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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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Fig. 1999. Sprays of Columbine (Gadsby). 



illustrative purposes in horticultural liter- 

 ature. 



" Novelties " are a great feature in present 

 day seed and plant catalogues. It is not 

 always wise to discard old and tried vari- 

 eties for untried and high-priced new vari- 

 eties. These latter should be considered as 

 extras, as the disappointment they often- 

 times bring will not be felt as keenly as if 

 they had been relied on as staple varieties. 



BORDER PLANTS. 



Probably at this season of the year a short 

 descriptive list of seeds and plants, suitable 

 for those who have a small piece of garden 

 where a few summer-flowering plants could 

 be grown, might be acceptable and perhaps 

 helpful to readers of the "Horticulturist." 

 The list will not be an elaborate one, and 

 may not perhaps include many varieties 

 thought to be desirable by well-posted ama- 



teurs, but is made more for the guidance of 

 those who have very little time to devote to 

 the culture and care of flowers. Many a 

 nice little plot of garden, or patch of lawn, 

 could be brightened up by the addition of a 

 mixed border or 

 two of easily ^ ^JJgt 



grown plants '■^^^^'^^^'<^'^^'( 



that would not ;K^lE^i^^ 



the home, but '"C!^-*^^^^^^^^!--^"/^ 

 wouldgive alast- /, ^ / t> 



only add to the 

 attractiveness of ^^ 



ing pleasure that 



wil 



the verv small 



will fkr exceed C /^^Jk/ s^-; 



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very ....c... ^^ 

 outlay required, ^^^ 

 either of money l- 



or labor. 



Permanent border plants, generally cata- 

 logued as hardy herbaceous perennials, are 

 a class of plant particularly suited for busy 

 people and their gardens, either in town or 

 country. It is better to purchase plants of 

 these than to rely on seed for a supply, as it 

 takes a long time with many varieties to 

 secure flowering results from seedling plants. 

 Herbaceous perennials when once well es- 

 tablished will continue to give splendid 

 flowering results for several years with very 

 little care and attention. Keeping clear of 

 weeds and a light forking-over around the 

 plants in spring, at which time a little rotten 

 manure might be 

 forked in around them. 

 About every second 

 year some of the vari- 

 eties may need divid- 

 ing and transplanting 

 so as to ensure the 

 best results possible. 

 The first of these 

 border plants to 

 flower in early sum- 

 u,^ mer, almost before the 



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Lily of the Valley, last of the spring-flow- 



