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white bell shaped blooms), Carnations (wintered in flower pots in 
cold frames), Violas and Pansies (the cuttings are inserted in a cold 
frame in late summer and left there throughout the winter), 
*Pyrethrum uliginosum (vigorous plant with large Marguerite-like 
flowers), *Golden Rod, Lilies of sorts, Dahlias. But all those marked 
with an asterisk may be planted in the autumn with advantage. 
Best Plants for Shady Borders.—Shady borders are very 
often an eyesore in gardens, as so many people select the wrong 
plants for such positicns, and in this case selection is an all 
important matter. Hardy ferns, Ivy, Periwinkle, Day Lilies, 
Japanese Anemones, German or Flag Iris, London Pride, Saxifraga 
Rhei (a little free blooming Rockfoik, good for edging), Variegated 
Euonymus radicans (if Bluebells are planted in between a charming 
display follows), Stocks, Sweet Scented Tobacco (Nicotiana affinis), 
Japanese Brier (Rosa rugosa), white climbing Rose Félicité 
Perpétue, red climbing Rose Reine Marie Henriette, cream coloured 
Gloire de Dijon, Foxgloves, Primroses, Cardinal Lobelia, 
Michaelmas Daisies, Monkshood (Aconitum Napellus), Giant Spiraea 
(Spiraea Aruncus), Pyrethrum uliginosum (early autumn flowering 
Daisy plant, vigorous), Golden Rod, Goat’s Rue (Galega), the broad 
leaved Bellflower (Campanula latifolia), Honesty, Sunflowers, 
double white Rock Cress, common Solomon’s Seal and the broad 
leaved Solomon’s Seal, Squills, Daffodils, St. John’s Wort (Hypericum 
calycinum), Forget-me-nots, and Megasea cordifolia (a large leaved 
plant with rosy flowers allied to the Rockfoils)—all these are 
valuable for the shady border. 
Flowers for Dry, Sunny Gardens.—Poppies (Shirley, French, 
and Iceland Poppies especially), Cornflowers, Snapdragons, Sweet 
Alyssum, Nasturtiums, Verbenas, Rock Rose (Helianthemum), 
Cistuses, Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus), Scabious or Pincushion Flower, 
pot Marigolds (Calendula), Tagetes pumila (a bright little orange 
flowered plant related to the Marigolds), Venus’s Navel Wort 
(Omphalodes verna), the beautiful Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum 
rubrum), Virginian Stock, Candytuft, Alyssum minimum (a charm- 
ing little Alyssum suitable for edging), Salpiglossis (an annual with 
variously coloured blooms), the Mist Grass (Agrostis nebulosa), the 
Rose of Heaven (Agrostemma coeli-rosa), Viscaria (a rose coloured 
annual), Portulaca, Eschscholtzia (an annual with cup shaped flowers 
of brilliant shades of yellow), the Grape Hyacinth (Muscari)—all 
these may be relied upon to give a good account of themselves in 
hot, dry positions where many plants would fail. 
Flowers for Dusty Gardens.--Only those who live by the 
busy roadside realise what a' bane dust proves to the gardener and 
flower lover. One whose garden is thus situated has experimented 
with the object of finding out which plants are best suited to dusty 
ardens. Those with a pendent habit are found to give most satis- 
faction. Fuchsias head the list, and next to these come the droop- 
ing forms of tuberous Begonias. Both are almost dustproof, for 
