FAVORITE PERENNIALS 



day have its way. Many of the choicest hybrids 

 revert to magenta with more eagerness than is agree- 

 able to their planters. 



In planting phloxes it is a good plan to mix white 

 phloxes with the red or crimson shades; for, should 

 surprise shoots of magenta occur among the latter, 

 the white ones would not only harmonize the various 

 colors, but enhance their beauty. 



General Chanzy, generous in its outpouring of 

 brilliant, yet soft pinkish, red, unmarred by magenta, 

 is one of the most charming varieties for the back of 

 a border. In front of it pure white phloxes, somewhat 

 shorter than the General Chanzy, can be used to offset 

 its startling color. 



The lower part of the stalks of these plants is 

 not pretty, especially when, owing to insect attacks, 

 drought, or other causes, they have dropped their 

 leaves. It is therefore well to plant in front of them 

 either foliage or herbaceous plants that can form a 

 screen for them. 



There are no perennials more easy to cultivate 

 than phloxes. Every three years their roots can be 

 divided into thrice the original number. The blossom 

 also can be made to repeat itself by cutting off the 

 stalks as soon as the flowers have faded. In gratitude 

 for a rich, loamy soil, and a liberal top-dressing each 

 year, the individual flowers grow much larger than 

 if treated less luxuriously. 



Larkspurs, or delphiniums, are favorite perennials 

 to grow near the salt spray. As tall as the tallest of 

 phloxes, the beauty of many is equally dazzling when 



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