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Asters, chrysanthenuiiiis, pansies (Fig. 146), 

 nastiirtiiinis, and California poppies afford flow- 

 ers for cutting, l)ut tlo not ^row them in beds 

 outside of the flower oarden. Rather let theni 

 All irregular nooks at the cdgti of the shrubbery, 



FIG. 146. — PANSIES. 



and shrub and flower will each enhance the 

 beauty of the other (Fig. 144). 



Bulbs may be used in much the same manner 

 as other flowers, and the season of blossoms be 

 greatly advanced. The flowers from many 

 bulbs are of surpassing beauty — as, the tulip, 

 jonquil, and the lih-of-the-valley. Two others 

 that are most pleasing when dotted here and 

 there over the lawn are those cheery little 

 harbingers of spring, the crocus and the un- 



