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July on through summer and fall ; may be raised from seed 

 easily. 



10 — Boltonia latisquama: false chamomile; three to five feet 

 high ; any soil ; flowers similar to the small wild asters of the 

 fields and roadsides, pink tinged with lilac; blossoms in 

 July on to September; produced in greatest abundance; 

 use in the back of the flower border or before the shrubbery 

 border; may be raised from seed. 



II — Gypsophila paniculata, flora plena: double-flowering "ba- 

 by's breath;" three to three and a half feet high; any soil, 

 in the sun; tiny white rosette-Uke flowers in abundance 

 all over the plant, making it look like gauze; blossoms in 

 August and September; not likely to come true from seed, 

 though it may ; plants are a more certain way of securing it ; 

 plant from three to five in a group. 



12 — Funkia subcordaia, grandiflvra: white plantain lily; two to 

 two and a half feet high ; any soil, in sun or shade ; large shin- 

 ing, heart-shaped leaves ; white lily-like flowers ; blossoms in 

 August and September; excellent for edging a border as the 

 foliage is charming throughout the season; plant singly or 

 in clumps; buy plants. 



ANNUALS TO BE USED FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT 



1 — Delphinium ajacis, hybrid: annual larkspur; three feet high; 

 likes a cool and moist soil; many colors — shades of pink, 

 blue variegated and pure white ; get the mixed seeds or any 

 preferred color; sow outdoors where the plants are to grow 

 as soon as frost leaves the ground; will germinate in about 

 a fortnight ; thin until the plants stand about a foot apart. 



2 — Aster Sinensis, hybrid "Comet": giant-branching China or 

 annual aster; eighteen to twenty-four inches high; heavy 



