ADVANTAGEOUS COLORS 



It is pleasant to see them planted in strong masses 

 from which they extend in lessened numbers through 

 other parts of the garden, occurring singly here and 

 there. Like the cornflowers, they attend to the matter 

 of reseeding themselves, so that a garden in which 

 they have once been liberally sown need not pine 

 thereafter for their presence. 



These poppies, nevertheless, must be kept out of 

 the wind that in some localities sweeps over a seaside 

 garden. Not that the plants do not stand it admirably, 

 bowing gracefully to its onslaughts; but the petals of 

 the flowers are not attached strongly enough at their 

 base to offer to it any resistance. Even a modest 

 wind will carry them off, leaving the plants unharmed, 

 though stripped of their crowning glory. In a sheltered 

 spot, on the contrary, Shirley poppies hold their petals 

 for four days. 



The California poppies, Eschscholtzias, are of ines- 

 timable value in a garden, the silver sheen of their 

 foliage forming an artistic setting for their bright 

 yellow flowers. They bloom early and remain fresh 

 until late in the autumn. Like all yellow flowers, 

 they give sparkle to the surrounding planting. In 

 fact, there is no other color that gives a garden so 

 cheerful a look as does yellow. It is identified with 

 the early spring, with midsummer, and also with the 

 late autumn. At all seasons, it is full of radiance. 

 Marigolds, calendulas, and annual coreopsis, or calli- 

 opsis, bear it bravely into the jaws of winter. 



Yellow is one of the colors in which zinnias appear 

 at their best, although through what potent charm they 



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