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Violet Flowers. — Aster Novae-Angliae pulchella (71), 5ft. ; 
Campanula latifolia macrantha (72), 4ft.; Aster amellus 
Riverslea (73), 2ft. ; Viola cornuta purpurea (74), 6in. 
It will be observed that our scheme includes the use of 
hardy perennials only for furnishing the border. Hardy bulbs 
and annuals, however, are permissible in conjunction with 
perennials ; indeed, both would add greatly to the charm and 
beauty of a border if they were so used. Space, however, 
precludes us from giving lists of these. A charming border 
may be obtained by the employment of hardy annuals alone. 
Those who have plenty of room, and want a really magnifi- 
cent autumnal display of gloriously rich colour effects, should 
plant a good wide border with such plants as deep blue 
Aconitums, pale blue Michaelmas Daisies, pale yellow Chrys- 
anthemums, white Michaelmas Daisies, pink Chrysanthemums, 
rose Japanese Anemones, crimson and scarlet Kniphofias, 
orange Chrysanthemums, yellow Helianthuses and Heleniums, 
lilac and lavender Michaelmas Daisies, and so on. These 
arranged in the sequence of kinds described would make a 
very beautiful and rich display of colour from early September 
to November. 
Flower Bed Adornment. — Flower beds are an attrac- 
tive feature in a garden when they are tastefully planted with 
appropriate floral subjects. The old-time methods of planting 
them fortunately no longer obtain. People with artistic tastes 
are now not content to furnish them with gaudy geraniums, 
calceolarias and similar plants arranged in stereotyped 
geometrical lines, or with dwarf coloured leaved plants 
arranged in mosaic fashion ; they naturally prefer something 
less formal and more simple, as well as more interesting — that 
will harmonise more pleasingly with the surrounding vege- 
tation. 
Thus, one notes with pleasure the growing tendency to 
utilise hardy plants, annuals and half-hardy annuals, for flower 
bed adornment, these being grown in masses of one or more 
kinds. Hence, beds are often solely devoted, say, to a 
mixture of Violas, of Pansies, of tall and dwarf Antirrhinums, 
Pentstemons, Sweet Scabious, Verbenas, Salpiglossis, Zinnias, 
Stocks, Asters, Petunias, Carnations, and so on, each kind in 
its many varieties blending harmoniously together and 
