HARDY BORDER FLOWERS 
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Name. 
Description. 
Requirements. 
Spiraea, Abbé 
(Ss 
David’s 
Davidii) 
Stonecrop, Japanese 
(Sedum _ specta- 
bile) 
Sunflower (Helian- 
thus) 
Tickseed (Coreop- 
sis) 
Avens (Geum) 
Several 
A striking plant with hand- 
some plumes of rosy 
purple flowers. Com- 
paratively new 
A useful plant with thick 
grey leaves and a large 
flattish head of rose 
coloured blooms. Flowers 
in August and September. 
Variety atro-purpurea is 
the best 
Of the small flowered Sun- 
flowers (which are best 
for small gardens) Miss 
Mellish, decapetalus, 
multiflorus, all having 
yellow blooms, are to be 
Teena 5 feet 
hig 
The Gt for little gardens 
are lanceolata, tinctoria, 
and grandiflora. The 
latter is raised from seed 
every year. Very useful 
for cutting and bright in 
the border. Shades of 
yellow. 2 to 24 feet 
sorts are useful 
border plants. Flowers 
similar in size and 
form to those of the 
Strawberry. Chiloense 
has scarlet blooms; Hel- 
dreichi, apricot orange. 
They bloom for several 
months. 2 feet 
Likes a moist and deep soil 
Likes a sunny spot and well 
drained soil. Most effective 
in small clumps 
Thrives even in poor soil. In 
fact, in small gardens it is 
Dest to plant them in poor 
soil or they grow too 
vigorously 
Grows and flowers well in 
ordinary soil, Likes a 
sunny spot 
A fairly rich soil suits best. 
Likes a sunny position 
