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It is free flowering, putting forth large blossoms, 

 dark blue in coloring. These can be mingled with 

 a stripe variety such as La Majestueuse, which 

 shows large, violet markings, exquisite in shading. 

 The Griants, of which the Mont Blanc is a favorite, 

 put out large, snow-white blossoms, forming an ef- 

 fective foil for the dark blue flowers of the other 

 assortments. 



In planting your steps do not forget to have 

 plenty of bulbs introduced among the other plants. 

 The graceful dwarf anemone seemingly fit into 

 this early scheme, their delicate blossoms giving a 

 touch of daintiness. For the best results these 

 should be planted in the fall six inches apart and 

 three inches in depth. Few bulbs exceed in love- 

 liness the Blanda-Blue, Winter Wind Flower. 

 This is matchless in coloring, originating in the 

 bins of Grreece, and has been naturalized in this 

 country, where it takes kindly to the soil and pro- 

 duces flowers of charming hue. A feature of this 

 special plant is that it blossoms during the winter 

 months as weU as the early spring. You make no 

 mistake if you place it in every development of 

 steps in your garden. It naturalizes best in grassy 

 places in warm soil, and it can be distinguished by 



