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soon as warm enough in spring; stake when they reach a 

 height of three feet ; blossom in June, but, by cutting down 

 after each crop has faded, they may be carried on through 

 September. 



4 — Hesperis matronalis, alba: dame's rocket or damask violet; 

 white ; two feet to thirty inches high ; white flowers, clustered 

 in pyramidal spikes ; very fragrant at night ; plants or seeds ; 

 group; blossoms as early as June sometimes, and on into 

 August. 



*5 — Anemone Japonica, " Qneen Charlotte"; Japanese wind- 

 flower; two to three feet high; flowers large and semidouble, 

 silvery pink ; buy plants ; masses of from twenty up ; blos- 

 soms early in August and on until frost. 



6 — Chrysanthemum — hardy pompon varieties; two to three feet 

 high; flowers small, double, button-like, in white and all 

 shades of yellow and red to bronze ; plants about three feet 

 in diameter ; may be massed or planted singly ; buy plants ; 

 blossoms early in August and on until after hard frost. 



IN SHADE 



I — Actcea alba: white baneberry ; eighteen to twenty-four inches 

 high; likes a rich soil; white flowers in clusters; buy plants; 

 groups of six or more ; blossoms as early as April sometimes. 



*2 — Cornus Canadensis: bunchberry; six to ten inches high; 

 greenish-white flower followed by scarlet berries in a close 

 bunch; buy plants; group in masses of twelve or more; 

 blossoms in May. 



*3 — HemerocalUs Thunbergii: lemon day lily; twenty-four to 

 thirty inches high; likes a moist soil but will do as well 

 almost anywhere else ; bears sun perfectly but may be more 



