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— one with verbenas, another with geraniums, — and these, again, arranged 

 according to their various colours, either in groups or ribbons, with due 

 regard to height. 



Verbenas are very much of the same habit 

 and height ; but a very fine etfeet is 

 produced by planting beds entirely with 

 them, they combining all colours but 

 yellow. 



Geraniums are much the same, but vary in 

 height. Thus, Little David is very 

 dwarf ; Tom Thumb, rather taller ; 

 Punch Queen (perpetual), taller still. 

 The Zonale, or horseshoe-leaved, are 

 mostly of tall habit ; Cerise and pink- 

 flowering sorts are generally dwarf. 



Calceolarias embrace all shades of yellow 

 and orange : some are very dwarf, as 

 atirea Jloribuvda ; others are taller, 

 but rarely exceed 18 inches in one 

 season. 



Blue Lobelias are all of very dwarf habit, 

 and are very effective for frontage, being 

 continuous bloomers. 



Ciipheas grow about 8 or 10 inches high. 



Petunias are much the same in habit as 

 verbenas, being dwarf and traiUng : this 

 tribe embraces many colours. 



Heliotropes are mostly of lilac colour, but 

 some are darker : they are mostly dwarf 

 and spreading; but they are chiefly 

 valued for their perfume. 



Lantanas are much the same in habit, 

 growing about 15 inches high. 



Ageratums grow still taller, and some are 

 variegated : all these, and many others 

 of a like nature, may be raised from 

 cuttings in heat, in February and March, 

 and hardened ofl' in frames before plant- 

 ing ; or they may be struck from cut- 

 tings in July and August, and wintered 

 in a greenhouse, pit, or even in a 

 window, it being merely necessary to 

 guard against frost and damp. 



1 1 19. In planting a border, the ribbon-style is very effective,— that is, sup- 

 posing there be room for five or six rows, each row a foot or 18 inches 

 wide,— a double row of Lobelia speciosa next the edging, followed by a row of 

 verbenas,— Mrs. Holford's Snowflake, or any other white sort ; these, again, 

 followed by Calceolaria aurea ; this by Tom Thumb geranium. If there is 

 room for one or more rows, they may be followed by Salvia patens (blue)* 

 Coreopsis lanceolata (yellow), a row of white phlox, and a back row of dahlias 

 These should graduate in height and colour. This is merely given as a sample 

 of what might be done. However, there are many things that would do, in the 

 same way, as Koenigia variegata. Isotomas, Phlox Drummondii, are all dwarf, 

 and suitable for front row ; Petunias, Heliotropes, Lantanas, &c., might form 

 a second ; Ageratums, Galardias, Salvias, might form a third. Again, JMira- 

 bilis, still taller ; then dahlias, and hollyhocks, allest of all. Or ribbons are 

 very effective planted with annuals, as Phlox Drummondii, stocks, asters. 

 Zinnias, Xeranthemums, and sweet peas, all which graduate in height, and 

 vary in colour. These may be raised in frames in ]\Iarch and planted out in 

 May, or sown in the open ground in May. Hardy annuals may be sown early 

 in spring, and be allowed to flower ; and then followed by bedding-plants or 

 by biennials, which are best sown in IMay and planted out. Hardy herbaceous 

 plants alone may keep a border perpetually gay, but are not well suited for 

 massing. They should, however, be arranged with regard to height and 

 colour. Pansies, daisies, primroses, selines, &c., being dwarf; pinks, cloves, 

 carnations, veronicas, &c., taller ; phloxes, various sorts of campanulas, chry- 

 santhemums, &c., and starworts, Rubeckkias, &c., being tallest of all. This 

 class of plants flower at various times of the year, from early spring to late 

 in the autumn. Where spring-flowering bulbs are mixed up with them, it is 

 not advisable to plant them near the edge, as is often practised. Plant them 

 far back ; as they flower when the borders are comparatively bare, they are 



