PLANTS FOR EDGING 



with everything else in the garden, as will be 

 seen by the illustration that shows it in full bloom, 

 along with Pansies and Hyacinths. Because of 

 its compact, non-straggling habit it is especially 

 useful for bordering paths and the border, per- 

 mitting the use of the lawn-mower or the rake 

 with perfect freedom. Plants should be set about 

 eight inches apart. If you have but few plants 

 of it and desire more, pull the old plants apart 

 in spring and make a new one out of each bit 

 that comes away with a piece of root attached. 

 By fall the young plants will have grown to- 

 gether and formed a solid mass of foliage, with a 

 great many " crowns " from which flowers will 

 be produced the following season. Florists can 

 generally furnish seedling plants in spring, from 

 which immediate effects can be secured by close 

 planting. 



One of the best — ^if not the best — plants for 

 all-around use in edging is Madame Salleroi 

 Geranium. It is quite unlike any other Gera- 

 nium of which I have any knowledge, in general 

 habit. It forms a bushy, compact plant, and 

 bears a solid mass of foliage. No attention what- 

 ever is required in the way of pruning. The plant 

 trains itself. The ordinary flowering Geranium 

 must be pinched back, and pruned constantly to 

 prevent it from becoming " leggy," but there is 



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