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White and rose-pink are the most pleasing, Harriet 

 thinks. Digitalis is a biennial and should be grown 

 the same as campanula medium. The plants like 

 shade. 



Funkia (plantain lily) : Foliage and flowers 

 both attractive. Many varieties and colors. Blooms 

 July- August. Plants about a foot and a half high. 



Grasses : Clumps of the various ornamental 

 grasses might well be included in the back corners 

 of the border. Their leaves are almost as striking 

 as some flowers. Our special favorites are the "Japan 

 rush" (eulalia gracillima univittata), and "zebra 

 grass" (eulalia Japonica zebrina) the latter being 

 marked with bands across the leaf. 



Hibiscus (jTTju^sJimallow ) : Grows about five 

 feet high. Blooms ~ August-September. Large, 

 showy, pink flowers. (Meehan's Mallow Marvel is 

 a recent introduction of distinct and superior merit. 

 The plants grow as high as a man and I never saw 

 more gorgeous pink, red, white, etc., flowers. Be 

 sure to plant some of these ; they begin to flower in 

 July and are in bloom a long time. 



Holtyhock : A general favorite. Single or 

 double varieties. Height five to eight feet. Various 

 colors. July-August. They like a deep, rich, well- 

 drained soil, and appreciate a mulch-protection in 

 the winter. A fungous disease often attacks them, 

 but early sprayings with the Bordeaux mixture 

 should prevent it. 



Hyacinth : Fine for early spring bloom. Various 

 colors. Plant the bulbs in well-drained soil early 

 in October, five inches deep and about six inches 

 apart. For best results, buy only first-grade named 

 varieties. Mulch the ground during the winter. 



Larkspur (see delphinium). 



