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ing carefully put up ; so such packets are 
not very satisfactory, under any circum- 
stances. 
Annuals should be grouped quite as 
carefully, and with as much regard for 
their form and color as perennials receive. 
Only by thus handling them can a definite 
“ garden ” be achieved ; and by thus han- 
dling them the effect of a long established, 
permanent garden may be realized by mid- 
summer. Think of them collectively as 
garden material; do not stop with the 
brilliant vision of salvia around the house 
— and all over the place, as some use it — 
or of sweet peas climbing the porch rail- 
ings. These are not a garden — indeed, 
they are a movement away from a true 
garden, rather than towards it, for a real 
garden is not all taken in at one glance — 
and it has more to recommend it than 
flaming color on a hot August day. Even 
this year’s garden may have a vine-covered 
bit of shade, ready by the time summer 
heat has grown most oppressive, to shelter 
those who wish to haunt it. 
Generally speaking, most annuals will 
grow in almost any soil — if anything at 
all will grow in it — and there are a few 
