THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



May will thrive in almost any soil, and under any weather 

 16-31 conditions. China or annual Asters are extremely 

 valuable for late blooming, and make beautiful beds. 

 Tuberous Begonias are splendid in wet summers, but 

 are only a real success in dry ones when grown in deep, 

 holding soil; unless, indeed, regular watering, liquid 

 manuring, and mulching are resorted to. At their best 

 they are glorious, and, given freedom from sharp frost, 

 they are never liner than in October. We have seen 

 that plants can be raised from seed in winter, but that 

 if early-blooming plants are wanted it is necessary to 

 start tubers in spring. Shrubby Calceolarias are mainly 

 used as edgings, owing to their low growth. The old 

 yellow is very bright, but the newer one. Golden Glory, 

 is a much finer plant. Cannas make handsome beds in 

 deep, rich soil, but they are not a great success in poor 

 ground. Their leaves are handsome, and the spikes of 

 bloom are not only large but very brilliantly coloured. 

 The plumed Celosias are useful for dotting amongst 

 dwarfer plants. They have tall, feathery plumes of 

 crimson or yellow. 



Other plants that may be mentioned as useful for 

 dotting are Abutilon Vexillarium, Fuchsias, Salpiglossis, 

 Tobaccos (Nicotianas), and Grevillea Robusta. Cen- 

 taurea Candidissima and Cineraria Maritima are low, 

 silvery-leaved plants that are sometimes used in bedding. 

 Dianthus Heddewigii, the Japanese Pink, makes pretty 

 low beds, and, as we have seen, blooms early in summer 

 if seed is sown under glass in winter. Of the Zonal 

 Geraniums there are varieties grown mainly for their 

 flowers, such as the splendid reds Paul Crampel and 

 Henry Jacoby ; and others cultivated for their prettily- 

 marked foliage, such as Mrs. Pollock, Flower of Spring, 

 and Henry Cox. A silvery-leaved Geranium looks well 



