CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



Fourth: The choicest plants to use and their colors 

 and proportions. 



No matter how much information one may have 

 acquired concerning the best plants and their habits, 

 it is valueless in the quest for well-balanced, continu- 

 ous bloom if one lacks the knowledge of the periods 

 of bloom and for the alternation of those periods. 

 Continuous bloom of course is as prolonged as the 

 climate permits and no longer. 



WHAT, WHERE, AND WHEN 



The secret of well-balanced, continuous bloom de- 

 pends, therefore, on a definite idea of what flowers 

 to plant, where to plant them, and when they bloom, 

 with the no less important knowledge of the scheme 

 for alternating the several blooming periods, in the straight 

 or circular lines, in broken though regular order, through- 

 out each and all the beds. It is this plan that obtains 

 the effect of a well-balanced bloom over the whole 

 garden, from the beginning to the end of the season. 

 The idea is clearly illustrated in the patterns on many 

 an Oriental rug, where figures in different colors ap- 

 pear hi "broken though regular order,'* in symmet- 

 rical and harmonious design. 



What to plant, or the right choice of hardy peren- 

 nials, involves the selection of the most effective and 

 longest blooming varieties, blossoming when most 

 needed, with no space wasted on any others. The 



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