- - ... r - - ' " f- 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 , . tTlft hnma and l)in : - I j." 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. - i - .... v 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. - , - f MRST WALTER GRIMES. - Wake Co., N. C. : " . " A WOMAN FLORIST Everblobming Roses On their own roots. - ALL WILL BLOOM THIS SUlOfES. -. Sent to any- address post-paid; 1 : guaranteed to reach 70a in good growing condition. (GEM ROSE COILECTION I Gnus an Teplitz, deep red. 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