9 2 
HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
It is really important to grow only the best 
form of a family of plants where space is limited, 
and not to admit any inferior variety, even 
when offered to one for nothing. It takes 
some strength of mind to refuse a plant one has 
not got, but it must be done if you have a 
better variety yourself, as it is no use having 
Hc/ijanihus 
Setni-Pfenus 
Tritoma 
A /aides 
Cenfaurea 
Macro cepha/a' 
iuprnus 
ArPoreus. 
Li hum 
Cand/durn 
Campanula 
L acf if/ora 
/iyacm/ho 
Canch'cans 
Li i/li m 
Ttqnnum 
Gocconia 
Cor data 
Spiraea 
Pa/mafa _ 
PA/ox 
G.A.SiroA/em 
Day Li Has 
£ dim ops 
iris 
Aurea 
Lavender 
Anemone 
Japoni 
. L ycA ms 
.C/t a feed on tea 
^a^^^a^Coraopsis^ rm!ct 
<iger 
' Auranrracu s 
A/sfroemeria 
Chi/ensis An/Acmis 
77nct. Kehvayr 
iris 
fffiarpuf 
Mon tbrefia 
Punkia 
Tritoma 
Cora Hi n. a 
Two borders for small gardens, 25 x 10. 
too many kinds in a small garden. Better 
far to increase your own plant and so get 
a good mass of colour. For instance, asters 
(Michaelmas daisies) have been so multiplied 
of late years that there are many which do not 
differ greatly ; and it is necessary to be quite 
firm on this point, and only grow three or four 
of the best. In a border kept entirely for 
