Chapter VI: Gardens for Big Boys and Girls

“OH, Billy,” cried Mary Frances, as her brother laid down the paper, “that doesn’t sound a bit babyish to me! If I could just have a garden like that——”

“That’s an all-right garden,” interrupted Billy, “but, Mary Frances, it isn’t much compared with my plan for your wonderful play house garden, as you’ll soon see when I give you the—

GARDEN LISTS FOR BIG BOYS AND GIRLS

The following-named flowers, which are pictured in the
Mary Frances Garden Cut-Outs, are described in the
outlines that follow the lists.

Do not attempt to plant all the flowers named, but read
the lists, and study the descriptions carefully. Then
select the plants you prefer for your garden, and make
your own list ready for ordering.

You will notice that certain names are repeated in
several instances. This is only to show the period of
bloom, whether early Spring, Summer, or Autumn, or
throughout the season.

NOTE ON THE GARDEN CUT-OUTS

DEAR GIRL OR BOY:

No doubt you will wish, just as Mary Frances did, to
be able to cut flowers every few days from your garden
for your mother to use as a “centerpiece” on the
dining table, or for your father’s desk, or for your
grandmother’s dresser, or to give to some dear friend.

Now, anyone can have a few plants which will bloom at
some time or other, but the garden you and Mary Frances
have in mind is one which will have flowers blooming
from March, through April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, and on into November, until killed
by frost.

Flowers nearly nine months of the year! Yes, that is
quite possible in almost every part of our country—if
you study carefully the outlines given on pages 51-62,
inclusive.

The _first_ outline gives a list of plants which bloom
in the Early Spring. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 1.)

The _second_ names the plants which bloom in the Early
Summer. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 2.)

The _third_, the plants which bloom in Mid-Summer. (See
Garden Cut-Out No. 3.)

The _fourth_, those blooming in Late Summer or Early
Autumn. (See Garden Cut-Out No. 4.)

For instructions for making the Garden Cut-Outs, see