terfly delphiniums, as the impiuched plants will grow tall and 

 spindly, and while the pinched ones remain the desired dwarfs, 

 they become very broad and are fairly smothered in the bluest of 

 blue flowers through all the Summer and Autumn. To grow and 

 see annuals at their best (almost without exception) they must 

 all be pinched back. 



Again I cannot refrain from speaking of the dwarf heliotrope 

 Queen Marguerite, which is almost as fine as Elizabeth Dennison 

 and has tlie additional advantage that its seed may be obtained, 

 whereas Elizabeth must be purchased as plants, while Regal, Mon- 

 treal Blue as well as DAvarf Giant are very beautiful dwarf helio- 

 tropes that may be grown from plants and seeds. Dwarf Giant's 

 parodoxical name bespeaks a dwarf in height and a giant in size 

 of flower, which is true. The flower heads are huge, but they are 

 not compact, being open and graceful in appearance and of a 

 wonderfully rich and satisfying color. How incomplete our gar- 

 dens would be without heliotrope, either the tall or dwarf variety I 



You will find the very tall Lemoine Hybrids are uncommon 

 and interesting groups all through the border and near Arctotis 

 grandis, Avhich should always be well in advance of the tall helio- 

 trope because of the beauty of its silvery foliage, which is so 

 superior to that of the Lepioine Hybrids, whose foliage I will 

 admit, leaves much to be desired, but their great velvety flowers 

 are unquestionably remarkable and when seen surmounting the 

 silver-green of Arctotis, -^-ith the round tossing Arctotis blooms 

 near, the contrast i^? an artistic delight. 



These lovely flowers are as fine as the rare gerberas. Their 

 silvery foliage contracts charmingly with that of all plants 

 and shrubs. I do not know of a cutting flower superior to 

 Arctotis grandis or one that has a longer blooming time. After 

 their first freshness is passed, a hard "cutting down" with a hedge 

 shears will induce a new and even more luxuriant growth. The 

 porcelain lavender-blue under their petals and the silver-white on 

 the top harmonize exquisitely with the silvery pink Lavatera 

 splendens, which is one of the very best flowers we have for con- 

 tinuing succession. The Lavateras come into bloom during July, 



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