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silvery foliage of Santolina incana, the grey foliage of Stachys lanaia, 

 the long glaucous leaves of Elymus glaucus and Nepeta Mussini with 

 its lavender-blue flowers, which, if cut back in early June, will bloom 

 well into September. 



In a border such as this it is better not to use the very early or very 

 late Asters, but to keep to those that will be at their best from the 

 middle of September to the middle of October. Include the light and 

 deep purple and pink of the Amellus varieties, the white, lilac, and 

 lavender of the small feathery-flowered cordifolius family, the small 

 many-coloured flowers of the Heath-like ericoides section, the tall 

 varieties of A. novae-angliae, the numerous (perhaps too numerous) 

 varieties of A. novi-belgii, included in which are the semi-double 

 ' Beauty of Colwall,' the perfect form of ' Feltham Blue,' and the soft 

 pink of ' St. Egwyn.' If properly planted and staked, when viewed 

 from either end a sea of bloom is visible, enabling us, in the dull 

 winter months to come, to look back with satisfaction on the closing 

 scene of autumn flowers. 



