166 FLOWER GARDENING 
best way to grow the beautiful Anemone St. Brigid 
in the North for cutting—as well as other perilous- 
ly tender bulbs and perennials. 
The planting of the cutting garden, of course, 
should be so arranged as to give it the longest 
possible season. April to October, inclusive, is 
not a difficult range for bloom, and during the 
remainder of the year evergreen foliage and ber- 
ries are easily available. The common black alder, 
or winterberry (Ilex verticillata) has excellent red 
berries for cutting, 
