BEDDING 



modern, large-flowered types around tbe e ] or 

 front. Frequently, massing with a single a et f 

 canna is practiced. Next to cannas in popula t prob 

 ably come the crotons or eodiiBuras,— the broad leaved 

 types, as Queen Victoria, being better for th purpo e 



Typical Snap, or 

 String Beans 



(XK). (Seep 136) 



Among the first half dcp/i II I n in. i i iiiir |i ill 1 

 ding is the castor oil |i| Mit m iimux li- m n \ . 11 u 

 growth from seed in a simple si .ison m.iki's it one i t tli 

 very best of all plants for rapidly hlhng up large ii' 

 temporarily. Urasses furnish an exception to the gi mi il 

 rule that bedding plants are tender. There are iii ins 

 kinds of bamboos that are perfectly hardy in the noith 

 ern states, and these are bound to increase in populaiit} 

 A favorite combination of grasses for bedding is 

 Arundo Vonajc, the giant reed, surrounded by eulalias 

 Grasses and their kind are particularly effective m 

 aquatic groups. No well kr|it i-stahlisliment is complete 

 without a pond or body "f wiiTir in \\iiicli aquatic plants 

 are naturalized. For "a iiii.n- ixtnuliil account of this 

 attractive subject, see the article AijKutics. There is a 



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199 Example of fancy bedding 



as in Fainnount Park, Philadelphia, are particularly 

 commendable. A flower-bed should not be in the mid- 

 dle of a large lawn, because it distracts the attention 



