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tuft, Paris daisy, foxglove, garden heliotrope, lupine, goatsbeard, 
meadow-rue, peony, Hesperis matronalis. 
Jury. Elderberry, bellflower, wild clematis, Chrysanthemum max- 
imum, C. latifolium, Japan day lily, Japanese iris, Madonna lily, platy- 
codon, Spirea sorbijolia, yucca. 
Aucust. Hydrangea, hibiscus, hollyhock, auratum lily, Liliwm 
speciosum album, perennial phlox. 
SEPTEMBER. Japanese anemone, Clematis paniculata, Polygonum 
multiflorum. 
OcroBeR. Chrysanthemums, Boltonia, asters. 
WHITE ANNUALS 
June. Poppy, malope. 
Juty. Arctotis, aster, cosmos, gaura, nicotiana, petunia, stock, sweet 
pea, snapdragon. 
Avucust. Scabious. 
SEPTEMBER. Late cosmos. 
I will enumerate a few of the combinations that I have 
found successful: Avabis albida with grape hyacinth or Phlox 
sublata; perennial candytuft and Lychnis dioica or Mertensia 
Virginica; Phlox divaricata and ferns; Jacob’s ladder and 
white Iceland poppy of the second year’s growth; German 
iris and blue lupines; white iris and Anchusa Barrelieri; coral 
bells and white daisies, annual gypsophila or caraway; 4igopo- 
dium and forget-me-not; white foxglove and yellow day lily; 
harebell, dropwort and ferns; white foxglove and perennial 
blue larkspur; blue larkspur and meadow-rue; monkshood 
and meadow-rue; Asperula hexaphylla, Achillea and blue or 
pink cornflower; Gypsophila paniculata or Galium Mollugo 
and mallow (Malva sylvestris); campanulas and feverfew; 
elderberry, monkshood, tall blue larkspur and meadow-rue; 
oriental poppy and cinnamon fern; cornflower and candytuft; 
pink catchfly and annual gypsophila and candytuft; red Shirley 
