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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



the Northern States. Other species grow in dry and ex- 

 posed places, while still others prefer a moist and somewhat 

 sheltered place, and in the selection of species one must 

 take those that naturally grow under conditions of soil 

 intended to decorate. Young plants should be selected if 

 possible, and late fall or early spring is the best time to 

 transplant. 



JAPANESE SPIR^A (Astilbe Japonica). A very beautiful 

 and easily grown plant, well adapted to growth in beds or 

 borders and also much used for forcing. It produces 

 beautiful feathery panicles of pure white flowers in June. 

 The clumps need dividing and replanting once in three 

 or four years. The variety " grandiflora " is superior to 

 the common form. 



ENGLISH DAISY (Bellis Perennis), Fig. 128. A beauti- 

 ful little flower, varying from white through all shades of 



FIG. 128. ENGLISH DAISY (Bellis perennis). 



pink to the deepest red, easily grown, and rapidly propa- 

 gated from seed or by division. It requires slight protec- 

 tion of pine boughs to keep it from winter-killing. 



