strip off the leaves leaving only the sheaf of 

 flowers. The tall King of Delphiniums will supply 

 enough rich foliage for both. 

 ^ I never have seen quite enough hollyhocks in any 

 garden and as they grow so quickly from seed why 

 not have immense plantings of them to tower 

 above walls and hedges, where wire may be 

 stretched for invisible but the mo^ secure " ty- 

 ing in," obviating all staking. That support also 

 applies to wall or hedge grown aconitums and 

 delphiniums of the tallest varieties. Personally I 

 wish everything needing staking could have it 

 invisible but where that is not possible then 

 strong, slender bamboo should be used, always 

 using three ^akes for every large, broad plant. 

 The ^akes should be so driven into the soil that 

 they would incline outwardly, allowing a wide 

 graceful tying, not to the plants ever, but always 

 to the stakes. 



^ Do you know I wish no gardener would grow the 

 spotted white foxgloves any more. The pure white 

 and soft buff are so much lovelier. Group them with 

 the hardy, fine pink and white fraxinella, with 

 delicate lavender-blue iris, Pallida Dalmatica, in 

 the foreground and Saint Bruno lilies near on 

 each side. You will admire such a harmonious 

 company I promise you. 



^ Grow a great many white and buff foxgloves, 

 but sow the seed in the open and when your seed- 

 lings are old enough plant colonies of the white 

 ones under and about silver birch-trees with golden 

 California poppies as a carpet. The foxgloves and 



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