A WOMAN'S HARDY GARDEN 



of the bed on one side of the steps. Get 

 good-sized roots, plant them two feet apart. 

 They will grow against the house like a tall 

 hedge. If planted the third week in April 

 quite deep, say eight inches, they will begin 

 to bloom about the sixth of July, and con- 

 tinue to be covered with flowers until killed 

 by frost. In front of the Dahlias, plant white 

 Phlox. In front of the Phlox sow a row of 

 Centaurea or Cornflowers, the Emperor Wil- 

 liam variety. These should be sown early in 

 April, will begin to bloom by June tenth, 

 and, if they are not allowed to go to seed, 

 will blossom all summer. Sow in front of the 

 Cornflowers, at the same time, a row of white 

 Candytuft, of the Empress variety. This also 

 will bloom continuously if the flowers are cut 

 as soon as they wither. On the other side 

 of the steps, at the back of the bed, plant 

 Rudbeckia (Golden Glow) two feet apart. 

 The roots should be bought and planted, 

 preferably in October, otherwise as soon as 

 the frost is out of the ground in the spring, 



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