THE PLANT WORLD 221 



sider carefully the periods of bloom and the combination of colors. You 

 may set a purple larkspur next to a bright blue campanula, if — and it is 

 a very big if — you are sure that the two will bloom at different seasons. 

 Group each kind by itself, and have enough so that the eye may readily 

 differentiate the various types of flower. A bed containing a hundred 

 varieties, one plant of each, would not possess half the attractiveness of 

 one containing onl)'^ fifteen varieties, each represented by half a dozen good 

 plants. Remember also that in this bed you do not care for formal effects 

 but for masses of color and graceful foliage. But if you lay out 

 a bed in the center of the lawn, such as that occupying the center of the 

 driveway loop in Fig. 2, it is essential to bear in mind the formed sur- 

 roundings, and to select plants of rather stiff habit and neat appearance. 

 Nothing is better for such a bed than the various hothouse foliage plants, 

 with the addition of a few orchid-fiowering cannas in the center and a 

 row or two of coleus near the margin. 



There are some plants, like the sweet pea, which, although noted for 

 the beauty and delicacy of their flowers, are sadly lacking in attractive- 

 ness so far as their stems and herbage is concerned. This applies also 

 to blossoms of hideous coloration, like the zinnia. The proper place for 

 all of these is in the garden at the rear of the house. In fact, if cut 

 flowers rather than ornamental effects are desired, all flowers should be 

 grown in a corner of the vegetable garden, where they will thrive usually 

 much better than in the particular nooks and corners provided for them. 

 But that course would prevent the application of the principles of land- 

 scape gardening, which depends fully as much on flowering herbs as on 

 shrubs and trees for its best effects. 



A Floral Wonder. — As an example of the reliability of newspaper in- 

 formation on botanical subjects, we reprint the following without further 

 comment : 



A CHAMKLEON ROSK BUSH. 



Out in Greendale there is a rose bush that is related to a chameleon, 

 and this year blooms forth in a new tint. For two years past the bush 

 in question has produced bright yellow roses, but yesterday, apparently 

 without reason, the bush wore a number of bright pink roses. The bush 

 is the property of Mrs. ly. E- Johnson, 3 Wildey avenue. 



While Greendale is known to be the home of freaks of many kinds, 

 this is the limit. No explanation can be thought of to cover the case. 

 Last fall a peony was set out about two feet from the rose bush. This 

 peony bore red flowers, but the theory of hybridizing is done away with, 

 as the rose bush had ceased blooming when the peony was set out. Mrs. 

 Johnson and all the neighbors have viewed the bush with interest, and 

 are at a loss to explain the change. 



As far as is known, there has been no pollen from other plants ex- 

 changed with that of the roses of last year, and at that it is strange that 

 there is no trace of the original yellow in the roses borne by the bush. — 

 Worcester iMass.} Telegram. 



