SUBURBAN GARDENING 



Border flowers that are not excelled for the suburban 

 garden are Flag or German Irises. There is no reason 

 why one's borders should be filled with the common 

 purple kind, although that is certainly most attractive, 

 for many beautiful varieties are now to be obtained in 

 exquisite colour shades. All the strong perennials thrive 

 well in suburban gardens, but as all are not worth grow- 

 ing where garden room is scarce we must choose the 

 best. These must include Delphinium, or Larkspur, 

 Pyrethrum, Phlox, Lupin, I think (although they are 

 rather untidy after the flowers are over), Perennial 

 Marguerite (Chrysanthemum maximum), Peach -leaved 

 Bellflower, Carnations, of course, and preferably from 

 seed, Pinks, Geum miniatum, Hollyhocks, that beauti- 

 ful blue Veronica called longifolia, and the Golden 

 Sneezewort (Helenium autumnale pumilum). I give its 

 full style and title so that they who wish may obtain 

 the right thing. 



To prolong the flower display into autumn, we must 

 have Michaelmas Daisies and the small-flowered Chry- 

 santhemums, with perhaps Montbretias, Gladioli, and 

 that fine white-flowered bulb, the Cape Hyacinth (Hya- 

 cinthus candicans), if we can find room for them. Dahlias 

 are beautiful autumn flowers, especially the single sorts 

 that are so easily grown from seed, and the suburb garden 

 suits them. Other favourites that are quite indispensable 

 are the Indian Pinks, Zinnias, Candytuft, Shirley Poppies, 

 Mallow, Scarlet Flax, Love-in-a-Mist, and Mignonette, 



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