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turning greener, are still conspicuous and orna- 

 mental. Then the plants in the middle of the wall, 

 Choisya ternata and Clematis montana, are still full 

 of white bloom, and the Guelder rose is hanging 

 out its great white bells. I like to plant the 

 Guelder rose and Clematis montana together. 

 Nothing does better on north or east walls, and 

 it is pleasant to see the way the clematis flings 

 its graceful garlands over and through the stiff" 

 branches of the viburnum. 



"The more brilliant patches of colour in the 

 big border in June are of Oriental poppies inter- 

 grouped with gypsophila, which will cover their 

 space when they have died down, and the earlier 

 forms of LiUum croceum of that dark orange colour 

 that about approaches scarlet. 



" During the first week of June any bare spaces 

 of the border are filled up with half-hardy annuals, 

 and some of what we are accustomed to call 

 bedding -plants — such as geranium, salvia, calceo- 

 laria, begonia, gazania, and verbena. The half- 

 hardy annuals are African marigold, deep orange 

 and pale sulphur, pure white single petunia, tall 

 Ageratum, tall striped maize, white cosmos, 

 sulphur sunflower, Phhx Drummondi, nasturtiums, 

 and Trachelmm cceruleum. Dahlias were planted 



