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actual flowering period. 



The day is here when we amateur garden- 

 ers expect and have a right to expect the ut- 

 most exphcitness. We cannot be content with 

 less and that is the key to the situation that 

 solves the question of why so few of us do not 

 understand the method of succession plant- 

 ing, for succession flowers, for a succession of 

 color, for a succession of height in assembling 

 our hardy perennials and bi-ennials in our her- 

 baceous gardens. We cling to the dear old 

 things we know all about, our tried and trust- 

 worthy friends, when as a matter of plain fact 

 our gardens might be distinguished for their 

 charm and unusualness, which would incur no 

 more effort than would be required for plant- 

 ing "the dear old things we know all about," 

 without obtaining the results we long for. 



I have seen so many instances where ordi- 

 nary gardens were lifted into a sphere of great 

 loveliness by applying the knowledge gained 

 through just a little serious and intelligent 



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