HERBACEOUS BORDER 



Poppies, Wonderful variety in coloring; 

 Oriental Poppies produce gorgeous masses in 

 May; Carnation and Shirley are best for sum- 

 mer blooming; seeds may be sowed broadcast in 

 the border, and it will be the " survival of the 

 fittest " ; two to three feet. 



Salvia. A gorgeous mass of color may be 

 secured from the Salvia. The contrast between 

 the brilliancy of the flowers and the vividness of 

 the foliage is startling; two to four feet; late 

 summer and autumn. 



Salpiglossis. Beautiful garden annual ; flow- 

 ers brilliant crimson ; scarlet, netted with golden 

 yellow; eighteen inches. 



Ricinus — Castor-Oil Plant. Large, luxuriant, 

 rapid-growing annual ; subtropical effect ; prized 

 for foliage; color of leaves varies from bronze 

 maroon, light red, and dark purplish red to light 

 and dark green ; three to ten feet. 



Tritoma — " Red-Hot Poker." Hardy peren- 

 nial; tall spikes of orange-red flowers; August 

 until frost ; four to five feet. 



Zinnias, Well-known hardy annual; large 

 double flowers in summer and autumn; orange, 

 crimson, pink, yellow, white; two to three feet. 



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