A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



The years when gardening consisted only of 

 beds of Coleus, Geraniums, Verbenas and bed- 

 ding plants have passed away, like the black 

 walnut period of furniture. And even as the 

 mahogany of our grandfathers is now brought 

 forth from garrets and unused rooms, and 

 antiquity shops and farm-houses are searched 

 for the good old-time furniture, so we are 

 learning to take the old gardens for our 

 models, and the old-fashioned flowers to fill 

 our borders. 



The nurseryman of to-day has greatly im- 

 proved the size and colour of the old varieties 

 of perennials, so that they are far more beau- 

 tiful than formerly, and offer a much greater 

 choice. By skilful hybridization a hundred 

 or more kinds of Phlox have been devel- 

 oped. In the same way, numerous varieties 

 of Delphiniums, Iris, Peonies, Columbines, 

 Canterbury Bells and Foxgloves have been 

 produced. The old-fashioned annuals also 

 appear in many new forms. In addition to 

 the pink and white " Painted Lady," the 



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