October Looking Forward 



Daffodil, Tulip, Hyacinth, Polyanthus, Primrose, Arabis, 

 Wallflower, Forget-me-not, Aubrietia, Yellow Alyssum, 

 Dwarf Phlox, and a few others. All these are obtained 

 by various methods of propagation carried out in early 

 summer when the plants have finished blossoming by 

 dividing the old roots and replanting the portions on a 

 reserve border, by taking cuttings, or by sowing seeds. 

 If these tasks are performed in May and the plants are 

 attended to during summer, they will have developed 

 splendidly by October the time to arrange them in the 

 beds in which they will bloom. Innumerable colour 

 schemes and attractive methods of grouping will suggest 

 themselves to thoughtful gardeners, and the choice of 

 colours is so wide that there is plenty of scope for the 

 exercise of individual preferences. It may be worth while 

 to mention a few examples of showy spring beds. The 

 double white Arabis makes an admirable ground covering 

 for many taller flowers, though the effect is never more 

 striking than when crimson, scarlet, or pink Tulips are 

 used. Mauve Aubrietia and white evergreen Candytuft 

 form a dainty colour scheme. Yellow Wallflowers and 

 Forget-me-nots provide a brilliant display. The dwarf 

 Phlox subulata or Moss Pink may be used as a ground 

 covering for white Tulips ; these, too, look well above a 

 groundwork of mauve Aubrietia. A striking, if rather 

 garish, association is that of red Tulips and yellow 

 Alyssum. Pink Tulips among Forget-me-nots, and pink 

 or blue Hyacinths with white Arabis, are very showy. 



In the Greenhouse 



A Charming Autumn Flower. In the greenhouse 

 there has been nothing more charming lately than the 

 Nerine, which bears bunches of narrow, tube-shaped 

 flowers in late summer and autumn, and is an ideal 

 plant for an amateur's greenhouse. Although Nerines 

 are probably all the better for a little warmth in cold 



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