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away and only a few of the many seedlings retained, 

 it may be enjoyed with safety. Garden Heliotrope 

 (Valeriana officinalis) is a special favourite. It bears a 

 flat head of pinkish lacelike bloom at the end of its four 

 feet of slender stem and has the delicious fragrance of 

 real Heliotrope. It is so old-fashioned and out of fash- 

 ion that it is not always easy to procure, but when 

 one has it, it spreads so generously that one may pass it 

 along to others who are less fortunate, and it is well worth 

 having, for it lends a light grace to whatever part of the 

 garden it occupies and combines charmingly with the 

 other flowers of its day, especially with Iris Blue King 

 and the flaunting Oriental Poppies. 



Yellow is well represented in early May, for besides 

 the still lingering Daffodils, Alyssum, and Tulips, we 

 have the two fine perennials, Leopard's Bane (Doroni- 

 cum), and the Globe Flower (Trollius), each with several 

 good varieties. The best and tallest of the Doroni- 

 cums is D. plantagineum var. excelsum, which bears its 

 large daisylike flowers on stems three feet high. D. 

 Clusii and D. austriacum are also good sorts about a foot 

 and a half high. These plants will do well in a poor dry 

 soil, but respond to better living, and they require yearly 

 division. Doronicums should be kept out of the neigh- 

 bourhood of Daffodils and Tulips, as there is too much 

 green in the yellow of their flowers, but planted with 

 white Flax and such strong purple Irises as King or 

 Kochi, they are well placed. The Globe Flowers are not 



