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list those plants which bear free clipping are marked 

 with an asterisk (*) : 



PLANTS FOR CARPET -BEDS 



The figure immediately following the name of plant indicates its 

 height; the figures in parentheses the distance for planting, in inches. 



1. LOW-GROWING PLANTS 



A. FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



Crimson. *Alternanthera anicena spectabilis, 6 (4-6). 



" paronychioides major, 5 (3-G). 



" versicolor, 5 (3-6). 



Yellow. " aurea nana, 6 (4-6). 



Grey, or Whitish. Echeveria secunda, glauca, 1% (3-4). 



" metallica, 9 (6-8). 



Cineraria maritima 15 (9-12). 

 Sempervivum Calif ornicum 1% (3-4). 

 Thymus argentea 6 (4-6). 



Bronze Brown. Oxalis tropoeoloides, 3 (3-4). 

 Variegated (White and green). 



Geranium Mme. Solleroi, 6 (6-8). 

 * Sweet alyssum, variegated, 6 (6-9). 



B. FLOWERING PLANTS. 



Scarlet. Phlox Dmmmondii, Dwarf, 6 (4-6). 



Cuphea platycentra, Cigar Plant, 6 (4-6). 

 White. -Sweet alyssum, Little Gem, 4 (4-6). 



" " common, 6 (6-8). 



Phlox Drummondii, Dwarf, 6 (4-6). 

 Blue. Lobelia, Crystal Palace, 6 (4-6). 

 Ageratum, Dwarf Blue, 6 (6-8). 



2. PLANTS OF TALLER GROWTH 



A. FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



Crimson. -*Coleus Verschaffeltii, 24 (9-12). 

 *Achyranthes Lindeni, 18 (8-12). 



* " Gilsoni, 12 (8-12). 



* " Verschaffeltii, 12 (8-12). 

 *Acalypha tricolor, 12-18 (12). 



