CARPET -BEDDING 



The best plants to use in carpet-bedding are 

 the following: 



Coleus, in various shades of red, maroon, and 

 scarlet, light and dark yellow, green and white, 

 and varieties in which colors and shades of color 

 are picturesquely blended. 



Achyranthes, low-growing plants in mixtures 

 of red, pink, yellow and green. 



Alternatheras, similar to Achyranthes in habit, 

 but with red as a predominating color. Both are 

 excellent for working out the finer details of a 

 design. 



Pyrethrum — " Golden Feather " — ^with feath- 

 ery foliage of a tawny yellow. 



Centaurea gymnocarpay — " Dusty Miller," — 

 with finely-cut foliage of a cool gray. 



Geranium Madame Salleroi — ^with pale green 

 and white foliage. This is a most excellent plant 

 for use in carpet-bedding because of its close, 

 compact habit of growth, and its very symmetri- 

 cal shape which is retained throughout the entire 

 season without shearing or pruning. 



It must be borne in mind by the amateur florist 

 that success in carpet-bedding depends nearly as 

 much on the care given as on the material used. 

 In order to bring out a design sharply, it is neces- 

 sary to go over the bed at least twice a week and 



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