perflotens that will bloom for quite all of six months, 

 beginning in May and only when biting fro^ and thin 

 ice are here succumb reludtantly to the elements. Seed of 

 Palustrus Semperflorens scattered thinly along the ^ream- 

 side, the lake border, the pool, the brook or the trickling 

 thread of water anywhere wherever it may be will soon be 

 abloom and continue to bloom for ever after. Because of its 

 natural propagation by self-sowing, the lovely blue line of 

 flowers will deepen with the years and cover the rocks and 

 stones with their fairy-like blossoms. When this variety of for- 

 get-me-not is planted in the garden as a carpet or border some 

 little attention mu^ be given to keep it very blue and very 

 crisp and very dwarf. A large dressmaker's shears is be^ for 

 this purpose, to cut off the tops that are going to seed with 

 three or four inches of the ^ems that are ju^ beginning to 

 look draggling and lanky. Shear only in patches, so as not 

 to rob the carpet or border of all its blue at one time; then 

 in a couple of weeks another shearing will be in order to take 

 care of those that missed previous nippings and because of 

 the fresh loveliness of the new growth of the foliage and flowers 

 the old ^ems are easily di^inguished. This is such quick 

 work. And pleasant work, too, for who does not enjoy using 

 a huge pair of shears 1 'd like to know? 

 ^ The next variety is the Jllpestris Victoria family, which 

 happily give us not only blue, but charming pink and 

 exquisite white flowers. These are wonderfully adapted for 

 Spring and early Summer beauty with pansies, daisies and 

 all the early flowering things, making way later for the helio- 

 trope, begonia and Tom Thumb snapdragon borders. Then 

 there are more and more forget-me-not beauties suitable for 

 every purpose and every place. 



^ Here is Ruth Fischer whose flowers are of the palest blue 



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