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large, free-flowered one so that large sprays can be 

 taken, these may be stuck in the ground and one can 

 retire to a distance and note the effect. Flowers 

 which combine well in a bouquet will always combine 

 well in a garden. 



One of the combinations I have always found suc- 

 cessful is scarlet and white. Nicotiana affirm and 

 salvias always are fine together; so also are scarlet 

 lychnis and white clematis. There is a soft, rose- 

 colored lychnis which, when it can be induced to 

 bloom sufSciently early, as in warm, protected bor- 

 ders, is lovely with the white of Deutzia gracilis. In- 

 deed, white is a perfectly safe combination for mixing 

 with any other color. Most shades of mauve will 

 harmonize with yellow and with many shades of rose 

 and scarlet, but do not go well with reds or magentas. 



At this time of the year one should repair all gar- 

 den construction, as of fences, trellises, pergolas, 

 seats, gates, paths and the like. An already weak- 

 ened part is quite apt to succumb under a winter 

 storm or avalanche of snow or sleet. Then, too, it 

 is a distinct advantage to have all this part of the 

 work out of the way before the busy days of spring, 

 when there is always so much more to do than there 

 is time for. The fall is, of all times, the best for 

 getting rid of weeds, as at this time all such growths 

 may be pulled up and burned, preferably on the 

 spot in which they grew, and thus the seedling of 



