GARDEtfl^G FOR PLEASURE. 



the front or lowest point thus in list No.l, Canna Indica 

 zebrina will grow six feet high, while Lobelia Paxtoni, 



Fig. 9. SECTION OP FLOWER-BED. 



the lowest, is less than six inches. The section given in 

 figure 9 will give an idea of the arrangement of a bed of 

 this kind. 



LIST No. 1. 



1. Canna Indica zebrina, leaves green and brown striped 6 



2. Salvia splendens, flowers scarlet 5 



3. Golden Coleus, leaves orange and brown 4 



4. Achyranthes Lindeni, leaves rich crimson 3 



5. Phalaris arnndinacea var., leaves white and green 2y a 



6. Achyranthes Gilsoni, leaves carmine 2 



7. Bronze Geranium, leaves golden bronze iy a 



8. Centaurea Candida, leaves white 1 



9. Alternanthera latif olia, leaves crimson and yellow 3 / 4 



10. Lobelia Paxtoni, flowers blue V 



LIST NO. 2. 



1. Caladium esculentum, leaves large green 5 



2. Japanese Maize, leaves striped white and yellow 5 



3. Coleus Verschaffeltii, leaves chocolate crimson 4 



4. Delphinium bicolor, flowers blue and white 3 



5. Cyperus alternifolius var., leaves white and green Z 1 /^ 



6. Achyranthes Verschaffeltii, leaves crimson 2 



7. Mountain of Snow Geranium, leaves white and green iy a 



8. Tropseolum, Ball of Fire, flowers flame color 1 



9. Echeveria metallica, leaves gray, 'metallic lustre 3 /4 



10. Alternanthera amoana, yellow and carmine Va 



