CARPET- BEDDING 



cut away all branches that show a tendency to 

 straggle across the boundary line of the various 

 colors. Run your pruning shears along this line 

 and ruthlessly cut away everything that is not 

 where it belongs. If this is not done, your " pat- 

 tern " will soon become blurred and indistinct. 

 If any intermingling of colors " from across the 

 line " is allowed, all sharpness of outline will be 

 destroyed. 



iThe plants must be clipped frequently to keep 

 them dwarf and compact. Make it a point to 

 keep the larger-growing kinds, such as Coleus, 

 Pyrethrimi and Centaurea, under six inches in 

 height rather than over it. Alternatheras and 

 Achyranthes will need very little shearing, as to 

 top, because of their habit of low growth. 



In setting these plants in the bed, be governed 

 by the habit of each plant. Achyranthes and 

 Alternatheras, being the smallest, should be put 

 about four inches apart. Give the Coleus about 

 six inches of lee-way, also the Centaurea. Allow 

 eight inches for Madame Salleroi Geranium and 

 Pyrethrum. These will soon meet in the row and 

 form a solid line or mass of foliage. 



So many persons have asked for designs for 

 carpet-bedding, that I will accompany this chap- 

 ter with several original with myself which have 



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