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SUMMER IN THE GARDEN 



It is impossible, I think, to lay down any definite 

 rules concerning "Summer gardening," especially 

 when the so-called "bedding -out" is in our 

 thoughts. Most of the owners of gardens — 

 whether the gardens are laige or small — think 

 of the exotics in connexion with summer, not 

 perhaps of the zonal pelaigonium or "geranium" 

 as I prefer to call it, the blue lobelia or the yellow 

 calceolaria, but of the many other beautiful flowers 

 which contribute their brightness to the summer 

 months in this country. Here are a few practical 

 thoughts sent me some time ago from one of the 

 most accomplished of flower gardeners. Summer 

 gardening, he truly says, is a complex afiair in these 

 da]^, and much thought is necessary before one 

 can decide upon the " exact combinations of plants 

 that will best fit in with their environment No 



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