Gardening for Amateurs 



A splendid White Dahlia for amateurs K. A. Victoria. 



be overlooked, for during late summer and 

 autumn few flowers are so showy. It has 

 rich golden yellow blooms with dark cen- 

 tres, and for the forefront of shady borders 

 is indispensable. Sedum spectabile pur- 

 pureum, Japanese Stonecrop, succeeds in a 

 similar position, and is particularly attrac- 

 tive during the autumn. 



Among moisture-loving plants Senecio 

 clivorum (a giant Groundsel), with hand- 

 some yellow flower heads, is especially desir- 

 able. Senecio Veitchianus and S. Wilsoni- 



anus, both with noble yellow spikes of bloom, 

 should also be grown. The foliage of these 

 plants is very handsome and forms a good 

 setting for the flowers. For the stream side, 

 or in moist, partially shaded positions few 

 hardy plants give a more striking display. 

 Rodgersia podophylla is a good companion 

 for these plants; its erect spikes of bloom 

 and very large rounded leaves always attract 

 attention. Several of the Mulleins (Ver- 

 bascum) are well worth a place ; they prob- 

 ably look their best when growing in the 



Bluebells in the woodland. 



