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son after season, they would eventually form 

 root-masses that would overcrowd the beds 

 and borders. Moreover, such plants as the Iris 

 would form a hard root-mass which would 

 give out a circle of leaves and flower-stems, 

 leaving the center bare, thus forming unsightly 

 patches of bare earth in the gardens. 



Fortunately for the garden-maker. Peren- 

 nials present species adapted both for very 

 sunny, half -sunny and shaded locations, thus 

 offering a wide range of planting material both 

 in lolw-growing Perennials and in those of 

 taller growth. Again there are Perennials 

 that thrive in rich soil, those that are best 

 adapted to clayey soil, and still others that do 

 very well in sandy soil. 



Among the hardy Perennials that require 

 less sunlight than the class in general are the 

 following interesting species: Monkshoods, 

 Anemones, Primroses, Violets, Saxifrage, 

 Funkia, Bleeding-heart, Lily-of-the- Valley, 

 Day Lilies, Hepatica, Vinca, and others that 

 will be found in the table following this 

 chapter. 



Of the Perennials of low growth are to be 

 mentioned Arabis, Aubrietia, Hepatica, Bellis 



