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GARDEN GUIDE 



Excellent boxes are made up entirely of Geraniums, the tall 

 varieties for the background and a row of the Ivy Geraniums for 

 the front. Nothing is more effective than a box composed of two 

 pinks nearly the same in color. Fuchsias can be used likewise in 

 combinations of several varieties. 



Dracaena indivisa is always useful in the porch box. When its 

 usefulness in the box is over it may be potted and kept all Winter. 



Entrance porch and window box. Ampelopsis Veitchii is well and freely used 



The excellent clear colors of Verbenas are always admirable when 

 used alone or in combination. They flower profusely and continue 

 fresh in appearance. 



The Nasturtium is incomparable for filling urns or for porch 

 decoration. For a northern exposure the tuberous Begonia is ex- 

 cellent. The colors of the single as well as the double varieties are 

 very effective. They should always have the best soil available. 



The best vine for trailing over the edge and extending downward 

 for five or six feet is the German Ivy. If this has grown into quite a 

 jungle when procured from the florist, cut it back and let it start out 

 gracefully. Vinca or Periwinkle, a variegated green and white vine 

 of exceeding long growth, is everybody's favorite. It stands adverse 



