THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



T. ELEGANTISSIMA AUREA. The young 

 shoots are quite yellow in summer, and in 

 winter turn to bronze. 



T. OCCIDENTALIS (American Arborvitae). 

 The well-known variety, excellent for hedges. 

 Needs plenty of shearing to keep it thick. 



T. SIBIRICA. A low-grow T ing variety, with 

 bluish green foliage; particularly hardy. 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



Almost all perennials can be easily grown 

 from seed, which may be sown in the spring, 

 or in August, in rows in the seed-bed. After 

 careful weeding and watering, the plants will 

 be large enough by October 1st to trans- 

 plant either into rows or into the borders 

 w^here they are to bloom the following year. 

 Plants can be bought from nurserymen, and 

 old plants of such varieties as rudbeckia, 

 phlox, peony, larkspur, etc., may be 

 divided. 



ACHILLEA, THE PEARL (Milfoil, or Yarrow). 

 12 inches. Plant in the spring, or in the fall 



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