SUCCESSION CROPS 



illustration is bordered in very early spring by 

 blue grape hyacinths (Muscari botryoides), fol- 

 lowed closely by the fine forget-me-not Myosotis 

 dissitiflora in mounds and sprays. Among these 

 are quantities of the cream-white daffodil (Narcis- 

 sus cernuus). Alternating with the plants of early 

 forget-me-not are many more of Button's Perfec- 

 tion and Button's Royal Blue, which come into 

 bloom as the earliest fade; these grow very tall 

 and form a foreground of perfect loveliness for 

 the tall Tulipa retroflexa, which rises irregularly 

 back of the small sky-blue flowers below, complet- 

 ing a combination of cream color and light blue 

 charmingly delicate and effective. Following the 

 two blue and cream-white crops of flowers border- 

 ing this walk, dark-pink phloxes bloom in early 

 August, three successive periods of gayety being 

 thus assured to the little pathway. 



A continuation of this walk, running toward 

 a wooden gateway in a trellised screen, may boast 

 also of three successive flower-appearances of dif- 

 ferent kinds. Back of the brick edging bordering 

 the gravel are planted alternating groups of myo- 

 sotis Button's Royal Blue, hardy dianthus Her 

 Majesty, and early and late hardy asters, the 

 two mentioned in another chapter, Coombe Fish- 



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