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afford, too, a means of distributing flowers into the homes, or of bring- 

 ing home flowers to the school. The reciprocity in such a delightful com- 

 munity of interest is good for both school and home. The children should 

 be the owners of the border. It should be remembered that it is not for 

 the school nor for the teacher primarily, but for the children. It is to be 

 part of their education, bringing forth results that arise from working 

 together to attain a laudable purpose. 



Hardy perennial border at 0. A. C. — a very desirable feature on public or 



private grounds. 



In establishing a perennial border, it is well to remember that if 

 given a chance it will become a permanent thing. The ground should, 

 therefore, be well prepared and made as rich as possible by digging in 

 plenty of well-rotted manure or compost. Planting may be done more 

 or lesS throughout the entire season, depending upon the nature of the 

 plant, but with most plants it can best be done in the spring, most of tht* 

 bulbs, of course, being planted in the fall. 



The best arrangement of the plants in the border must be learned 

 more or less by experience, and rearranging may be done from time '■& 

 time as may be desired. An irregular profusion is on on the whole Che 

 most pleasing. It is well, therefore, to avoid planting in straight lines or 

 square blocks. Usually the best effects are produced by grouping a num- 

 ber of one kind together so as to present a mass of color when in bloom. 



