gay atmosphere to it. 



Should two or three or more lace leaf 

 blood-red Japanese Maples be placed in the 

 very back ground, loving shade as they do, 

 great warmth, brilliancy and charm would be 

 given any drear place in a garden of herbace- 

 ous perennials. 



Group planting for five months of charm- 

 ing flowers, each variety arranged for succes- 

 sion is purely a matter of getting acquainted 

 with the characteristics of the hardy herbace- 

 ous things. 



I think it would help a great deal if I 

 describe several large groups which I have 

 carefully and systematically arranged for 

 succession with the end in view of employing 

 every worthy member of every worthy family 

 to make beautiful our herbaceous gardens for 

 five long months, here and there introducing 

 certain effective hardy annuals and standard 

 roses. 



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