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and white; or white, orange, white and blue ;—white, yellow, 
violet and white ; or white, yellow, white and violet ;—yellow, 
red, white and yellow; white, red, blue and white ; or, better, 
white, red, white and blue ;—white, orange, green and white, 
or better still, by interposing white between the orange and 
green ;—white, orange, white and violet; or, still more effec- 
tive, white, orange, white and violet ;—white, yellow, green 
and white ;—white, yellow, blue and white; or the same com- 
bination with the yellow and blue, separated by the white. 
These examples, which we might multiply indefinitely, will 
suffice to make the laws clear that should be observed in this 
sort of combinations. In cases where the absence of desirable 
colours renders it necessary to associate those which are not 
complementary, they may be advantageously separated by 
white. We may add that in mixed bedding, where the colours 
are generally some distance apart, the foregoing laws may be 
more or less relaxed. 
Without entering into the arrangement of large plants with 
ornamental foliage, and the crowd of tender species now em- 
ployed in some establishments to form what are termed the 
Sub-tropical and Picturesque gardens, we may indicate a few 
of the plants that are easily obtained, and usually grown for 
summer bedding purposes,’ classified according to their colours. 
There is a vast number of varieties with flowers of innumerable 
shades and colours, of such genera as Pelargonium, Verbena, 
Dahlia, etc.; but for massing. only those with distinct and 
decided colours are admissible. 
a. (1.) Plants with Red, Scarlet, Crimson, Cinnabar, ete., 
Flowers. — Begonia fuchsioides, Cuphea eminens; Dahlia, 
many varieties, especially the dwarf and small-flowered ones; 
Pelargonium (Geranium) Tom Thumb, and many other varie- 
ties; Gladiolus, various; Lantana Camara varieties, Lobelia 
cardinalis varieties, Mimulus cardinalis varieties, Pentstemon 
various, Phlox Drummondii, Tropeolum (Nasturtium) various, 
Roses in variety (pegged down), Verbena varieties, and Zinnia. 
(2.) Carmine, Violet and Purple Reds, Rose, Cerise, ete.— 
China Asters, Balsams, Chrysanthemum roseum, Dabhlias, 
Linum rubrum, Mimulus cardinalis, Pelargoniums, Pent- 
stemons, Phlox, Roses, Senecio elegans, Candytuft, Verbenas, 
Tropzolum (Nasturtium). 
} Further on will be found lists of hardy herbaceous perennials suitable for 
permanent. beds, either in the mixed or massed style of planting. 
