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fringe it with dull pink and feathery white; 
goldenrod and jewelweed light it up with 
yellow, and through the cinders of the track 
Bouncing-Bet and toad-flax flourish. These 
homely flowers seem to take on special 
brilliancy from their cinder beds, and shine 
with vivid tints of rosy pink and pure orange 
and yellow. 
To return to my lower border, last year 
I set out a number of phlox plants, some 
of which were obtained from dividing old 
plants, and still others were seedlings. One 
hears of very good results from seedlings, 
but if they turn out poor they can be thrown 
over the fence. In the yellow part of the 
border I planted gaillardias, and among them 
set early bulbs, narcissus poeticus ornatus, and 
tulips, some double yellow (Couronne dor), 
some sweet-scented (Thomas Moore), and 
a good group of the tall English cottage 
tulips in different colours. Behind the core- 
opsis I planted tiger lilies. 
After its mild beginning March turned us 
back to winter again, and gave us a week 
