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as may be ; then if well mulched and watered they 

 will do well 



The next group of plants of most importance will 

 be the flag-leaved Irises, for though they flower rather 

 sparingly the first year^ their bloom is at its best in 

 the two years following. Other good hardy plants 

 that blooin well the year after planting are Anthemis 

 tinctoria, the Scarlet Balm (Monarda), Lychnis chalce- 

 donica, the Heleniums, the herbaceous Spirseas, includ- 

 ing the double Meadowsweet — all Spiraeas like water 

 — the fine blue Cranesbill {Geranium eriostemon), the 

 smaller Oenotheras, Chrysanthemum maximum. Coreopsis 

 lanceolata, Gaillardia grandijiora, Nepeta, Doronicum, 

 Galega, and hardy autumn Chrysanthemums. 



These plants, with a certain number of the 

 cheaper bulbs, such as Gladiolus hrenchleyensis and 

 G. Colvillei, The Bride; mixed late Tulips, or some 

 of the cheaper of them in separate colours, such 

 as T. Macrospeila and T. Gesneriana, both reds ; 

 Golden Crown and French Crown, yellow and red 

 and yellow respectively ; and Spanish Iris, with some 

 spring-grown hardy annuals sown in place, and a 

 selection of the best half-hardy annuals sown in 

 heat, ought to be enough for a small garden. 

 The half-hardy annuals would be Stocks and China 

 Asters, Zinneas, French and African Marigolds, 

 Nicotiana affinis. Maize, and annual Sunflowers, of 

 which I consider the pale sulphur-coloured one is 

 much the best. These have to be raised in pans 



