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flowers are arranged in spikes, which are produced all the season. 

 The foliage is very beautiful, of a rich glossy green. A small 

 plant will grow to a large size, and retain its beauty and flowers 

 after a number of hard frosts, but it will not live out through the 

 winter. 



I have thus far brought to notice mostly such plants as are to 

 be housed through the winter ; but there are great numbers of 

 hardy perennial and annual flowering plants, that are also suitable 

 for bedding-out or planting in masses. 



The Portulacca, Escholtsia, Drummond Phlox, Drummond 

 Coreopsis, Hemophilias, Rocket-Larkspur, Ten-week Stocks, Can- 

 dytufts, &c., are suitable for this style of planting ; in fact, all 

 the flowers of the garden are best disposed of in this way. Much 

 taste arid knowledge of the plants will be required in grouping 

 and arranging the colors so as to give the most striking effect. 

 Hollyhocks, and all tall-growing plants, should be planted in 

 the background, or most distant part of the garden. Where a 

 number of plants are grouped together, the tallest should be 

 placed in the middle, so that every part of the group may be ex- 

 posed, or on the back side, where there will be only a front 

 view. Where there is a succession of groups on the lawn, those 

 near at hand from the walk should consist of dwarf plants, and 

 those of increased height as the groups recede from the main 

 point of view. 



Some colors harmonize with each other, and blend to perfec- 

 tion ; while the reverse is the case with others. For instance, 

 white and scarlet are in unison, and show together to great ad- 

 vantage ; also blue and scarlet ; bright red and yellow ; red, pink 

 and white ; orange, yellow, sulphur and white ; purple, dark blue, 

 light blue and white, and many other combinations and shades 

 harmonize. But blue and yellow should not stand side by side. 

 Dull red and yellow do not harmonize. 



The ladies will find it a very interesting study to learn the art 

 of arranging the flowers of the garden ; and such as have a correct 

 taste for dress, will, probably, be the most expert scholars in this 

 school. 



