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omamerts exposed here and there, at suitable spots— a dial with 

 a rose clambering arotind its base, perhaps, or a fountain, 

 or a bird pool to encourage the presence of the bird allies, so 

 that they may be early and often on hand to devour the pernicious 

 worm — may be as permanent as any formal flower garden. 

 Rotation of crops is perfectly feasible within its limits, as well 

 as the successive planting which prolongs the enjoyment of its 

 products — and if it is enclosed, as I should strongly advise 

 its being, fruit trees trained in the European fashion upon its 

 walls, add just so much more to its advantages, as well as to its 

 very real beauty. 



List of Plants 



Edging Plants 

 Annuals will be better for edging the beds and the walks in 

 the vegetable garden where the work is done by horse power. 

 Perennials are likely to be trampled badly and the lines along 

 which they are planted destroyed when plowing is done. Annuals, 

 not being sown until after this is finished, are not in the way and 

 consequently do not suffer. Perennials may be used where the 

 wheel hoe or the spade and rake do all the work. 



PERENNIALS 



I — Armeria maritima, splendens: sea pink or thrift ; flower stems 

 nine inches high; any soil; evergreen tvifts of foliage 

 on the ground; small pink flowers in dense heads, lifted 

 above the leaves on wiry stems; blossoms continuously 

 from early spring on ; may be raised from seed. 



2 — Iheris sempervirens : evergreen candytuft; twelve inches high; 

 any soil ; may be raised from seed easily, sown where it is 

 to grow, either in spring or early in the fall. 



