CHAPTER YIII 



PERENNIALS 



^0]\IE of the perennials to be sown yearly 

 in the seed-bed from about April first 

 to tenth, are the following: 



Columbines of all varieties, yellow, white, 

 shading from pink to red and from pale 

 blue to darkest purple. 



Of Columbines every garden should have 

 plenty. Blooming about May twentieth for 

 three weeks, they are a perfect delight. 

 They are very hardy, germinate readily in 

 the seed-bed, are easy to transplant and need 

 but little care. I have never been able to 

 get them much over three feet in height, 

 but then I have often a dozen stalks of 

 bloom on a single plant, which is very satis- 

 factory. The first dozen plants were sent to 

 me by a friend from his garden on Long 



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