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CONTENTS 



CHAFTEE PAGB 



C — Perennials for naturalizing in wild garden areas . 227 



a. Tall types 227 



b. Low types 228 



D — Perennials for long flowering period .... 228 

 E — Perennials seldom used in small, refined, formal 



gardens 229 



F — Perennials to supply "perpetual bloom" . . . 230 



G — Perennials for use among peonies 230 



H — Perennials for good blooming combinations . . 231 



I — Perennials valuable for cut flowers 232 



J — Perennials which should be treated as biennials . 233 



K — Perennials to be transplanted frequently. . . 233 



a. To be divided every two years 233 



b. To be divided every three years 233 



c. To be divided each year 234 



L — Perennials for water planting 234 



a. Deep water 234 



b. Shallow water 234 



c. Land at the water-side 234 



M — Perennials for planting against the shrub border 235 



N — Perennials for attracting humming birds . . . 236 



XXXIL Annuals 237 



A — Annuals especially valuable for cut flowers . . 239 

 B — Annuals to be sown for ground cover .... 240 

 C — Annuals which are diflnicult to transplant success- 

 fully 241 



D — Annuals which should be planted in several sow- 

 ings to insure a succession of bloom .... 241 

 E — Annuals to be started indoors in order to produce 



good bloom before frost 242 



F — Annual vines 242 



a. Delicate foliage 242 



b. Heavy foliage 242 



G — Annuals for carpet bedding 243 



H — ^Annuals for design bedding 245 



XXXIIL Horticultural Varieties, Select List of 247 



A — Lilacs 249 



B — Peonies 250 



C — Small flowering trees 250 



