HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 61 
course that these are arranged so as to harmonise well 
with each other. The choicest flowers are of very little 
use if they are jumbled heedlessly together; tall and 
dwarf reds, blues, whites and yellows heterogeneously 
mixed. In suggesting suitable subjects for beds and 
borders, I have endeavoured to arrange the plants in 
sections, according to colour, at the same time giving 
a rough idea as to the height, which under ordinary 
circumstances each will attain. ‘The list makes no pre- 
tensions whatever to completeness, the object being 
rather to suggest a few really desirable subjects, many 
of which are too seldom seen in our gardens. 
Harpy Borper Plants wiTH WHITE FLOWERS 
Lupins.—Extremely valuable plants for the back of 
the border, free flowering, and with handsome foliage. 
Chrysanthemum Maximum.—A daisy-like flower, useful 
for cutting. When established it forms bold, handsome 
clumps. 
Asters, Michzlmas Daisies or Starworts.—One of the 
best of these is A. Harpur Crewe; mu/tiflorus with 
small flowers is also desirable. 
Delphiniums, Larkspurs.—Well known hardy peren- 
nials. They are of easy culture, bloom profusely over 
an extended period, and the hybrid varieties are especially 
lovely. 
Eremurus.—These stately flowers are comparatively 
little known, and the belief that they are difficult to 
grow is much exaggerated. Provided that a warm 
sheltered situation can be given, and that adequate pro- 
tection against severe frost is supplied, their culture is 
quite simple. £. Aimalaicus is one of the hardiest of the 
group, the fowers are produced in a dense raceme 
often 2 feet long, and individually are of considerable 
size. A delightful border plant. 
