Another beautiful arrangement of citron-color, amber and 
salmon pink, is 
Background: Dark Evergreen or Privet hedge. 
May: Columbines in yellow and pink shades, and Iris, Jacquisi- 
ana or Prosper Laugier. 
June: Perennial Poppy, Mrs. Perry, and Delphinium, Bella- 
donna hybrids. 
July: Digitalis grandiflora (yellow), and Phlox, Elisabeth 
Campbell. 
August: Salmon and bronie annual Zinnias and Gladiolus Primu- 
linus hybrids. Bignonia grandiflora trained on tall 
posts in the back row. 
September: Brome Selenium, and Dahlia, King of the Autumn and 
Countess of Lonsdale. 
October: Chrysanthemums, bronze and buff. 
For the border use Drummond Phlox, Isabellina and Chamois Rose 
(annuals.) 
Background: Clematis Jackmannii (Aug.), and Bose, Dr. Van Fleet 
May: Iris, Kochii, and Iceland Poppies. 
June: Campanulas, macrantha and persicifolia, with Aconitum 
lycoctonum. 
July: Platycodon and Thalictrum dipterocarpum. 
August: Phlox, Antonin Mercie and Mme. Paul Dutrie. 
September: Dahlia, King of the Autumn, and Aster, Novae-Angliae 
and Climax. 
For the border use Stacliys lanata and Campanula carpatica. 
So much has been said about the mis-use of Cannas that I G annas 
feel that I must put in a plea for the right use of some of these 
really exquisite and useful new Hybrids. The variety named 
Venus (Farquhar) is a most delicate soft salmon-pink with a 
creamy yellow edge. It is invaluable for the back line of the 
border with Helenium autumnale rubrum, or 11. Riverton Gem- 
The coarse foliage will not show too much if planted behind a 
bushy blue Salvia or Caryopteris Mastacanthus. And the dense 
mass of salmon-pink is needed at that time of year. Salmon- 
colored Zinnias and dark-maroon Scabiosas make an ideal fore- 
ground for this August and September picture. 
True Magenta is dull violet-red listed as 67 'm Bldgeway. Magenta 
Spirea Anthony Waterer, pink Cosmos, Sidalcea rosea, Achillea 
rosea, Pyrethrum, some Phlox paniculata and some Petunias 
are true magenta. These are very difficult to manage unless 
surrounded by grey foliage and straw-color such as Thalictrum, 
Mullein, Digitalis grandiflora and any of the dull- violet Bucldleia 
hardy Asters and Ageratum. Of course this planting must be 
kept far away from, red, yellow or warm pink. 
We are trying such a group on a rocky slope in full sun this 
season and are using the great Cotton Thistle, Onopordon taur- 
icum, (Farquhar) Mulleins, Yuccas and Acanthus mollis and 
such coarse effective plants for the "bones" of this unpopular 
experiment. Many despised plants are ordered with their violet 
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