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in beds and borders in precisely the same manner as the 

 giants, except that they are not so suitable for forming 

 a background to tall plants. In the mixed borders and 

 arranged singly or in groups consisting of two or three 

 plants each along the middle of the border and about 7 

 feet apart they produce a good effect. As the plants have 

 a tendency to make a vigorous growth but little assistance 

 from manurial matter will be necessary. It will really be 

 better not to give manure to the borders than to apply it in 

 excess of requirement, as compact-growing plants bearing 

 a profusion of flowers on stiff stems are to be desired, and 

 not great masses of foliage with but few blooms of an 

 exceptional size. 



But varieties that are dwarf in growth and profuse 

 in flowering like Kaiserin A. Victoria and Glare of the 

 Garden should have a liberally manured soil, otherwise 

 they will become exhausted by flower production before 

 the autumn. They are most effective when grown in 

 beds of varying sizes and along the front of the mixed 

 border, and if the plants are strong when put out they 

 will bloom freely and continuously from about the middle 

 of July until cut down by the frost. Two feet will be a 

 good distance at which to put them apart. 



TWELVE GIANT DECORATIVE VARIETIES 

 FOR EXHIBITION AND GARDEN DECORATION 



Attraction : Maroon with white tips. 

 Delice : Rich rose-pink. Distinct and of great beauty. 

 Grand Due Alexis: White tipped with rose. This 

 flower has fluted florets. 



