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Other combinations in the garden that prove effective 
and are well worth trying follow : Boltonia white with 
Aster Beauty of Colwall ; Mertensia \'irginica and Eng- 
lish Primroses ; Phlox Tapis Blanc and Dianthus Salmon 
Queen; Salvia Pitcheri or Azuria with white or pink 
Phlox ; Phlox Arendsi Helene and Campanula carpatica ; 
Phlox Antoine Mercier and Delphinium Moerheimi ; 
Phlox Jean de Arc and Stokesia; Phlox Mme. Paul Du- 
trie and Scabiosa Japonica; Aconitum Wilsoni or Au- 
tumnale, and Anemones ; Heuchera and Spirea Japonica ; 
yellow, pink or white Hollyhocks and Larkspurs ; Fox- 
gloves White and Sweet William Newport Pink; Mon- 
arda Didyma and Hyacinthus Candicans ; Centaurea 
Montana and Yellow Columbines ; hardy Cornflower and 
white Phlox: Anchura Dropmore and Phlox Miss Lin- 
yard ; Poppy Miss Perry pink and Aquilegia Ceorulea ; 
Poppy Scarlet and Yellow Foxglove (evergreen back- 
ground) ; hybrid Delphinium with Coreopsis or An- 
themes ; Lupin's Mauve with Anchusa ; yellow Foxgloves 
and blue Cornflowers ; Phlox Pantheon and Achillea The 
Pearl ; St. John's Wort and Forget-me-nots. 
This list of color schemes or combinations could be 
lengthened indefinitely, but enough have been given to 
show what can be done. It depends entirely whether 
you want them to flower together, or in succession. 
Daphne Cneorum is charming for planting near the 
garden entrance ; its fragrance appeals to all. 
Artrantia major is a most interesting species, its bluish 
flowers form a veritable carpet or undercover for blue 
or white Campanulas. 
Campanulas Glomerata supplies a tone of color in violet 
blue, forming a delightful contrast with the white and 
pink of the early Phlox. 
Statice latifolia is ideal to soften the effect of erect 
growing plants, such as Campanula Persicifolia, white ; 
or pink and white Phlox. 
The Cerartiums and Dwarf Campanulas — Iberis Hardy 
Pinks (Violas and Hypericum with Forget-me-nots 
where there is a little shade) are all ideal for placing 
near paths. Let them run into each other, breaking into 
them with such plants as Mertensia, Iris Lupms and 
Oenotheras. Try to make the planting appear natural. 
Colors themselves are easily produced, but the art of 
planting calls for study and knowledge of the various 
plants. 
Iceland Poppies, for instance ; running into Larkspurs 
or blue Lupins soften the severe outline without any fear 
of color clashing. 
PhloxArendsi fill a long felt want in the border, being 
low in growth and more graceful than the older types. 
They form at once an under cover and a real acquisition 
to their more robust parents. 
Artemeria Lactiflora is a splendid companion for the 
early Aconitum or Platycodens. 
Plumbago Larpentea, a little gem of blue, the poleno- 
niums in blue and white and the Veronicas are ideal con- 
trast with yellow. 
OLD FAVORITES 
Anchusas supply blue shades before the Larkspurs. 
These are seen at their best against a background of Mock 
Orange or Snowball, Larkspurs, tall and stately, em- 
bracing every tone of blue and Moerheimi white. 
Aquilegias revel in partial shade. They may be ob- 
tained in colors from blue to yellow, white, to old rose 
and some finer shades of pink. 
Canterbur}' Bells, Foxgloves, Sweet Williams Pyre- 
thrums and Campanula in blue and white, all flower in 
early summer, forming a symphony color in different 
forms. All of these may be easily raised from seed sown 
in the open ground, using a shade until germination. 
Gaillardias Heleniums, Helianthus, Heleopris, all run 
to shades of yellow and red. These are easily raised 
from seed and divisions. 
\'eronicas, Funkias, Hardy Salvias, Phlox, with the 
Helenium and Helianthus, start the rise of color that 
is the forerunner of Fall. 
These are followed by Boltonia, Farly Chrysanthe- 
mums, Anemones and the hardy Asters or Michaelmas 
Daisies of old world gardens. The improved types are 
splendid and eloquent reminders of the strides made in 
hybridization. 
The Hardy late Chrysanthemums and Wall flowers end 
the season, going out quietly as the Winter comes, leaving 
behind them a love for the simple flowers that still form 
a link with home. 
I would earnestly advise the cultivation of these old 
favorites. All have their use, many their memories, and 
whether it is the Formal Garden, Park Cottage Garden, 
or backyard in which they find a place to grow they will 
add beautv to each or all. 
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grower remarked a short time back in his writing that this 
and its companion. Glory of Mordrecht, did not usually 
shine as well as the ordinary Adiantim Cronecinum. 
This is not so, but if he treats all similar in regard to soil, 
they will fail. 
Adiantum Farleyense will not succeed in leaf mould, 
sand or heat. Give it the heaviest sod you can get. In 
fact, I grow mine in sub soil and drain the pots with coal 
cinders and they are less trouble to grow than Geraniums. 
There is a lot of talk about it being foolish to mix dift'erent 
soils for different plants, and to quote on old doctor's re- 
mark that hospitals give their patients medicine out of 
the same case for all diseases, but it is worth while 
pondering a little while and study what the successful man 
does. He puts his Azaleas in peat and sand. His neigh- 
bor uses common soil and fails the next year, and infers 
that it is useless to try and grow them two years in this 
climate, but it is a question of soil. 
Calceolarias, Gloxinias and Streptocarpus are very par- 
tial to leaf mold. On the other hand, our old friends, 
the useful Pelargoniums, delight in strong soil that con- 
tains little humus. 
The best Caladums I ever saw were grown in tins of 
chopped up green, burnt clay and sand. A curious mix- 
ture, but they outgrew and excelled a lot that were grown 
in any soil. Because a plant exists is no real argument 
that the soil it contains is suitable for all things. 
Cucumbers revel in light soil and melons succeed best in 
small pieces of sods. 
The soil taken out of benches should never be used for 
jiot plants, but it is excellent for bedding plants: also to 
fill up low places in the Summer show beds and borders, 
or to grow Celery to perfection in the cold frames. 
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