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scramble over a slight support in a bed or border. The Japanese 

 Rosa rugosa and the white variety are t\YO of the finest plants 

 that I know of for use in such a bed as I contemplate. Both have 

 dark, shining, and persistent foliage, which is not subject to insects, 

 and the blossoms and hips, especially of the red variety, must be 

 seen to be appreciated. I may also include hard}' Azaleas, the 

 Japan Quince, Viburnums, Weigelas, Andromedas, etc. ; but I 

 hnrdh' need to give an extended list of those appropriate for the 

 purpose I have named, as thoy are perhaps better known than the 

 herbaceous plants. No bed, however, can be made quite effective 

 without them, and they take on new beaut}' when combined as I 

 have suggested. I refer to them as valuable additious necessary 

 to the effect in planting. In small beds, a specimen of this 

 class here and there breaks the level and relieves the eye as to 

 general effect, besides affording bloom, and in larger beds the 

 dwarfer kinds, two or three of each, may be planted together, at 

 intervals. There should be no crowding, but ample room should 

 be left between them for colonies of hardy and dwarfer plants. 



In conjunction with the shrubs ma}' be planted the taller and 

 more robust members of the hardy family, but so that they shall 

 not be unfavorably dwarfed and overgrown by the former. Among 

 these are the broad-leaved Funkias, or Plantain Lih', the best 

 varieties of which are ovata, Sieboldiana, grandijlora, and sub- 

 cordata, all of which are bold and graceful, lending a tropical 

 effect, and they are quite hardy and vigorous. The Hemerocallis, 

 or Day Lily, is another graceful and strong-growing plant which 

 looks well grouped with shrubs. Among the best species are 

 Thunbergii, Kivanso plena, disticJia plena, and JJava. To these 

 may be added the Delphiniums, which are taller growing, and may 

 be planted, in groups or isolated, among the shrubs. By this I do 

 not mean under the shrubs, but at distances affording room for 

 growth and development, without either wasting room or over- 

 crowding. There are so many beautiful varieties of these that no 

 collection is complete without them. Some of the newer kinds 

 throw up spikes of bloom nearly three feet in height, and as 

 regular in form as those of hyacinths. The Delphinium, by cutting 

 down some of the flower spikes, can be kept in bloom up to frost. 

 Another valuable plant to combine with these is Oaltonia candi- 

 cans, formerly known as Flyacinthus, This has proved to be 

 quite hardy ; and, while isolated specimens are not so noticeable, a 



