AUTUMN FLOWER-PLANTING 45 



Asclepias, Boltonia, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, 

 etc. ; in September for Aconitum, Aster Amel- 

 lus, Chrysanthemum, Lobelia, Phlox Pani- 

 culata, Veronica Longifolia, Sedum, etc.; and 

 in October, Aconitmn Autumnale, Anemone 

 Japonica, Chrysanthemum, etc., all these 

 species flowering somewhat according to the 

 climatic conditions in the matter of time. 



Another matter for thought in planning the 

 permanent garden is that of color. One would 

 not care to have monotony in this respect, 

 therefore it is always well to plan carefully the 

 color-scheme of the garden-to-be as it will ap- 

 pear from month to month, always striving to 

 have each month's array of flowers present 

 sufficient variety in the matter of color con- 

 trast, as this color contrast is a matter which 

 is of great importance in the planning of a 

 fine garden. Man has spent so much of his 

 time specializing, of segregating floral types, 

 varieties, and colors that the garden beginner 

 can easily go astray if he selects his plants with 

 reference to species only. Indeed, the modern 

 garden-maker must be something of an artist. 

 It is not enough that things planted come up, 

 grow, thrive, and endure that a garden will be 



