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low beds they love, that everybody should use them. 

 They will endure all winter long if protected by a 

 few evergreen vines. The size needed for bedding 

 for your fountain depends entirely upon the width 

 of the bed. The most superb specimens are found 

 among the orchid flowering ones. They take their 

 name mainly from their tints and variation of 

 color resembling the gorgeous shades seen in or- 

 chids. These are the most novel and distinctive 

 strain that we have used for years. 



Have you ever considered the graceful effect of 

 ornamental grasses ? They can be used with telling 

 effects for the margin of the fountain, although 

 care must be taken not to plant those that grow to 

 enormous height. The Euallia Japonica is appro- 

 priate. Its long, narrow, graceful green foliage, 

 flowering into attractive plumes, give it a distinc- 

 tive place for this purpose. Mix with it the Zebra 

 grass, whose long blades are marked with broad 

 yellow bands across the leaf. Intermix with this 

 the hardy fountain grass which grows only four 

 feet in height and has narrow foliage, bright green 

 in coloring, cylindrical flower-heads carried well 

 above the foliage, tinged with a bronze purple and 

 is one of the most valuable of the hardy grasses. 



