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endeavour not to mix Hybrid Perpetuals with 

 Teas; for, although to some this may seem 

 a counsel of perfection, the different races of 

 Roses look their best separate when cut, as 

 they most certainly do when planted. 



Roses apart, it is well to keep as far as 

 possible to one scheme of colour in a room. 

 From September to November arrangements 

 of yellow, white, orange, and scarlet are 

 always possible and effective thanks to the 

 endless varieties now at our command of 

 Helenium, Helianthus, Gaillardia, Pyrethrum, 

 the annual Chrysanthemum, the invaluable 

 hardy border Chrysanthemum, with fiery Mont- 

 bretias and Gladioli at the end of the scale. 

 But when this is chosen, pinks and crimsons 

 must be rigidly excluded for the moment. 

 On the other hand, we get a lovely alterna- 

 tive scheme in endless combinations of whites, 

 pinks and lavenders ; Sweet Peas, China Asters, 

 Ivy-leaf Geraniums, Michaelmas Daisies, pink 

 Gladioli, white Paris Daisies and Japanese 

 Anemones. While the gorgeous Pentstemons, 

 the Nicotianas, and the superbly decorative 



