126 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS February, 1906 
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white of the phlox will be particularly pleas- 
ing. 
Long “ribbon” beds are easily made by 
planting pink, white and yellow phlox in 
rows. 
A very showy bed is made by surrounding 
scarlet phlox with white or pale yellow va- 
rieties, but the pink, carmine or lilac sorts 
must be kept at a safe distance from the 
darker color if you would have color peace in 
the garden. 
Petunias are most effective when massed 
and kept by themselves. ‘Their colors are 
such that they do not harmonize with 
any other flower, unless of white or the 
palest of yellow. Sweet alyssum or white 
candytuft can be made to do duty as edg- 
ing for the petunia bed, if desired, though 
such an edging hardly seems necessary be- 
cause of the spreading, sprawling habit of 
the plant. 
A most dainty little bed is made by border- 
ing a circular mass of rose-colored phlox with 
ageratum, whose soft lavender will furnish 
a most delightful contrast. Or the center of 
the bed can be made of yellow phlox, with 
charming results. 
The calliopsis, like the petunia, is always 
most effective when massed. Planted singly, 
or in narrow rows, it lacks “body.” One of 
the prettiest beds I had last year was com- 
posed of calliopsis in the center, bordered 
with the dark African marigold. This 
flower had enough yellow in it to admirably 
supplement the gold and orange of the 
calliopsis. Still another note in the color 
chord of this “symphony in yellow” might 
be secured by edging the bed with pale 
yellow phlox. 
My list of flowering plants ought to be sup- 
plemented with one of plants desirable in all 
gardens because of their attractive foliage. One 
of the best of these is ricinus. This plant 
grows to a height of seven and eight feet in 
good soil, branching freely and producing 
enormous foliage of tropical luxuriance and 
rich in metallic coloring. A plant like this, 
used in the center of a bed, will add much to 
its attractiveness. “To secure the best effect 
from it, it must be given a prominent place, 
and not be crowded or dwarfed by inferior 
plants. A group of four to six plants, stand- 
ing by itself, will always be greatly admired, 
and can be made to take the place of shrubs 
to good advantage. 
Another excellent plant that is seldom seen 
in the average garden is the amaranthus. This 
has foliage of varying shades of red, mostly in 
the dull, rich Indian tones, that combine well 
with all the yellows. A mass of amaranthus, 
bordered with calliopsis, marigolds or nas- 
turtiums, gives a most striking effect. This 
plant blooms freely in late summer, producing 
great tasselled masses of dull red flowers, 
which, though not particularly handsome in 
themselves, add another tone of color to the 
general effect and greatly heighten it. 
A stately bed can be made by planting rici- 
nus in the center, with a broad row of am- 
aranthus about it and calliopsis outside. Such 
a bed will be found superior to one of cal- 
adiums and cannas in richness of color as 
well as in luxuriance of foliage, and can be 
made at a fraction of the cost of a dozen 
tubers. And the labor of making it will be 
slight, compared with that of planting the 
cannas and caladiums. You have only to 
sow the seed of your plants where you want 
them to grow, not five minutes’ work after 
the bed for them is made. 
Sweet peas are always most. satisfactory 
when planted in rows somewhat to one side 
or in the rear of other flowers. They make 
