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MANUAL OF GARDENING 



is abundant opportunity along the borders for dropping in 

 cannas, dahlias, hollyhocks, asters, geraniums, coleuses, and 

 other brilliant plants. The bushes will soon begin to crowd, 

 to be sure, but a mass is wanted, and the narrowness of the 



46. Said to have been planted. 



plantations will allow each bush to develop itself laterally to 

 perfection. If the borders become too thick, however, it is an 

 easy matter to remove some of the bushes; but they probably will 

 not. Picture the color and variety and life in that little yard. 

 And if a pigweed now and then gets a start in the border, 

 it would do no harm to let it alone : it belongs there ! Then 

 picture the same area filled with disconnected, spotty, dyspeptic, 

 and unspirited flower-beds and rose bushes! 



47. An area well filled. Compare Fig. 46. 



Various examples. 



Strong and bare foundations should be relieved by heavy 

 planting. Fill the corners with snow-drifts of foliage. Plant 

 with a free hand, as if you meant it (compare Figs. 46 and 47). 



