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ing them out finally the following spring where 

 desired. 



What flowers shall we plant, and how shall 

 they be planted ? This will depend largely on 

 the space to be filled, and on other considera- 

 tions. Many, who are accustomed to be absent 

 during the summer, will plant spring bloomers 

 almost exclusively a mistake, for this means 

 bare borders during midsummer. Where one 

 has a rock-garden, some plants, that otherwise 

 might find a place in the borders, will be kept 

 apart in this more proper situation. Where there 

 is a hardy fernery, ferns will naturally be ex- 

 cluded. There will also always exist a diversity 

 of opinion regarding the merits of particular 

 plants. Certain perfumes delightful to some are 

 disagreeable to others ; while, so long as people 

 exist who can endure magenta passively, we may 

 never hope to exile such nightmares as Achillea 

 rosea from the border, or some of the shades of 

 the Cineraria from the greenhouse. All hardy 

 plants, desirable and beautiful themselves, which 

 will thrive in the soil and position chosen, and 

 which are not so small as to be lost in the bor- 

 der, may be used appropriately ; these will be 

 alluded to specifically, later on, in their order of 

 flowering. 



Experience will teach what not to plant bet- 



