Round the Year in the Garden 



most satisfactory of summer bedding plants is the Ivy- 

 leaved Pelargonium Madame Crousse, of rose-pink colour- 

 ing. The plants may be allowed to trail over the surface 

 of a bed planted with Heliotrope, the blue Plumbago 

 capensis, or some other tall plant having flowers of a 

 colour that will harmonise. Of Marguerites the best is the 

 double-flowered variety Mrs. Sander ; a satisfactory bed 

 may be arranged with this alone, for the plants last in 

 bloom throughout the summer. Nothing could be more 

 delightful than a bed filled with Snapdragons, especially 

 of the charming and distinct shades now available pink, 

 yellow, orange-red, etc. The half-hardy annual Phlox 

 Drummondi, obtainable in various shades of colour, fills 

 a bed very pleasingly. The best annual for edging is 

 the dwarf variety of White Alyssum; unlike many 

 annuals, it remains in bloom throughout the season and 

 keeps compact. Cineraria maritima, with deeply-cut 

 grey leaves, is a favourite plant for edging and for 

 groundwork. Two pretty trailing plants with grey 

 foliage are Lotus peliorhynchus and Cerastium, or Snow- 

 in-Summer. The Scarlet Sage (Sal via splendens), the 

 blue Sage (Salvia patens), and Lantana, with small heads 

 of blossom in shades of orange, pink and rose, make 

 handsome beds. So, too, do Pentstemon and the light 

 yellow Calceolaria amplexicaulis, a plant of more graceful 

 growth and greater charm than the common shrubby 

 Calceolaria. Of Lantanas the prettiest is salviaefolia. 

 A useful edging plant is the old Ageratum, having grey- 

 blue flowers; it remains compact and is in bloom 

 throughout the season. 



Plants with Ornamental Leaves. Among plants 

 grown for the beauty of their leaves the Iresine, with 

 reddish foliage, is an old favourite ; so, too, is orna- 

 mental Beetroot. Abutilon Thompson!, with leaves of 

 yellow, green and white, and Abutilon Savitzii, possess- 

 ing pretty green and white leaves, are favourites. 

 Albizzia lophantha, of tall graceful growth, with 



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