THE GARDEN AT HOME 



The Pampas Grass (Gynerium argenteum), that yields 

 up its silvery plumes in September, increases in charm 

 from year to year if left undisturbed, and all who have 

 made painful acquaintance with its razor-edged leaves 

 are not likely to be anxious to transplant it. The Goat's 

 Beard (Spiraea Aruncus) is a most graceful and most 

 attractive plant that can be relied upon to last in 

 beauty for many years. The Golden-blossomed Helenium 

 pumilum magnificum to give a good plant its full title 

 is particularly handsome, blooming profusely in July 

 and August, and it is the reverse of fastidious ; the 

 later flowering Heleniums, called respectively autumnale 

 striatum and cupreum (the former growing 5 feet, the 

 latter 2 feet high), are equally satisfactory. The French 

 Lilac or Goat's Rue (Galega Hartlandi, officinalis and 

 officinalis alba) grows without difficulty, soon forming a 

 big bush. So, too, does the ornamental Plume Poppy 

 (Bocconia cordata), with handsome leaves and plumes of 

 cream- white August blossom. The white double-flowered 

 Milfoil (Achillea, The Pearl) is as accommodating as any 

 of those mentioned, and growing some 2 feet, bears its 

 pretty little flowers most freely in July. The Day Lilies 

 (Hemerocallis) are showy plants for June blossom, and 

 have the merit of thriving in the shade where the soil 

 remains moist, and so to their liking ; aurantiaca major 

 (apricot-coloured, 2 feet), Dumortieri (orange-brown, 

 i foot), and flava major (yellow, 2 feet) are some of the 

 best. 



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