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perennials, or in combination with hardy bulbous plants and 
annuals. Other methods consist of devoting a border entirely 
to one colour, as blue, grey, yellow, white, pink, and so on. 
In such an event a garden must be of fairly large extent to 
provide the necessary space to reproduce so many features. 
Coming to the question of colour schemes, some definite 
principle should be decided upon before planting. Thus in a 
mixed border the plants should be grown in small colonies of 
each kind, each series of colonies running in sequence of 
colour as follows : Deep blue, light blue, pale yellow, white or 
cream, pink, rose, crimson, scarlet, orange, bright yellow, pale 
yellow, lilac, lavender, purple and violet. Arranged thus a 
perfect harmonious progression of colour will be assured, 
producing a more or less striking effect according to the 
masses of each colour. In narrow borders, 2 to 3 ft. wide, 
where there is only room for two rows of plants, such twin- 
colour schemes may be adopted as blue and cream ; blue and 
white ; blue and pink ; blue and crimson ; purple and white ; 
purple and mauve ; purple and red ; purple and yellow ; 
purple and orange ; purple and cream ; pink and cream ; pink 
and mauve ; pink and lavender ; pink and violet ; rose and 
cream ; rose and lavender ; rose and crimson ; yellow and 
orange ; rich yellow and rose ; rich yellow and white ; or 
lavender and rose. In borders 3 to 4 ft. wide, a tricolour 
scheme might be adopted. Thus, dark blue, light blue and 
white or cream ; rose, pink and mauve ; violet, light blue 
and pink ; purple, mauve and pale yellow ; salmon, light blue, 
pink or cream ; blue, pale yellow and white ; and white, blue 
and crimson. Any or all of the foregoing schemes, carefully 
carried out, will make a very pleasing colour effect, and add 
greatly to the charm of the borders. Generally speaking, 
masses of varieties of one genus of plants, as Violas, Pansies, 
Antirrhinums, Aquilegias, Carnations, Pinks, Pentstemons, 
Early-flowering Chrysanthemums and similar plants, blend 
naturally with each other ; but where only two or three kinds 
of each are to be grown, then arrange them according to the 
twin or tricolor schemes, already referred to. 
In planting a mixed border dispose the plants in irregularly 
shaped groups or masses as shown in the plan of a border given 
herewith (Fig. 15 a), so that each gradually merges into the other 
in an informal manner. The number of plants to be planted 
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