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rotundifolia and doronicums. For summer there is an almost unlimited choice, including 

 roses and carnations, and in autumn the Japan anemones, gladioli, sunflowers, 

 dahlias, and heleniums may be named, while the Michaelmas daisies are a host in 

 themselves, and prolong the supply until far into winter. 



It may be as well to remark that phloxes and sunflowers are not very lasting in 

 water, unless cut with short stems, or rather deeply immersed in water. Pentstemons 

 also droop quickly, but some experiments in the way of splitting up the stems of some 

 of these flowers may perhaps prove of value. Christmas and Lenten Eoses should have 

 the stems split a little up or scraped, so as to enable them to absorb more moisture. 

 The field for the exercise of individual taste and ingenuity of arrangement is almost 

 boundless, and the variety at command among the border flowers will prevent that 

 monotony which makes even the most graceful arrangement become wearisome in time, 

 if frequently repeated. 



For reviving flowers that are in a flaccid state nearly hot water is better than cold, 

 and the leaves should be removed from those parts of the stems of plants that are placed 

 in water. 



PLANTS FOE COOL SHADED SITUATIONS. 

 While, as has been already said, there are few flowering plants that will do well 

 under the dense shade and drip of trees, there are many which will thrive and flower in 

 cool and shaded situations such as are to be found in many gardens. Even under 

 trees, however, the winter Aconite, the hardy species of cyclamens, asperulas, foxgloves, 

 some of the campanulas, dentarias, epilobiums, funkias, hypericums, lily of the valley, 

 Lychnis vespertina, lysimachias, the London Pride class of saxifrages, and thalictrums 

 may succeed, should the shade not be too dense ; although a collection of choice hardy 

 ferns would give more satisfaction. For ordinary cool and shady spots we give the 

 following. 



SELECTION. 



Acanthus in variety, 3 to 5 ft. 

 Aconitums , , 3 to 5 ft. 

 Actseas ,, lj to 3 ft. 

 Anemones ,, 4 ins. to 2 ft. 

 Aquilegias ,, 1 to 3 ft. 

 Asclepias tuberosa, 1 ft. 

 Asperula odorata, 6 ins. 



,, hexaphylla, 1^ ft. 

 Asphodelus ramosus. 

 Asters, early varieties, 6 ins. to 6 ft. 



Astilbes in variety, 1 to 5 ft. 

 Astrantias ,, 1 to 2 ft. 

 Auriculas, alpine varieties, 6 ins. 

 Betonica grandiflora, \\ ft. 

 Bupthalmurn salicifolium, 2 ft. 

 Campanulas, many kinds. 

 Clematis integrifolia, 2 to 4 ft. 

 Convallaria majalis (Lily of the 

 Valley). 



Corydalis, in variety, 6 ins. to 2 ft. 

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Cyclamens neapolitanum and coum. 

 Delphiniums, in variety, 2 to 9 ft. 

 Dentarias ,, 1 to 1J ft. 



Dicentras ,, 6 to 24 ins. 



Digitalis , , 



Dodecatheons ,, C to 18 ins. 

 Doronicum caucasicum, 9 ins. 

 Doronicum plantagineum, 2 to 3 ft. 

 Epilobiums, 3 ft. 



Epimediums in variety, 6 to 12 ins. 



