68 



BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 



of blooming, is the Snapdragon. It can be planted out at almost 

 any period of the summer, flourishes in nearly all soils, and is very 

 brilliant in colour. 



One last suggestion for maintaining the beauty of borders may 

 be made, and that pertains to the autumn. It is to grow a selection 

 of Chrysanthemums in a spare plot throughout the summer, and 

 when some of the larger of the herbaceous (that is, stem-losing) 

 plants fade, and become unsightly, to cut them down, and plant the 

 Chrysanthemums near them. Herbaceous borders are often ugly 

 and untidy after August, simply because the summer-flowering plants 

 are past their best, and there is nothing to carry on the display. 

 The provision of autumn-blooming plants, such as Michaelmas 

 Daisies and Golden Rod, when the border is first formed, will do 

 something to prevent this, but the introduction of the Chrysan- 

 themums can still be effected with advantage. 



The importance of forming the nucleus of a border by making 

 a selection of the best plants, and arranging that they comprise kinds 

 which flower at different seasons, is so great that we give a table 

 containing the names of first-class plants, with their flowering seasons. 

 Subsequently, the various kinds are dealt with individually. 



Anemones, Crown. 

 Aquilegias (Colum- 

 bines). 



Crown Imperials. 

 Daffodils. 



Anemones, Crown. 

 Antirrhinums (Snap- 

 dragons). 

 Asters. 

 Begonias. 

 Campanulas. 

 Cannas. 



Canterbury Bells. 

 Delphiniums. 

 Evening Primroses. 



Spring. 

 Doronicums. 

 Forget-me-nots. 

 Irises. 

 Paeonies. 

 Phloxes. 



Summer. 

 Foxgloves. 

 Gaillardias. 

 Gladioli. 

 Hollyhocks. 

 Irises. 



Kniphofias (Tritomas). 

 Lilies. 

 Lupins. 



Ox-eye Daisies. 

 Paeonies. 



Primroses and Polyan- 

 thuses. 

 Pyrethrums. 

 Tulips. 

 Wallflowers. 



Pansies. 



Poppies. 



Pentstemons. 



Phloxes. 



Roses. 



Stocks. 



Sunflowers. 



Sweet Williams. 



Violas. 



