148 FLOWER GARDENING 
In June the rose comes first. A few kinds, 
planted separately, will give far and away the best 
results. But the June walk ought not to be without 
foxgloves, both pink and white,and a generous 
supply of Canterbury bells; use the pink, lavender 
or purple with the white. For the very end of the 
month, always, a clump of Lilium candidum. 
July’s path might have the tall blue larkspur and 
a colony of one of the several orange or yellow 
lilies of the month. And there are the Japanese 
iris and the Miss Lingard variety of Phlox suf- 
fruticosa, as well as the imposing hollyhock. 
Some of the best August notes are furnished by 
Phlox paniculata, the two kinds of boltonia, Lilium 
auratum and Lilium speciosum. 
Various hardy asters, notably 4. novae angliae 
and 4. Jaevis, the Japanese anemone, Aconitum 
autumnale and the beautiful new heleniums may be 
used for September. ; 
The chrysanthemum i is the unique October note. 
Fortunately this is a most generous one as to varia- 
tion in color and duration of bloom. The old- 
fashioned large yellow, pink and white varieties 
and the rose and red “buttons” are particularly 
good for bold groupings. 
Where a hedge is not used for a rim, shrubs may 
close the farther end of some of the paths, or of all 
but the January one. And if the paths diverge 
until there is a wide space between every two, a few 
shrubs or small evergreen trees can be planted 
there. Some of these may be fairly tall in order to 
