COLOR ARRANGEMENTS OF FLOWERS 



done only late in the afternoon, between four 

 and six o'clock, as the seedlings should have 

 the cool night in which to recover from the 

 operation of transplanting. The gladioli and 

 tuberoses must be set out; the weeds which 

 grow over night must have attention; the 

 grass must be cut every three or four days; 

 fresh crops of vegetables must be put in the 

 vegetable garden; and then, on some fine day, 

 when everything seems to need attention, 

 the gardener insists that the potatoes must 

 be cultivated, and there come moments when 

 one wishes that there was no such thing as 

 a vegetable or potato crop on the place. 



The most interesting of all gardening is in 

 the cultivation of herbaceous plants. These 

 hardy perennials bloom luxuriantly, give a 

 wide range of color, and are of varied heights. 

 A great landscape architect recently told me 

 that in his opinion it required more intelli- 

 gence and ability, even with the assistance of 

 annuals, to keep an herbaceous border eflfec- 

 tive in color, and in good condition, than to 



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