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in similar boundaries on the home grounds. Some of the 
garden annuals will thrive alongside a fence, particularly if the 
fence does not shut off too much 
light; and many vines (both per- 
ennial and annual) will cover it 
effectively. Among annuals, the 
large-seeded, quick-germinating, 
rapid-growing kinds will do best. 
Sunflower, sweet pea, morning glory, 
Japanese hop, zinnia, marigold, am- 
aranths, four o’clock, are some of 
the kinds that will hold their own. 
If the effort is made to grow plants 
in such places, it is important to 
give them all the advantage pos- 
sible early in the season, so that 
they will get well ahead of the grass 
and weeds. Spade up the ground 
all you can. Add a little quick- 
acting fertilizer. It is best to start 
the plants in pots or small boxes, so 
that they will be in advance of the 
weeds when they are set out. 
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239. An autumn-flowering border. 
Gladiolus 
The flower-beds. 
We must remember to distinguish 
two uses of flowers, —their part 
in a landscape design or picture, 
and their part in a bed or separate 
garden for bloom. We now consider 
the flower-bed proper; and we in- 
clude in the flower-bed such “foli- 
age” plants as coleus, celosia, 
croton, and canna, although the 
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