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stellata, are in full bloom. Then come the later 

 Tulips, the glowing red Ttdip gesneriana spathulata 

 major, the strong orange scarlet Tulip "La Mer- 

 veille," and the showy Tulip "Pride of Haarlem." 

 Then the red and yellow Azaleas bloom in a 

 splendid mass in front of Hemlocks, then a group 

 of Oriental Poppies make a brave showing and 

 later in the fall red and bronze Dahlias and deep 

 red Zinnias give a warm color touch that heralds 

 the autumn glow of the Maples and Hawthorns in 

 back of them. 



The purple and yellow border is an exquisite 

 study in flower arrangement and is especially 

 charming in early May. Yellow Alyssum saxatUe 

 and Primroses and the lovely Phlox lilacina form 

 the groundwork from which spring the Darwin"! 

 and Cottage Tulips in similar shadings, the bright 

 golden yellow Tulip "Mrs. Moon"," the exquisite ^ 

 heliotrope Tulip "Dream," Tulip "Fairy Queen" ^ 

 in which heliotrope and yellow fawn color are 

 blended, and the wonderful purple Tulip "Jubilee." 

 The charm of this border does not depend wholly 

 on the color harmony, wonderful as it is, not wholly 

 upon the combination of ground cover and Tulips, 

 but upon the composition of the whole. The 

 edging plants grow in luxuriant intermingled mats 



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