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God Keep You.
God keep you, dearest, all this lonely
night; -The
winds are still,
The moon drops down behind the
western hill;
God keep" you, dearest, till the light.
God keep you then when slumbers
melt away,
"And care and strife
Take up new- arms to "fret our
waking life, ' ,
And keep you through the battle of
the day.
God keep you! Nay, beloved soul,
how vain,
How poor is prayer! . -
I can hut say again, and yet again,
God keep you every "time and
everywhere! - ' .
Indianapolis; News. .
Written for The Progressive Farmer -
The Farm Home Beautiful.
IV. Hints on Laying Off the !Lavn and Setting it With Grass A Word
v Also About the Flowers and Other Ornaments.
The lawn is almost as much wo
man's province as the -house, and
there is scarcely a woman but who
Js interested in the beautifying of it.
In laying out the lawn study broad
effects. If the Jawn be small, do not
cut it up into flower beds and walks,
for' it will look yet smaller; and if it
be large, many flower beds make it
- appear trivial when it should appear
stately. Always take in considera
tion the lay of the land and cut the
walks accordingly. In laying out
.
yum w anis lie v ei &cu;i moo n cc ,
have the walk curve around it. ;v?
The Grass is Most Important.
All seed houses now furnish grass
seed suited," to "particular localities.
Be sure to order only from those
seedsmen who are recognized as thor-
there more adulteration than in grass
seed. In ordering "he sure to state
whether - your lawn be sunny or
shady, in the low or hill country,
also ; the nature of the soil. These
points are necessary in determining
the kind of seed best suited. !. I re
peat, deal with some well-known, re
liable house which is a good prac
. tice whether buying seeds or other
goods, at home or artvay from home.
A proper growth of grass upon the
lawn is not always easily obtained)
so do not lose heart if much time
. and trouble be consumed . in obtain-
- ing it', for when once had, it -will be
truly "a joy forever." What the car-
. pet is to a room the velvety grass is
to the lawn. I recall a dear, old
fashioned house, . weather-stained,
standing in the midst of a grove of
fine oaks, but not one blade of grass
around it; a .broad expanse, which al-
. ways looked as if freshly swept!
How bare and "cold and unrelenting.
I often wondered if the old people
who lived there were like it. While
a clean lawn is all right, a bare,
swept stretch is all wrong.
As' to the Trees for the Lawn.
Many , desirable trees may be ob
tained from the near-by woods; the
maple willow, elm, Carolina poplar,
sweet-gum, and others. If you care
.to purchase them, the pecan and the
English walnut are greatly admired,
and for an ever-green, nothing equals
the magnolia. Desirable ever-greens
are easily obtained from the woods
also, the long-leaf pine, cedar, holly",
and fir. .
Do not plant the trees too" near tri
house, or two close together. Sun
shine and the free circulation of air
arfi TlPPPficnrv VfV fm i ui.
, uuiu tut) ueaiLU ui
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house itself. When la vine out. vnnr
lawn do not, except for the very best
of reasons, cut down or - too closely
trim a tree. One never realizes the
value of a tree until waiting year af
ter year for one that has been plant
ed to furnisji just a tiny bit of shade.
In a growing family, a clever idea
is to plant a tree upon the. birth of
each child, and when he becomes old
enough to care for it, to give it into
his "keeping. -
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Ornamental Plants and the Walks.
- If a grove or large lawn surround
your dwelling have wide" walks . and
mass large leaved plants and brilliant
colored flowers near the house. If
your lawn be small, the broad mass
ing near the house of large plants is
equally" good. The caladium, canna,
castor oil plant are excellent for this
purpose. The canna is . particularly
good, the; broad leaves are beautiful
and the flowers gorgeous and most
attractive. A row of these bulbs plant
ed around the porch, the madeira.
clematis, or Japanese morning glory
trained upon the banisters and posts,
leaving the view unobstructed, would
be a charming arrangement.
The walks leading to this porch
may be treated in many ways, hedged
by old-fashioned box or privet, bor
dered by violets or hardy roses. . A
lovely arrangement for bordering the
walks is to plant those, flowers which
will give blooms in . succession,, the
daffodil r and; narcissus - bulbs, the
poppy.' then the red sage, salvia; this
combination, and similar ones,' .will
give you something attractive from
spring to late frost. . Bear grass is
very attractive" and gives quite - a
tropical appearance to the lawn. '
Hardy perennials give more satis
faction than any other flowers. The
double holly-hock is excellent both
for a back-ground or for massing.
The crysanthemum is a glorious flow
er for borders, but does not produce
so handsome a flower as when grown
merely for the. flower.
The peony, columbine, - poppy,
phlox, sweet William and larkspur
give much beauty for little care, and
best of all, the violet and the rose.
The most desirable flowering shrubs
are the "snowball, lilac (both white
and purple), bridal-wreath; and the
beautiful crape .myrtle. Beds of or
namental grass, the striped or rib
bon, and the fluffy plumed pampas,
are beautiful always. ; -
The hardy bulbs,- the lily, hyacinth.
tulip, daffodil, narcissus, and crocus
are extremely desirable both in beds
and m borders.
The Climbing Plants.
The two most desirable vlnesr com
ing up each year, without the trouble
of planting, of which I have personal
knowledge, are the clematis ana xne
madeira. -1 do not include the climb
ing rosesT they are always desirable!,
but of course -do not- grow so rapidly
as a vine proper. Of the ann.ua! vines,
the morning glory, the moon nower,
the cypress, and the : gourd are all
good. I like the gourd because of its
fruit, for which I find many. uses.
There are two vines to be had from
the woods which cannot be surpassed
the yellow jessamine and the wood
bine. The wood-bine can be - trans
planted, but a successful transplant
ing of the yellow 4 jessamine is un
known to me, though, I doubt not, it
has been accomplished. -1 .
Flowers Should be a Pleasure, Not
: Too Great a Care. -: j (
An excellent plan is to have. the
large effective shrubs, plants and
flowers on the lawn; and the dear,
sweet . flowers of smaller growth
planted in the kitchen, garden." . This
plan adds greatly. to the beauty of the
kitchen gardens which often has : to
be placed quite near the lawn. Here
the proper car e may be more readily
given, and here they will not be mo
lested by the poultry. .. The kitchen
garden thus becomes a combination!
of the beautiful and the practical. j
I advise only those who have an
unusual ; love for flowers,' and only
those who' n"ave ample spare time, to
attempt the culture of delicate flow
ers or novelties.- -Flowers should be
a pleasure,, not too great a care. -
Other Ornamentations. .
If stumps have been left on the
lawn, fill the hollow ones, with good
soil and plant, with seeds of quickly
growing vines and ' flowers. The
-nasturtium is particularly good f6r
this. If the stump be: in a shady
place fill completely with ferns which.
you can no doubt easily obtain from
some nearby low, damp place, v En
circle the; ferns with vines. I have
seen stumps . beautiful with canna,
others with red sage, others with red
geraniums all lovely. Let your in
genuity have full play here and 1 a
happy effect will, no doubt, be ob
tained; A treatment-of stumps, when
not hollow, is to. completely cover
them with, dirt, turfing the mound
and then planting flowers. -
Be careful as to the ornaments you
fnto a menagerie for iron, beasts, such
,s deer, lions, dogs, etc.r Statuary, of
bourse, is' most beautiful, but only
the 'extremely wealthy should attempt
such adornment. - With1 every neces-.
iary 'adjunct, they producecharmins
Effects; , but we - should . not fimagine
that 1 we can ; produce 'like . effects,
hampered as we are by unsuitable
surroundings. - ,
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