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tinued bloom; 7, Pleasing colors in showy flowers; 8, Value as cut 

 flowers. 



I make three great groupings by color, putting reds in the central 

 part, blues toward the street, and yellows at the south end. The pale 

 colors and the white varieties connect the three groups. I have a 

 succession of bloom from first Squills to Autumn Crocus, and a grada- 

 tion of heights from back to front, thus: 



YELLOWS 



Late Lemon Lily (Hemerocallis thunbergii), 3-4 ft. July. 

 Showy Coneflower (Rudbeckia speciosa), 2-3 ft. August. 

 Yellow German Iris (Iris flavescens) , 2-3 ft. June. 

 Butterfly- weed (Asdepias luberosa), 2 ft. July. 

 Lance-leaved Tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata), 2 ft. June- July. 

 Dwarf Orange Day Lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri), 2 ft. June. 

 Orange Globeflower (Trollius japonicus), 2 ft. May. 

 Gold Dust (Alyssum saxatile compactum), 6 in. May. 

 Yellow Crocus (Crocus susianus), March-April. 

 Yellow Cottage Tulips, May. 



REDS 



Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientate in variety), 2-3 ft. June. 



Garden Peony (Pasonia albiflora in variety), 3 ft. June-July. 



Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) , 2 ft. May- June. 



Gas-plant (Dictamnus albus in variety), 3 ft. June. 



Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata in variety), 2-3 ft. July-August. 



Miss Lingard (Phlox suffruticosa) , 2-3 ft. June- July. 



Mountain Phlox (Phlox ovata), I ft. June. 



Scotch Pinks (Dianthus plumarius in variety), 6-12 in. June. 



Moss Pink (Phlox subulata in variety), 6 in. May- June. 



Giant Snowdrops (Galanthus Elwesii), March. 



Tulipa pulchella, T. linifolia, T. greigii, T. sprengeri, etc. May-June. 



BLUES 



Great Blue Flag (Iris pallida in variety), 3-4 ft. June. 



Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica in variety), 3-4 ft. May-June. 



Bee Larkspur (Delphinium for mo sum in variety), 3-4 ft. June-July. 



Balloon-flower (Platycodon grandiflorum in variety), 3 ft. July-August. 



Japanese Speedwell (Veronica longifolia subsessilis), 2 ft. August-September. 



Chinese Larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum in variety), 2 ft. June- August. 



Greek Valerian (Polemonium reptans), I ft. May. 



Chickweed Phlox (Phlox stellaria), 6 in. May. 



Scilla in variety, March. 



Autumn Crocus (Crocus speciosus}. September. 



Darwin Tulips in dark shades. May-June. 



The six-foot fence with the Hall's Honeysuckle is but four-feet 

 high back of the flower garden and bears Rambler Roses of the Wichu- 

 raiana type Dorothy Perkins, White Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa, 

 Hiawatha and Evangeline. For Fall bloom, instead of Clematis pani- 

 culata, I have two plants of Climbing Knotweed (Polygonum bald- 

 schuanicum) , and I shall try the new P. Aubertii. These have the 

 Clematis outplayed every way as to beauty and grace, and have a 

 longer season of bloom. 



