THE HARDY BORDER 



other flower of so deep and striking a shade of 

 this rather rare color in the garden. In order 

 to guard against injury from strong winds, stout 

 stakes should be set about each clump, and 

 wound with wire or substantial cord to prevent 

 the flowering stalks from being broken down. 

 There is a white variety, CMnenm^ that is most 

 efl* ective when used in combination with the blue, 

 which you will find catalogued as Delphinium 

 formosum. If several strong clumps are 

 grouped together, the effect will be magnificent 

 when the plants are in full bloom. By cutting 

 away the old stalks as soon as they have devel- 

 oped all their flowers, new ones can be coaxed 

 to grow, and under this treatment the plants can 

 be kept in bloom for many weeks. 



" Golden Glow " Rudbeckia is quite as strong 

 a grower as the Delphinium, and a more prolific 

 bloomer does not exist. It will literally cover 

 itself with flowers of the richest golden yellow, 

 resembling in shape and size those of the " deco- 

 rative " type of Dahlia. This plant is a very 

 strong grower, and so aggressive that it will dis- 

 pute possession with any plant near it, and on 

 this account it should never be given a place 

 where it can interfere with choice varieties. Let 

 it have its own way and it will cuowd out even the 



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