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nuta and blue Forget-me-Nots (Palustria 

 SemperHorens). This brings us to the very 

 edge of the herbaceous garden. 



Of the varieties named many are but one 

 or two members of a large family such as the 

 Aconitum family, several of which bloom with 

 the earlier herbaceous things. 



Consider the blooming season of the 

 plants you admire. If you desire groups 

 of the tall, pale blue Aconitum Wilsonii 

 or towering blue Campanula pyramidalis to 

 replace the King of Delphiniums for a succes- 

 sion of blue flowers, naturally the Aconitums 

 must be planted near. It is the same with the 

 succession planting of all tall varieties. 



An enthusiastic amateur recently said to 

 me, "I have never seen a large herbaceous 

 garden in all my life that did not have a 

 gloomy, shadow-darkened spot in it. Will 

 you tell me how to treat such a condition? A 

 high wall and a great tree on the outside of 

 the wall casts a shadow. There are glints of 



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