CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



in white and pink: both doubtless equally popular. 

 Lupins live only a few years at the longest; Gas Plants 

 are very long-lived, and therefore give better satis- 

 faction. If possible, however, in the narrow beds al- 

 ways endeavor to grow the Lupins rather than Gas 

 Plants, as the latter when full-grown are too bushy 

 for a small space. It takes several years before their 

 roots are well established, and they become pro- 

 fuse bloomers. Plan for them eventually in most 

 beds. See illustrations opposite page 24. 



In the first three years of a new garden Lupins 

 should be freely used while Gas Plants are slowly 

 developing. The later blooming Lupin Moerheimi is 

 invaluable to its period. 



GENERAL HINTS 



When a Privet hedge is desired, choose the rounder- 

 leaf variety. The foliage of the slim, more pointed leaf 

 is not as dense. The rounder-leaf Boxwood plant is 

 also generally preferred as an edging. 



Because the life of Arbor-Vitse is scarcely over 

 seventy-five years, it is well to select as a hedge plant 

 some longer-lived evergreen. Consult a nurseryman 

 of your district. 



Hollow slightly the surface over the roots of shrubs 

 and deep-rooted plants to keep all the water from 

 running off. 



In moving annuals, the size, for instance, of 5-inch 

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