102 GARDEN PLANNING AND PLANTING 



Surplus seedling plants will make up a charming border 

 if put out in irregular groups as suggested by Fig. 2, and this 

 prevents the overcrowding that is often so troublesome in sown 

 borders. To combine colours agreeably plant as follows : A, white 

 Nicotiana ; B, mauve Stock ; c, purple Stock ; r>, pale pink Stock ; 

 E, carmine Stock ; F, purple Aster ; G, white Phlox Drummondi ; 

 H, rose Larkspur ; i, white Candytuft ; J, rose Godetia ; K, Nicotiana 

 Sanderae ; L, lemon Iceland Poppy : M, white Nemesia ; N, French 

 Marigold Legion of Honour ; o, lemon French Marigold ; P, Phacelia 

 tanacetifolia ; Q, deep crimson Godetia ; R, deep crimson Tom 

 Thumb Nasturtium ; s, Bidens atrosanguinea ; T, cream Tom Thumb 

 Nasturtium ; u, white Iceland Poppy ; v, miniature Sunflower ; 

 w, white Dianthus; x, Tagetes signata pumila ; Y, orange African 

 Marigold ; z, orange Nasturtium ; 1, tall blue Cornflower ; 2, pale 

 blue Lobelia; 3, apricot Phlox Drummondi; 4, yellow Viola; 

 5, lemon African Marigold ; 6, Salvia splendens Salmon Queen ; 

 7, deep blue Lobelia ; 8, salmon Phlox Drummondi. After the use 

 of more white at this end of the border scarlet can then be intro- 

 duced if desired. 



Less formal in appearance, but rather more difficult to 

 space and mark out correctly, design Fig. 3 is admirable for dwarf 

 plants for example, Begonia semperflorens ; A, deep blue Lobelia ; 

 B, pale blue Lobelia ; c, Begonia semperflorens magnifica, deep red ; 

 D, B. s. luminosa, red ; E, Lobelia lioyal Purple ; F, white dwarf 

 Sweet Alyssum ; G, Echeveria, and Mesembryanthemum pomerid- 

 ianum, yellow, at H. On a large scale it could be planted with 

 different varieties of Dahlias or Chrysanthemums, Sweet Peas or 

 Geraniums in the centre spaces, white Asters or Stocks at G, and 

 Pyrethrum aureum for the edge H. 



Bedding- Out in Shady Positions 



Two of the most common, yet not the least handsome annuals, 

 namely, Asters and Stocks, succeed quite well in a shady position, 

 provided the soil is not too poor. The chief point is to obtain strong, 

 well-grown plants by planting time ; those that become drawn under 

 glass in the earlier stages of growth are useless even in a favourable 

 position. Provided the situation is not too severely shaded, 



Tuberous Begonias may be planted early in June, with every 

 prospect of a bright display resulting. A rich and not too heavy 



