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sotis alpestris, var. Victoria, Jacob's ladder, creeping phlox 

 (Phlox sublata atropurpurea), Russian violets for May and 

 early June. Campanula turbinata for July. Of the blue an- 

 nuals there are dwarf varieties of Ageratum, Linaria marroc- 

 cana, pansy, Nigella, Nolana, Whitlavia, Phacelia, Nemo- 

 phila for July; and for August most of these are still in bloom 

 to which may be added verbena. 



For a pink edging there are among perennials S cilia nutans, 

 var. rosea for April; pink forget-me-not, creeping phlox 

 (phlox sublata) for May. English daisy (Bellis perennis) for 

 May on through the season. For June, Crucienella stylosa, 

 maiden pink, Armeria plantaginea, Helianthemum, Japan 

 pinks (if in their second year), Saponaria ocymoides, sweet- 

 william, Tunica saxifraga, Verbena montana, which is not 

 quite hardy with me. Of pink annuals for June are Clarkia, 

 candytuft; for July, Ageratum, var. Lasseuxii, Abronia um- 

 bellata grandiflora, the exquisite peach-colored catchfly (Silene 

 compacta, var. pl.fl.), branching larkspur (if sown the previ- 

 ous autumn, else it will not bloom until August or even Sep- 

 tember). Fenzlia (Gilia dianthoides rosea), Saponaria cali- 

 brica and verbena; for August Vinca rosea. 



Among red perennials for an edging are Aubretia deltoides, 

 var. Leichthinii, tulips and hyacinths for April and May. 

 For June, Japan pinks, Saponaria ocymoides, var. splendens 

 and sweet-william, for July, Callirhoe involucrata, coral bells 

 (Heuchera sanguinea) and dwarf snapdragon. Red annuals 

 for July as an edging are Adonis cestivalis, mignonette (Re- 

 seda, var. excelsior), dwarf nasturtium, pinks, portulaca, Col- 

 lomia coccinea and Verbena, var. Defiance. 



Yellow perennials for an edge are crocus and pansy for 

 April; Adonis vernalis, Alyssum saxatile, var. compacta, 

 Erysimum puchellum and Iceland poppy for May; for June, 

 Helianthemum alpestre; for July, sundrops ((Enothera fruti- 



