IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



distance, being so large and richly coloured, so that for a 

 position at the end of the lawn or at the side of a carriage 

 drive few plants are more desirable. 



Marguerites of all kinds have a charm of their own, but 

 none can excel the beauty of the pyrethrums, such as James 

 Kelway, in brilliant cardinal scarlet ; Mary Anderson, in 

 blush pink ; and Queen of the Whites, a pure white 

 blossom. Some of these flowers open much earlier than 

 the rest (Decoy, for instance, expanding its first blooms, in 

 rich pink, about the middle of May), whilst others, of which 

 Apollyon is a sample, have a second season of blossom in the 

 autumn, and will provide cut flowers in November during a 

 mild year. The double pyrethrums, of which Wega is one 

 of the best, are equally beautiful. When planted in the 

 autumn pyrethrums often suffer severely from the cold and 

 wet ; it is therefore safer to put them in during the spring, 

 taking care that they have good soil and do not want for 

 water during their first season. 



Incarvillea grandiflora is a new variety of I. Delawayi ; 

 both are grand plants for the herbaceous border, which, 

 although they come from the East, and belong to the 

 tropical order Bignoniaceae, appear to be perfectly hardy. 

 The secret of this is, probably, that they do not risk appear- 

 ing above ground until the middle of May, when the worst 

 of our cold weather is past ; their fine fern-like foliage then 

 springs up with a rush, and the beautiful sprays of bloom, 

 on stout foot stalks, are well displayed above it. I. grandi- 

 flora is not so tall as I. Delawayi, with brighter crimson 

 flowers, centred with white ; both are well worthy of a good 

 position in the herbaceous border, and should be planted in 

 March. 



It is not, however, desirable to fill the border completely 

 at this time, if there are dahlias, blue salvias (patens), and 

 young plants of pentstemon, pyrethrums, &c., to be planted 

 out next month, for it is too early to risk these just yet 

 (especially as winter so often seems to encroach on the spring 

 in these days) ; but plants which are out of place can be 

 moved, and the general appearance of the flower border 



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