CONTINUOUS BLOOM IN AMERICA 



SMALLER OPEN BEDS, SQUARE, ROUND, OR OVAL 



In the case of the smaller round, square, or oval 

 bed, measuring in diameter 10 feet or less, it is diffi- 

 cult to use a long succession of perennials to advan- 

 tage, unless some of them are removed after blooming, 

 which disturbance probably will kill them. A few 

 Chrysanthemums, lower Delphihiuflis, and Agrostem- 

 mas might be used, but prepare chiefly for annuals 

 and Tulips. In the middle of a bed, 8 to 10 feet 

 diameter, for first bloom, have a close mass of Bluets 

 and Silene within an 18-inch square. Later, replace 

 them with September flowering Chrysanthemums, h. p. 

 For the early season the bed is edged with Pansies 

 and English Daisies, and close behind them are Cot- 

 tage Tulips, alternating with Sweet William, discarded 

 after bloom. The Sweet William and Cottage Tulips 

 are later replaced with Petunia, Ageratum, Verbena, 

 or Heliotrope. 



The Pansy* space is later an overflow for Petunias 

 or others on the adjoining line. 



Behind the Petunia line for later bloom are Scabiosa, 

 Salpiglossis, and Snapdragon. And to the rear, still 

 another line of alternating fall-sown Larkspur, dwarf 

 Zinnia, and Canterbury Bells, encircling the central 

 Silene-Bluet group. See Chart VIII. 



Taken from pots or with roots balled, Chrysanthe- 



* Where the season opens late, Pansies and Daisies may be omitted. 

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