We have already referred to hardy shrubbery for border planting,, 

 but no border can be quite complete without the good old-fashioned 

 Hardy Perennials, most of which flowers "our grandmothers grew."' 

 Some think them the most valuable class of plants in the garden. They 

 are so easily grown, perfectly hardy and when established will last for- 

 years. They are inexpensive to start, particularly valuable for their- 

 wealth of brilliantly colored blossoms, while their beauty, variety and 

 lasting qualities make them highly prized for cut-flowers. 



Well done ! A disappearing pathway deugntruiiy Dordered with Hardy Ferenniais 



If our choice were confined to only six, we should choose Peonies, 

 Phlox, Iris, Hollyhocks, Violets and Garden Pinks ; but it would cause 

 great regret to think of getting along without the Digitalis, Rudbeckia, 

 Anemones, Bluebells, Daisies and Larkspur, and it would be easy to- 

 mention others. 



Notice in illustration above how the Phlox, Gaillardias, Veronicas and 

 other things are growing so harmoniously together alongside of the " dis- 

 appearing path," which is edged with boxwood. 



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