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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



sees Draha represented, but it is not generally known that 

 D. nivalis makes a pretty window-box subject if afforded a sunny 

 position. 



Carnations, again, are flowers which are very seldom used 

 for the purpose under discussion ; yet for sweetness of perfume 

 and utility there are few to compare with them. Two or 

 three of the more robust border varieties could be very well 

 planted from pots in spring or from the open ground in autumn. 

 These would make nice flowering plants by summer, while the 

 foliage, even in the dullest weather, would look fresh and green, 

 and the plants could be so arranged that they would not inter- 

 fere with the bulbous subjects. These latter could be planted 

 between the Carnations as well as at the back, in the case of 

 a good-sized box. 



ASPLENIUM CAUDATUM. 



