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  AMERICAN 
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  December, 
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  bery 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  distance 
  up 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  

   the 
  beds 
  from 
  the 
  rear, 
  thus 
  giving 
  a 
  back- 
  

   ground 
  for 
  the 
  hardy 
  perennials, 
  which 
  will 
  

   be 
  massed 
  each 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  shrubbery. 
  In 
  

   planting 
  the 
  bed 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  massed 
  as 
  in 
  

   hardy 
  borders 
  or 
  a 
  single 
  plant 
  devoted 
  to 
  each 
  

   bed. 
  This, 
  however, 
  limits 
  the 
  variety 
  of 
  

   plants, 
  or 
  calls 
  for 
  a 
  considerable 
  number 
  of 
  

   beds, 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  more 
  practical 
  to 
  devote 
  

   a 
  few 
  beds 
  to 
  one 
  or 
  more 
  kinds 
  of 
  flowers 
  — 
  

   as 
  lilies 
  and 
  paeonies, 
  roses 
  and 
  beds 
  of 
  iris 
  

   and 
  foxgloves, 
  and 
  mass 
  the 
  perennials 
  in 
  the 
  

   remaining 
  beds. 
  It 
  is 
  always 
  practical 
  and 
  

   desirable 
  to 
  border 
  the 
  beds 
  with 
  rows 
  of 
  early 
  

   spring 
  bulbs 
  and 
  edging 
  plants. 
  

  

  As 
  what 
  to 
  plant 
  in 
  the 
  garden 
  resolves 
  

   itself 
  into 
  a 
  question 
  of 
  room 
  and 
  ability 
  to 
  

   care 
  for 
  the 
  garden 
  after 
  it 
  is 
  planted, 
  and 
  

   there 
  is 
  no 
  more 
  common 
  mistake 
  of 
  the 
  ama- 
  

   teur 
  than 
  to 
  undertake 
  more 
  than 
  they 
  can 
  

   accomplish, 
  it 
  is 
  usually 
  more 
  satisfactory 
  to 
  

   have 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  the 
  best 
  varieties 
  of 
  certain 
  

   plants 
  than 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  great 
  number 
  of 
  kinds 
  

   of 
  plants, 
  and 
  but 
  one 
  or 
  two 
  of 
  a 
  kind. 
  A 
  

   dozen 
  good 
  varieties 
  is 
  preferable 
  to 
  a 
  score 
  

   of 
  kinds, 
  several 
  of 
  which 
  might 
  be 
  inferior. 
  

  

  Naturally 
  one 
  will 
  wish 
  to 
  plant 
  liberally 
  

   of 
  roses, 
  especially 
  of 
  the 
  teas 
  and 
  hybrid 
  teas, 
  

   and 
  the 
  radiating 
  beds 
  are 
  especially 
  practical 
  

   for 
  the 
  growing 
  of 
  roses, 
  as 
  the 
  June 
  roses 
  may 
  

   be 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  rear, 
  the 
  China, 
  Bengal 
  and 
  

   perpetuals 
  in 
  the 
  middle, 
  and 
  the 
  front 
  and 
  

   sides 
  of 
  the 
  beds 
  devoted 
  to 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  the 
  teas. 
  

   Paeonies, 
  too, 
  should 
  be 
  grown 
  to 
  a 
  con- 
  

   siderable 
  extent, 
  selecting 
  the 
  best 
  types 
  of 
  the 
  

   several 
  colors 
  and 
  not 
  overlooking 
  the 
  single 
  

   flowers, 
  which 
  are 
  so 
  artistic. 
  The 
  tree 
  paeo- 
  

   nies 
  may 
  be 
  grown 
  through 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  

   beds 
  and 
  massed 
  at 
  the 
  rear 
  with 
  excellent 
  

   effect. 
  The 
  paeony 
  bed 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  sat- 
  

   isfactory 
  places 
  for 
  establishing 
  the 
  garden 
  

   lilies, 
  and 
  the 
  more 
  common 
  sorts 
  may 
  be 
  

   massed 
  in 
  large 
  clumps 
  in 
  the 
  rear, 
  leaving 
  

   the 
  more 
  conspicuous 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  beds 
  for 
  the 
  

   finer 
  classes, 
  especially 
  those 
  of 
  low 
  growth, 
  

   such 
  as 
  the 
  various 
  speciosum 
  varieties, 
  the 
  

   coral 
  lily, 
  L. 
  tenuifolium, 
  and 
  the 
  like. 
  The 
  

   auratums, 
  which 
  grow 
  quite 
  tall, 
  and 
  are 
  con- 
  

   spicuous 
  anywhere, 
  the 
  giganteums, 
  washing- 
  

   toniums, 
  brownii, 
  and 
  other 
  tall-growing 
  va- 
  

   rieties, 
  may 
  be 
  planted 
  through 
  the 
  center 
  and 
  

   at 
  the 
  rear. 
  

  

  The 
  various 
  iris 
  are 
  a 
  prime 
  essential 
  of 
  the 
  

   hardy 
  garden, 
  and 
  the 
  collection 
  of 
  fine 
  va- 
  

   rieties 
  offers 
  a 
  most 
  interesting 
  series. 
  Carna- 
  

   tions 
  are 
  indispensable 
  to 
  the 
  summer 
  garden, 
  

   and 
  the 
  florists' 
  carnations 
  do 
  exceedingly 
  well 
  

   planted 
  out 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  ground 
  and 
  well 
  sup- 
  

   plied 
  with 
  water. 
  Heliotrope 
  is 
  another 
  plant 
  

   which 
  well 
  repays 
  summer 
  cultivation, 
  and 
  

   the 
  large 
  ruffled 
  petunias 
  should 
  find 
  a 
  place 
  

   in 
  every 
  garden. 
  These 
  two 
  last 
  are 
  espe- 
  

   cially 
  suited 
  for 
  massing 
  at 
  the 
  beginnings 
  of 
  

   the 
  beds, 
  being 
  low, 
  of 
  constant 
  blooming 
  

   habit 
  and 
  furnishing 
  an 
  effective 
  foreground 
  

   for 
  the 
  taller 
  plants 
  beyond. 
  Pansies 
  may 
  be 
  

   massed 
  in 
  beds 
  or 
  used 
  to 
  edge 
  the 
  beds, 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  several 
  rows 
  in 
  line. 
  

  

  Dahlias 
  are 
  so 
  rank 
  and 
  tall 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  

   necessary 
  to 
  plant 
  them 
  through 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  

   the 
  beds 
  or 
  in 
  the 
  rear. 
  This 
  is 
  true 
  also 
  of 
  

   the 
  cannas, 
  ricinus, 
  and 
  other 
  ornamental 
  

   plants, 
  and 
  the 
  needs 
  of 
  such 
  plants 
  as 
  require 
  

   a 
  background 
  to 
  bring 
  out 
  their 
  good 
  points 
  

   should 
  be 
  considered 
  and 
  the 
  presence 
  of 
  these 
  

   tall 
  plants 
  taken 
  advantage 
  of. 
  Aquilegias 
  are 
  

   much 
  improved 
  by 
  a 
  background 
  of 
  green 
  ; 
  so, 
  

   too, 
  is 
  the 
  scarlet 
  lychnis, 
  the 
  tritoma, 
  the 
  

   cardinal 
  flower 
  and 
  a 
  few 
  other 
  flowers. 
  

   Nearly 
  all 
  plants 
  gain 
  by 
  a 
  bright 
  ribbon 
  of 
  

   color 
  next 
  the 
  ground, 
  and 
  for 
  purposes 
  of 
  

   edging 
  the 
  various 
  phlox 
  Drummondii 
  will 
  

   be 
  found 
  indispensable. 
  Dwarf 
  ageratum 
  is 
  

   also 
  a 
  most 
  desirable 
  flower, 
  but 
  the 
  seed 
  must 
  

   be 
  purchased 
  with 
  discretion 
  and 
  only 
  the 
  

  

  