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course that these are arranged so as to harmonise well 

 with each other. The choicest flowers are of very little 

 use if they are jumbled heedlessly together ; tall and 

 dwarf reds, blues, whites and yellows heterogeneously 

 mixed. In suggesting suitable subjects for beds and 

 borders, I have endeavoured to arrange the plants in 

 sections, according to colour, at the same time giving 

 a rough idea as to the height, which under ordinary 

 circumstances each will attain. The list makes no pre- 

 tensions whatever to completeness, the object being 

 rather to suggest a few really desirable subjects, many 

 of which are too seldom seen in our gardens. 



HARDY BORDER PLANTS WITH WHITE FLOWERS 



Lupins. Extremely valuable plants for the back of 

 the border, free flowering, and with handsome foliage. 



Chrysanthemum Maximum. A daisy-like flower, useful 

 for cutting. When established it forms bold, handsome 

 clumps. 



Asters, Michaelmas Daisies or Starworts. One of the 

 best of these is A. Harpur Crewe ; multiflorus with 

 small flowers is also desirable. 



Delphiniums, Larkspurs. Well known hardy peren- 

 nials. They are of easy culture, bloom profusely over 

 an extended period, and the hybrid varieties are especially 

 lovely. 



Eremurus. These stately flowers are comparatively 

 little known, and the belief that they are difficult to 

 grow is much exaggerated. Provided that a warm 

 sheltered situation can be given, and that adequate pro- 

 tection against severe frost is supplied, their culture is 

 quite simple. E. himalaicus is one of the hardiest of the 

 group, the flowers are produced in a dense raceme 

 often 2 feet long, and individually are of considerable 

 size. A delightful border plant. 



