16 BEAUTIFUL GARDEN FLOWERS. 
kept a flower border may be, weeds are sure to make 
their appearance during the season. The careful and 
intelligent gardener does not wait until they tickle the 
tip of his nose before eradicating them, but is ever 
ready to suppress them. For this purpose the Dutch 
hoe will be of great service, and should be constantly 
used, especially in dry seasons. Not only does hoeing 
“ keep the weeds down,” but it also freshens up the 
surface of the soil. The loose layer on top acts as a 
check upon the evaporation of moisture from the root 
region, and thus the soil that has been hoed, is kept 
moist for a longer period than that which has not. 
When it is desired to break the surface up rather 
deeply, the Canterbury Hoe, a kind of 3- pronged 
mattock, may be used instead of the Dutch variety. 
ARRANGEMENT FOR COLOUR AND EFFECT. 
— One of the most difficult things in connection 
with a flower border is to arrange plants of various 
heights and habits in such a way that harmonious 
colour effects will be produced, so as to give the 
border an interest at almost all seasons of the year. 
Reds, Blues, Purples, Yellows, and Whites are often 
indiscriminately mixed in such a way that the effect 
of one plant is often destroyed by another, simply 
because the colour of one does not harmonise well, or 
make a good contrast with the other. To assist the 
reader in making a selection of plants having white, 
red, blue, or yellow flowers, the following lists have 
been drawn up. Not only are the predominant colours 
given, but the heights of the plants are given in feet 
after each name, in brackets. It should be borne in 
mind that tall plants are not necessarily to be placed 
