THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 

 March fact, it is of somewhat straggly growth, but it is a plant 

 ^~^5 which blooms long, late, and abundantly. Moreover, 

 it can be had in the flowering stage in a few weeks from 

 seed sown out of doors. Other good annuals are the 

 white Godetia and white Candytuft, both of which flower 

 freely, and hold their bloom well. White Stocks and 

 Asters are the best of the half-hardy annuals, and these 

 are raised from seed sown under glass this month. The 



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Fig, 31.— Grouping Herbaceous Plants. 



a. Positions for dwarf plants at the front, 



i- Positions for plants of medium height, 



c. Where to plant the tallest subjects. 



d. Grass or path, as the case may be. 



white Tobacco (Nicotiana Affinis), should not be for- 

 gotten, as it flowers profusely ; it can be raised like the 

 Stocks and Asters. 



Is the reader interested in this idea of arranging 

 colour groups in his herbaceous borders ? If so, and 

 he would like to carry it a little further, he can put a 

 block of pink next to his white one, and follow with 

 blue and yellow. We have several good pink flowers 

 available. To begin with, pink is a colour fairly 

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