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GAKDEKIXG FOR FLEASUEE. 



the front or lowest point — thus in list No. I, Canna Indica 

 zebrina will grow six feet high, while Lobelia Paxtoni, 



Fig. 9. — section or flower-bed. 



the lowest, is less than six inches. The section given in 

 figure 9 will give an idea of the arrangement of a bed of 

 this kind. 



T/rciT "f Average hight 



a 1 J ' in feet. 



1. Canna Indica zebrina, leaves green and brown striped 6 



2. Salvia splendens, flowers scarlet 5 



3. Golden Coleus, leaves orange and brown. 4 



4. Achyranthes Lindeni, leaves rich crimson 3 



5. Phalaris arundinacea var., leaves white and green ,2y a 



6. Achyranthes Gilsoni, leaves carmine 2 



7. Bronze Geranium, leaves golden bronze iy a 



8. Centaurea Candida, leaves white 1 



9. Alternanthera latifolia, leaves crimson and yellow 3 / 4 



10. Lobelia Paxtoni, flowers blue 7a 



List No.- 2. Ave iS%Jt! 0ht 



1. Caladium esculentum, leaves large green 5 



2. Japanese Maize, leaves striped white and yellow 5 



3. Coleus Verschafleltii, leaves chocolate crimson 4 



4. Delphinium bicolor, flowers blue and w T hite 3 



5. Cyperus altera if olius var., leaves white and green 2y 3 



6. Achyranthes Verschaffeltii, leaves crimson 2 



7. Mountain of Snow Geranium, leaves white and green iy a 



8. Tropa?olum, Ball of Fire, flowers flame color 1 



9. Echeveria metallica, leaves gray, metallic lustre 3 / 4 



10. Alternanthera amoena, yellow and carmine ' y a 



