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the yellow flowers. I took up the coreopsis 
from other places in the garden, and made a 
row of them. Behind these I set out golden 
glow, which was trying to take up all the 
room in the phlox border, and a corchorus 
tose. Some sweet rocket was set behind the 
coreopsis, to set off the yellow with its com- 
plementary colour of violet. Annual sun- 
flowers, of the ‘‘Cut and Come again”’ variety, 
and African marigolds filled up all the space 
left. 
Now indeed the border began to blossom 
with a will. The coreopsis turned into show- 
ers of gold that glittered the whole summer 
through. Nothing can be more satisfactory 
than this flower, with its profusion of beauti- 
ful yellow, its perfect hardiness, and the 
grace of its long-stemmed blossoms dancing 
in the sun. The golden glow threw up stalks 
six feet high, crowned with yellow balls. I 
may say, in passing, that the particular 
shade of yellow worn by this flower does not 
appeal to me. It lacks richness. The sun- 
flowers are deeper and more golden, and the 
