COLOR ARRANGEMENTS OF FLOWERS 



Salpiglossis, in its many colors, also blooms 

 continually. It does rather better if started 

 in a hotbed, and the plants should be set 

 about eight inches apart. 



Schizanthus, which also has flowers of pink, 

 white, rose and crimson, is continually in 

 blossom. It is a delicate, dainty plant, and 

 perhaps best suited for pot-culture. By 

 sowing the seeds in March, frequently trans- 

 planting until they are finally set in an eight- 

 inch pot, these plants will reward one for the 

 trouble given them, and, as they are yet but 

 little grown, excite much interest. 



As we live with our gardens, plantings 

 which once were entirely satisfactory cease 

 in time to be all that we could wish; and we 

 experiment and devise other arrangements, 

 and generally find the changes make for 

 improvement. Such a radical change was 

 made in my little rose garden, where formerly 

 the beds were carpeted with pansies, and a 

 border which surrounded it was edged with 

 pink and white sweet william. Back of this 



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