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kind or variety is grown. 

 Some of the most effective 

 borders are those which 

 are filled with miscellan- 

 eous perennial herbs taken 

 at odd times from fields 

 and woods. The her- 

 baceous border is one of 

 the most flexible parts of 

 Y 7 i grounds, since it has no 



J regular or formal design. 

 Allow ample space for each 

 perennial root, often as 

 much as three or four 

 square feet, and then if 

 the space is not filled the 

 first year or two, scatter 

 over the area seeds of pop- 

 pies, sweet peas, asters, 

 gilias, alyssum, or other an- 

 nuals. Prepare the ground 

 well in the beginning, tak- 

 ing particular care to make 

 it deep, and mulch liberally 

 every fall. Even peren- 

 nials usually bloom better 

 when not more than two or 

 three years planted, and 

 the grower must expect, 

 therefore, to renew or 



