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have been developed until now they show gigantic 

 bloom as large as the moon flowers. They have 

 wonderful coloring, marking and variations of in- 

 describable beauty. As a flowering vine they can- 

 not be surpassed, the flowers being borne by the 

 hundreds and of enormous size, measuring often 

 five and six inches across. Many show a rich com- 

 bination of shading blended together in an en- 

 chanting way, being spotted, penciled, mottled, and 

 variegated in every conceivable manner. 



If your garden seat is low, let your planting fol- 

 low the same line, but if it is high and conspicuous, 

 it can be accentuated by taU plants. Hollyhocks, 

 with their stately stalks, are charming for this par- 

 ticular use. There is the hardy perennial with 

 the foliage dwarf and compact. This is found in 

 the Heuchera, which is easily grown from seed and 

 reaches a height of eighteen inches. Of this va- 

 riety, the Sanguinea is admirable, being the finest 

 of aU the red varieties, the flowers taking on the 

 shade of coral red. If you wish, instead of a solid 

 color, to make a combination, why not use the San- 

 guinea, Sutton's Hybrid, which is found in pretty 

 shades of pink, as well as creamy white, rose and 

 crimson. These blossom in July and August, their 



