PLANTS FOR 



one of Arbor Vitae after the gardener has given 

 it its annual shearing. When the bush takes on 

 its autumnal coloring it is as showy as a plant can 

 well be, and is always sure of attracting atten- 

 tion, and being greatly admired. 



Amaranthus is another very pleasing plant for 

 hedge purposes. It grows to a height of about 

 four feet. Some varieties have a dark, bronze- 

 green foliage, others foliage of a dull, rich 

 Indian-red, while some are yellow-green — quite 

 rare among plants of this class. The flowers, 

 which are small, individually, are thickly set 

 along pendant stems, and give the effect of ropes 

 of chenille. In color they are a dull red, not 

 at all showy in the sense of brilliance, but really 

 charming when seen dropping in great profusion 

 against the richly colored foliage. Our grand- 

 mothers grew the original varieties of this plant 

 under the name of " Prince's Plume," " Prince's 

 Feather," or " Love Lies Bleeding." But since 

 the florists have taken it in hand, and greatly im- 

 proved it, it no longer retains the good old names 

 which always meant something. To secure the 

 best results with this plant, when grown as a 

 hedge or screen, set it in rows about a foot apart, 

 each way, and use some of the dwarf sorts for the 

 front row. Or a flowering plant of contrasting 

 color — ^like the Nasturtium, or the double yellow 



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