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perhaps be moved after their flowering is over 
and their place taken by some annual, but 
annuals are grown here separately in some of 
the other borders in the enclosed part. The 
two borders on the other side of the “ rond 
point ” are 52 feet by 12 feet, and where they 
border the centre grass path are filled for half 
their width with some of the best phloxes, 
chiefly in pink, rose, mauve, and purple tones, 
and as this end is partly shaded and rather 
moist, it is an ideal place for them. In front 
of them are single pyrethrum, in pink, white, 
and vivid crimson colours. They are carefully 
staked and tied as they grow, or they will get 
draggled and done for with the first wet wind. 
A couple of clumps of that lovely mauve 
Michaelmas daisy. Top Sawyer, which though 
old and cheap is still one of the best, some 
feathery pink Cosmos (sown early under glass 
and planted out), and an undergrowth of mauve 
candytuft made a charming effect. The 
phloxes are chiefly Mrs Oliver (low-growing 
pink), Mahdi (purple), a few tall rose and 
white ones, Gruppen Konigen and Dr Charcot. 
The back of this border is arranged to face 
west, and is of campanulas in all varieties 
with tall clumps of mauve Salvia Sc /area. 
This has flowers of pale blue, and bracts of 
