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Planting for a hardy border on the sunny side of a back yard . 140 

 A hardy border for the shady side of a back yard . . .141 

 Planting along the front of a porch. A hardy border from May 

 until November ... . . . . . 142 



Along the north side of the house, to bloom from May to 

 November . . . . . . . . . 143 



How to work in perennials among shrubbery .... 144 

 When the wood is ripe too soft for cutting .... 168 



Water, sand, drainage 169 



Abutilon and cuttings from it . . . . . .170 



Typical cuttings . . . . . . . . .171 



Potting rooted cuttings . . . . . . . .172 



Right depth in sand 172 



Lifting rooted cuttings 173 



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