ors, nor can we hope to have such a diversity 

 of blooms. 



First of all the dwarf perennials suitable 

 for bordering is the gold and pale lemon 

 colored Alyssum Saxatile, gay and pretty, I 

 know, but by mid-June it has finished bloom- 

 ing. Now Armeria Maritima and Plantaginea, 

 dainty pink, low growing plants bloom on and 

 on from May to September, while Aubretia 

 grandiHora, lavender blue, and Aubretia 

 Leichtlinii deep rose, flower only to May. As 

 they are only four inches high, tucking them 

 in about the early tulips or in the rock-garden 

 is the proper place for them. There are the 

 Carpathian Hare bells two in blue (a good 

 clear blue) and a pure white that bloom all 

 through the Summer months and Autumn, 

 and are so sweet and round and lovely, grow- 

 ing about eight inches high. To me no border 

 plant surpasses them. Hardy Candytuft 

 comes next in two varieties, one an all white 

 the other white and pink. I regret to say their 



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