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bloom throughout the season. A raised bed of 

 Peonies interspersed with the new, large-blooming 

 Phlox and bordered with Japan Lilies will give a suc- 

 cession of flowers from May to October; or a long 

 bed of Hollyhocks, or Hibiscus with a row of large- 

 flowered Phlox in front and edged with dwarf Phlox 

 Drummondii will give months of lovely bloom. This 

 last combination also makes a serviceable screen be- 

 tween the vegetable garden and the lawn, or to hide 

 \ a rear fence. 



In arranging parti-coloured beds of flowers, due 

 Attention must be paid to the harmonising of tints. 

 Do not combine magenta and scarlet, or purple and 

 blue. Separate them by the interposition of white 

 the most valuable colour in the garden, as it not only 

 harmonises all colours but wonderfully enhances their 

 brilliancy. White with scarlet, with blue, or with 

 yellow is always good. Lavender and heliotrope are 

 lovely with nearly all shades of scarlet, rose and pink. 

 Blue flowers planted in the rear of the garden increase 

 its apparent size, while white, bright yellow and scar- 

 let, by bringing the background nearer, decrease it. 

 Monkshood and the tall blue Larkspur are excellent 

 for rear beds. 



The accompanying diagrams will be of assistance in 

 planning the garden not so much in supplying plans 

 to be followed literally as in suggesting other plans 

 and variations, while giving practical information as 

 to number of plants required, their distance apart and 



