lilies, the iris, all the exquisite heucheras, the 

 Cimicifuga Simplex, the blue and mauve and 

 purple Veronicas, the Oriental Poppies, the 

 delicate Astilbes, the Tritomas (Torch lily). 

 We may have these every day from June 

 to mid-October at least. The Longiflorum 

 is almost a replica of the Madonna lily, 

 only the trumpet is longer and it is really 

 handsomer and as it blooms later it should 

 be planted without fail. 



The pink Canna, Mrs. Alfred F. Conard, is 

 so pinkly lovely surrounded with the blue tas- 

 sels of Salvia Pratensis, I should wish every 

 gardener to grow it that way. The blue Sal- 

 vias are so invaluable for cutting and they 

 bloom toward the end of Summer with the 

 Japanese Anemones, the Physostegias, the 

 early blooming Michaelmas Daisies, the late 

 lilies and the early Pompon Chrysanthemums. 

 The last, by the way, should be grown in 

 abundance. 



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