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phinum, pinks, carnations, gaillardias, perennial 

 peas, 'and of coure numerous others too. Plants 

 grown from seed will materially cut down the 

 expense. 



By way of showing the continuity of bloom and 

 color to be found in your Perennial Border, we 

 mention the blooming time of some of the better 

 known sorts. In April and May the hardy pinks 

 and the bleeding hearts are in bloom, vying with 

 the iris, the peony and the bright showy phloxes. 

 Also the tulips and narcissus will add bright showy 

 colorings that will be a delight at this time. 



A great wealth of bloom in June or July will be 

 provided by the majestic Japanese iris, the late 

 Darwin tulips, the foxgloves, the campanula or 

 canterbury bells, bright poppies, forget-me-nots, 

 coreopsis, delphinum or larkspur, and many 

 others. After the larkspur has bloomed, cut it 

 down to the ground, dig in some bone meal, and 

 they will flower again. 



If you have clumps of the miniature sunflower, 

 scarlet sage and zinnias they will be in gorgeous 

 bloom from very early until frosts. 



The heated months of August and September 

 gives us the hardy aster, the blue salvia, holly- 

 hocks, gaillardias, perennial peas, stokesias, rud- 

 beckias, and all this time the bright showy phloxes 

 have been blooming away as valiantly gorgeously 

 as ever. 



