THE WINTER BORDER BEAUTIFUL 109 



did autumn florescence of crimson, scarlet rose, orange, lemon or 

 white. 



Japanese Anemones continue blooming until frost cuts them 

 off. It is advisable to purchase all the named varieties in the market, 

 since all are charming, and, when possible, clumps should be ordered 

 rather than single roots, as a speedy show is thereby ensured. 

 Pentstemons are as late blossoming. Care must be taken to order 

 only from some florist who catalogues named varieties. Carmine 

 and crimson, rose and mauve appear in many of the flowers, while 

 salmon, cerise, and scarlet are in others. 



Pampas Grass gives a fine autumn effect in a border, especially 

 when rising out of crimson and gold Chrysanthemums, of which 

 October and November bloomers a great feature should be made. 

 In sheltered sunny gardens there is every probability that December 

 Chrysanthemums would be able to open, but many of those recom- 

 mended for November blossom would, in any case, be in full glory 

 during the greater part of the last month of the year. 



Other latest flowers are the tall rose and mauve Michael- 

 mas Daisies, and many of the perennial Sunflowers, which simply 

 go on until the frost kills them. The crimson Kaffir Lily, or flag, 

 Schizostylis coccinea, which does not begin until November, ought 

 to be represented at intervals along all the border. Primroses and 

 Polyanthuses are frequently gay in autumn, so too are Pansies. 

 Lastly, evergreen plants are of distinct value : Thymes, Saxifrages, 

 Sedums, Hart's-tongue Ferns, Arabis, Iberis sempervirens, are only 

 examples of these. Autumn-blooming perennials require encourag- 

 ing by an October mulch of old manure, must have dead flowers 

 quickly removed, and be tied and staked as a protection from 

 gales. 



- The Winter Border Beautiful. During the winter quarter, 

 reaching from December 23rd to March 21st, we are taught to appre- 

 ciate the value of evergreen shrubs and plants. True, there may be 

 some late Chrysanthemums, even a stray Sunflower or Pentstemon 

 bloom still visible, but what can now rival the sunshine-imitation 

 of a fine bush or group of golden Privet ? It is well to place this 

 shrub in the central portion of the winter border, massing around it 

 any of the winter-flowering Irises that we may care to buy. In the 

 plan given Crown Imperials are placed in front of the Privet, which 

 makes a show long ere they are up, and afterwards serves as a back- 

 ground. Close by is Gorse, that often delights the eye with golden 

 branches in December and January ; also the yellow Jasmine, that is 



