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and exhibit some of the most brilliant tones of yellow to be 

 found in the plant world. The foliage is finely cut and of a 

 beautiful yellow green. The plant is attractive either in the 

 hardy border or for use in in-door decoration, and in May 

 adds a great deal to the attractiveness of the flower border. 



The columbines form another group of attractive border 

 plants which are well worth growing. The native wild 

 columbine is one of the best forms, but there are many 

 other single sorts of equal beauty. These plants are easily 

 raised from seed. 



No border garden is complete during early summer which 

 does not show a few varieties of the beautiful peonies with 

 their wonderful rose-like blossoms. These display some of 

 the most charming and delightful flower tints to be found in 

 the world of flowers. One should be sure to plant some at 

 least of the light-colored single peonies and learn to dis- 

 criminate between the simple beauty which they display and 

 the more fulsome beauty shown by the ordinary double 

 peonies. 



The golden glow is a hardy perennial which is becoming 

 so generally grown that it is scarcely advisable to make room 

 for it in an ordinary border garden. It is a particularly 

 desirable plant with which to fill in waste spaces or to be 

 grown by people who are not willing to give any special care 

 to the flower garden. It spreads rapidly and soon overruns 

 the other flowers; consequently, it had better be given a 

 corner by itself where it will not have anything to interfere 

 with its development. While it makes a good showing of 

 color and is effective at a distance, it has not the elements of 

 beauty that will bear careful analysis, and it is one of the 

 least desirable for cut flowers of all the hardy perennials. 



