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and crimson, standing up among the creeping Petunias, 
will make a fine display. 
“The annuals that I have been in the habit of sowing 
in separate beds, are as follows: The splendid collection 
of German Asters, German Ten Week Stocks, Double 
Chinese Pink, all the varieties of Phlox Drummondii, Pe- 
tunias, Coreopsis Drummondii, which makes a fine yellow 
bed, Purple Globe Amaranths, and Mignonette. I do 
not “wish any one to imagine that I deery and discard all 
the other annuals and tender bedding-out plants, not men- 
tioned here, they are all very pretty, and some of them 
curious, but they should, in my opinion, only be planted 
in borders along side of gravel walks, or amongst flower- 
ing shrubs. 
The variety and beauty of many tall growing plants 
should secure them a place in every garden of large size, 
that has long lines of borders along side of gravel walks, 
especially when the borders have a back ground of green 
trees and shrubs; they are then set off with a beautiful 
and charming effect. The following is a select list of a 
few of the most showy perennials, biennials, and annuals: 
The tall growing ones for the back ground, viz., Dahlias, 
Hollyhocks, all the tall growing Phloxes, Digitalis alba 
and purpurea, Spireas, Delphinium elatum,, etc., Campa- 
nulas and Salvias; in addition to these there should be 
light frames for a few choice climbers, such as the Mau- 
randias, purple, white, and pink varieties, Sweet Peas, 
Cypress Vine, Tropwolum of sorts; mixed Morning 
Glories; Thunbergias, mixed. Then should come the 
plants of middle height to be gradually sloped off with 
masses of Petunias, Gladiolus, French and African Mari- 
golds, Asters, Balsams, Globe Amaranths, Canterbury 
Bells, blue and white, Coreopsis in variety. Delphinium 
Sinensis, formosum, etc., all the varieties of Helichrysums 
or Eternal Flower, African Hibiscus, Mirabilis in variety, 
