llUSli GARDENING 



To lis it is a pleasing siyii that luinly pcii-Mnials 

 are bi-c-oming inori- popular, and it is not a inatttr 

 for surprise, hearin*; in mind that in th»Mii we 

 have not merely thost- whieh. by Ihfir tall liaMt, 

 may he used as haek-row i)lants in a hordei-. hut 

 include amongst them many of a dwarf chanuter 

 that serve a most useful purpose for (>dgings. 

 Dealing with the latter, we iiuiy mention sueh 

 well-known sul)jeets as Aulnietius in a variety of 

 glowing eolours. i'misiiiinis, like m ini ^i <",„■ 

 jHirtinii (white), and ('. fonieutosuni {Snair in 

 kS'»H)H)/'r^. whit?. " downy " foliage, and still 

 whitrr flowrrs. Tlu' dwarf forms of tlic (i mi.soiihilti 



their own pi-euliar charm, 

 yellow, come in the wild 

 hloom not infre<|uently wil 

 soon after are I'i/k ttiruiiis 

 partiiularly tin- singles 



pnidiiii ums, in deep 

 March weather, and 



1 Xinc'isai. Kolhnving 

 so useful for cutting. 



and Aqnilegias. and 



whether 

 modiMii 

 with th( 

 is tins 

 hiussomi 

 state fo 

 hi'auties. 



>ne favour.^ the inclusion of the more 

 )ng-si»urrcd varieties or the older type. 

 r rich rose and purple c-olourings. there 

 lie said of each, that to the lover of 

 for tahlc decoration they last in a good 

 a long time. May brings a host of 

 amongst them the TiiiUiiises, and liises 



)f the Flag section, and UnniiiK iihisps; various 



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are not nearly so well known as are the taller 

 sorts, as represented by paniculdtn, hut in (^r. 

 piostraiu we have a pretty edging plant bearing 

 white flowers, and a rosy pink form also. Those 

 acquainted with the Sun-Roses— Helianthenuuns— 

 know full well how^ prodigal they are with their 

 blossoms, and how beautiful they are seen fring- 

 ing a garden walk, particularly if the border itself 

 is somewhat elevated. In the Veron'nns, too, we 

 have some that are most charming as in repens 

 with pale blue blossoms. The same remarks apply 

 equally w^ell to Campanulas like the G. F. Wilson, 

 purplish blue; Bircrslea, rich blue; carpativa 

 alba, white. In tall-growing subjects, hardy per- 

 ennials offer a very wide field for selection. We 

 turn to our own borders to be assured of the 

 diversity of beauty, from spring's earliest days to 

 the time when the tinted foliage of the trees bring 



Poppies, too, make a garden very showy, as do 

 Paeonies. Of sweet-smelling flow^ers of early 

 sununer it would be hard to find any richer in 

 perfume than Pinks, and wiiether grown fringing 

 a garden pathway or in orderly fashion in beds, 

 the flowers are always welcome. In the long June 

 days perhaps is the real beginning of Perennial 

 beauty time; then Campanulas open their bells, 

 early Phloxes and Heucheras and Thalictrums 

 appear at their best, and thenceforward a garden 

 where hardy plants are grown becomes a pano- 

 rama of loveliness. We think of Larkspurs, 

 and Centaureas, of Pentstemons and Erigerons, 

 Lychnises and Alstromerias, and hosts of other 

 things that have served us well in past years, and 

 will do so again. Autumn has its distinguishing 

 charms in Kniphofias, Hollyhocks, Chrysanthe- 

 mums, and Michaelmas Daisies; in the hazel-like 



