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purple, lilac, cardinal, and violet. Better still, we have 

 both single and double varieties. In some of the best 

 doubles the flowers have real individual quality when 

 the plants are well grown. 



Town and suburban amateurs who are interested in 

 hardy herbaceous perennials, and want to have a " mixed 

 border " in order to be in the gardening fashion, should 

 have a set of double and single Pyrethrums. The plants 

 have every merit except fragrance. (They have a slight 

 odour, but it is not one of the sweet flower smells which we 

 love.) They will thrive in gardens near towns in almost 

 any soil, and, growing compactly, will have ample room 

 in a small border. 



The Pyrethrums should be set near the front of large 

 borders, as they are close, neat, dwarf growers. At the 

 same time, they should not be crowded, as the flowers 

 have long stems and the heads spread out considerably. 

 In fairly fertile, rather dry soil, they may be set 18 inches 

 apart in triangular clumps of three ; in rich, deep, moist 

 soil, 30 inches apart. They are so healthy and free 

 growing that they surfer little from enemies, but slugs 

 are apt to be troublesome in attacking the young growths 

 in spring. Dustings of dry, freshly slaked lime at night 

 will stop their proceedings and do no harm to the 

 plants. 



The flower gardener who would have these beautiful 

 plants at their best should dig his ground deeply and 

 manure it well, for they love good fare. He should cut 

 off the decaying flowers. He should give them good 

 soakings of water in June if the weather is dry, with an 

 occasional pailful of liquid manure, and he should take 

 them up bodily every other year, divide them, and 

 replant them in fresh soil. I have succeeded with them 

 on a thin chalky soil by keeping as close to this line of 



