THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



March with hardy plantsmen. Of quite dwarf plants we may 

 I-15 take Forget-me-nots, Nemophila Insignis, and PhaceHa 

 Campanularia, all of which can be raised from seed, the 

 first in late spring for blooming the following year, the 

 other two in early spring for flowering the same 

 year. 



We do not get yellow in abundance among tall plants, 

 but a Hollyhock of this colour can be got, and several of 

 the Sweet Peas come near it, notably James Grieve, 

 which is a good garden sort. The best early-blooming 

 plants are the Leopard's Bane (Doronicum), the Globe 

 Flower (Trollius), and the Wallflower Belvoir Castle or 

 some other selected yellow. The yellow Columbine 

 (Aquilegia Chrysantha) follows them closely. Among 

 summer flowers of dwarf to medium height there are 

 Snapdragon Yellow King, or some other selection of 

 the same colour ; Coreopsis Grandiflora, Iceland Pop- 

 pies, Calceolaria Golden Glory, and Carnation Daffodil, 

 or some other good yellow. If a low plant is wanted 

 for the front, Viola Royal Sovereign, or another good 

 yellow sort, should be chosen. Hollyhock, Carnation, 

 Viola, Leopard's Bane and Globe Flower can be bought 

 as young plants in spring. All the rest can be raised 

 from seed. To make sure of having the Snapdragon 

 in bloom by mid-summer, the seed should be sown under 

 glass in winter. 



Annuals in Herbaceous Borders. — It will be seen that I 

 do not suggest the restriction of herbaceous borders to 

 perennial plants. Annuals are very useful, because of 

 their quick flowering from outdoor-sown seed, their 

 bright colours, and their cheapness. When people get 

 a little less conventional in their gardening, they will not 

 hesitate to sow early-blooming annuals near late-bloom- 

 ing perennials, and late-flowering annuals near early- 

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