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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
a carpeting and dot-plant system, is very effec- 
tive and beautiful for a good many months ; 
and as the gardener has this little bit to be 
proud of, he is more content with the new 
fashion of hardy plants in herbaceous borders ; 
particularly where he is allowed to use such 
things as calceolarias and begonias to replace the 
forget-me-not and arabis carpet of spring. Or to 
place bold groups of cannas and salvias to give 
some needed colour to a corner of a herbaceous 
border that is not too entirely conservative of 
habit. Satisfaction is a grand habit to cultivate. 
If your man does violets well, be thankful, and 
considerate if his mushrooms fail. If you get 
a constant succession of green foods and salad 
in a hot summer, set it off against red spiders 
having devastated the melons. It is better to 
do one thing well than to attempt too much ; 
as the nigger song says, “ If you’re just a little 
pebble, why, don’t try to be de beach.” 
List of Plants for Border in J-Acre Garden 
AND THEIR POSITION. 
(Price 6s. per dozen unless stated differently.) 
Achillea Ptarmica (The Pearl) Middle row. 
Anchusa, Drop more . . „ 
„ Opal ... „ 
„ Sempervirens . Front row. 
Jap. Anemone, Whirlwind, 
white . Middle row. 
