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fashioned kind without names, so far as I 

 know, which every year give a wealth of delicate 

 pink blooms in spite of neglect, while phlox Miss 

 Lingard blooms abundantly there also. By 

 breaking off the tops of the passe flower heads 

 more flowers quickly form on the side shoots, 

 causing them to bloom from July to mid-October. 

 In front of these are veronica, Achilles' pearls, 

 stachys, sedums, etc., with here and there a 

 summer cypress to blend with the autumn tones 

 of the background. 



The background slopes up toward a distant 

 hillside, resplendent in dogwood and sumac. 

 A few "smoke trees," some tall bamboo and 

 pampas, make the frame ready for the picture 

 when it comes. Looking across the lawn the 

 foreground shrubs completely hide the bare earth 

 of the dahlia beds from view. The laurel when 

 in bloom seems to become part of the woodland 

 beyond, and no one can suspect what is in 

 store. 



White and pink and palest yellow dahlias 

 bloom where the phlox and achillea may snuggle 

 at their feet. Sedums and summer cypress tone 

 in with those of autumn tints, but being only a 

 trial garden it is not possible to plan a very 

 definite colour scheme. 



The colours of but a few dahlias will quarrel 



