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Photo 143 

 Everyone should Grow Lilies. 



family shall use. A friend of mine says, "I hate a Coleus ; would 

 not have one in my lawn." Personally, I admire them, both be- 

 cause they have brilliant colors and because they make a display 

 quicker than any other plant. The old Verchiffelti and Golden- 

 bedder are two of the standards for out-of-door planting; ihey 

 can be seen in the two rows skirting the entrance walk, in Photo 

 142. Those are highly fed, as the Coleus always must be to give 

 satisfaction. A friend of mine committed a serious blunder. 

 He made the Coleus bed "good and rich," and planted on the out- 

 er border a row of blue Ageratums. The Coleus made a marvel- 

 ous growth, so did the Ageratums; they grew, and grew, and 

 grew, but produced no flowers. Some people make the same mis- 

 take with the Geranium ; in rich soil they will grow all to leaf, 

 great leaves as large as a pie-plate, but no flowers, or very few. 

 Make up your mind what is going in this bed. what in that, etc., 

 then prepare the soil accordingly. If it is to be Caladium, 



