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in similar boundaries on the home grounds. Some of the 

 garden annuals will thrive alongside a fence, particularly if the 

 fence does not shut off too much 

 light; and many vines (both per- 

 ennial and annual) will cover it 

 effectively. Among annuals, the 

 large-seeded, quick-germinating, 

 rapid-growing kinds will do best. 

 Sunflower, sw^eet pea, morning glory, 

 Japanese hop, zinnia, marigold, am- 

 aranths, four o'clock, are some of 

 the kinds that will hold their own. 

 If the effort is made to grow plants 

 in such places, it is important to 

 give them all the advantage pos- 

 sible early in the season, so that 

 they will get well ahead of the grass 

 and weeds. Spade up the ground 

 all you can. Add a little quick- 

 acting fertilizer. It is best to start 

 the plants in pots or small boxes, so 

 that they will be in advance of the 

 weeds when they are set out. 



The flower-beds. 



We must remember to distinguish 

 two uses of flowers, — their part 

 in a landscape design or picture, 

 and their part in a bed or separate 

 garden for bloom. We now consider 

 the flower-bed proper; and we in- 

 clude in the flower-bed such foli- 

 age" plants as coleus, celosia. 



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