Upon the planting of the flower bed borders. 

 Indeed much labor and plant material may 

 be expended without producing any finish, 

 any desirable effect or real beauty, where the 

 borders are treated in a haphazard manner. 

 As many of our gayest and sweetest flowers 

 are of low growth and so suited for bordering, 

 framing and edging, in the assembling of 

 harmonious colors it might not be an uncom- 

 mon error to suppose that here the amateur 

 gardener may find real self-expression. 



A most exquisite border I know of was 

 composed of the new Lavender Alyssum, 

 dwarf pink Snap-dragon and dwarf spreading 

 Heliothrope. Another was of ever-blooming 

 blue Forget-me-nots (Palustris), giant curled 

 Pansies and gold California Poppies. An- 

 other of Rosy Morn Petunias, blue Ageratum 

 (Stella Gurney) and cream California Pop- 

 pies; still another very dwarf blue Ageratum 

 (Little Blue Star), pink Begonias (Prima 

 Donna) and pink annual Lupines. Other be- 



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