BORDER 



L important conception 

 ndscape Gardening). 

 E O Okpet 

 The Hakdt Bokdeh may be made a most attractive 

 feature of any planting A good model to follow may 

 often be found along a country road which has not been 

 "cleaned up" into formality and monotony The charm 

 of the haidy bolder lies as much m its bapp-v faculty 



BOROXIA 



171 



to them. The English florists set their young plants in 

 the open ground during summer, being careful to shade 

 them with lath frames Plants that have flowered two 

 seasons are thrown away and replaced by ■* ounger speci- 

 mens Ri)liert t imeron propagates them by cuttings 

 fi 111 li t I [ II 1 w )od inserted in 4 inch pots, which 

 u 111 inch of the top with a compost of 



till 1 I I it and sand, over which is spread 



I I I md After a thorough watering, 



Hi I ] I 1111(1 J 1 hell glass in a greenhouse 



"li 1 111 t 1 i| I mil 1 inges from 45-50° P., and 

 s'l I I 111 111 I M_lit nil Inn Seeds germinate readily 

 111 th s niji ti iii| 1 itui md make good flowering 



and re IS II il I pi n iii n t ili 

 can ht 111 I 1 t 1 n till 1 1 1 1 

 of the 1 1 1 t 1 II I I I 1 



plentiful t I ill 



best h 11 



mon pi lilt I ih II 1 1 I 1 II II 

 conditions «biih .,'im i u h i (linn 

 A border is recalled which shows 

 September an enormous boneset , i 

 at its beaut\ do not k co^^^ui/e tin i 



the formal and comparatively artificial plants (gera- 

 niums, coleus. verbenas, and the like), the hardy border 

 may be n si.iircp of niucb enjoyment and edification, 

 wlictlii 1- it III- in a city Imck y.inl nr a great park. Often 

 an cxi^tiii- .iu-t.r i.t ^liriili^ m- l.cd of lilies in the home 

 1,'ri.iiiiiK niiiv -ir\-i. ii^ a stariin- fur the border; and 

 Sdiiic tine cxainplcs an- iciii.nil.ercd as incidental ad- 

 .iuncts to the farm vegetable patch, while nnc « liidi has 

 a most distinct individuality of beamy iin.ilitni-ively 

 flanks a unique Connecticut grass iranli n. 



To create an individual hardv In,,, In-, tin ,,laiiter 

 must divest liiinself (if i.reiiidiee.'iiiMl H ei liiillv .tart a 



plants in one season. Seeds can be obtained from ' 

 man or Australian dealers, large quantities being 

 lected in the wild. Boronias belong to a large clas 

 hard-wooded Australian plants that were jiojnilar a 

 with the Cape heaths in the early part nf tlie I'.ith 

 tury. These were largely replaced by ((iii.ki r irnnv 

 soft-wooded plants. The renewed interest in l^mi. 

 is largely due to the more recently infriiihni d s]iei 



thei 



alit\ 



bers of his general plan. He should bu prepared to coi 

 sider any plant a prize in the border if it fits, and an 

 plant a weed if it is inharmonious. 



J. Horace McFarland. 

 BOEECOLE. See Kale. 



in Italian who lost 

 of Dr. Sjlithorp). 



BOEdNIA (after Francis Borone 

 his life at Athen- in the v.,rri,-^ 

 Rut&eece. A genu- ..i Vn-irninni ~l 

 fls. having a me-li j . 



nate, or simple. /•. i 



and B. hetemplni ■ ,i; ' ; n:l. 



stigma (wliieli i- i . n ;n the lias 



and hidd ■ - ■ jina. wlnie 



The chiet ' 

 granee. A sn 



for two or three weeks. Boronias are cultivated like 

 Cape heaths in a cool greenhouse. After flowering they 

 should be cut back, in order to make compact, bushy 

 specimens. The leading shoots may be frequently 

 pinched, to prevent a straggling growth. As most of 

 them are natives of barren, sandy places, not bogs, 

 good drainage is necessary. Sour soil is very disastrous 



liant in Australia, Oloomiug wlien very young, 

 maining attractive for two or three months. 



A. Stigmas large. 

 B. Lr.'i. less than 1 in. Jong : leaflets in 1 or S 

 plus an odd one. 

 c. Fls. borne singly 

 megastigma, Xees. Fig. 247. Height about 2 ft. 

 very sparse. 

 pair, the Inv 



one; Ifts. mi ii-. mi nion-purple outside 



yellow within. , ; , i. -i 1\ ihaii in .B. e/a^ior. A 



times some il-. .n. riueih bruwu, ulhers chiefly purple 

 B.M. G04G.-The bes 



spe 

 cc. Fls. borne 

 heterophylla, F. Muell. 



In whorls of 4 or 6. 

 Height 5-6 ft. in Australia : 

 . i in. long, sometimes simple, usually with 1 

 pair, rarely 2 pairs of Ifts.: fls. bright scarlet, but 

 usually pictured as purplish crimson. Differs from JS. 

 elatior and B. megastigma in its larger leaves, fewer 

 Ifts.. more brilliant fls. and longer filaments. Cult, only 

 in its var. hrSvipes, Hook, f., which differs merely in 

 the shorter peduncles. B.M. 6845. Gn. 32: 622.-Of late 

 years it has been grown for Easter by florists to a con- 

 siderable extent. 



