalwood.

Antipathy, another noxious weed, in its early stages often resembles
Reciprocation, the very sweetest of all the early spring flowers. Even
the Seeds of these two plants are so alike that one sometimes sows
Antipathy when he thinks he is sowing Reciprocation.

Another pretty flower that blows chiefly in March is the Lingerie Plant
(_Frillia Fluffylacea_), which makes a pretty display at exposed corners
during the month. The snowy petals, with their lacelike edges, closely
resemble those of the white carnation.

In Formal Gardens, the Frillia is not encouraged. There is, however, a
variety known as the _Washia_, or Monday Plant (_Laundria Familiensis_),
a weekly bloomer, common in Kitchen and Roof gardens. It is best started
in tubs; but when ready to put out requires strong poles, supported by
which it makes a brave show; but unlike the Hope Vine, it lasts only for
a day or two before drying up.

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THE WIND FLOWER

_Brezia Varia_

AMORIA Family.

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THE OVERDUE BILLBERRY PLANT

_Creditoria Hauntia_

EPISTOLARIA Family

A persistent and knoxious weed which should be stamped out as soon as it
makes its appearance. Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and
letterboxes.

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_In garden beds of every shape_
_He planted the seeds on the first of_ AP

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