Perennials 
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panula Medium in blue, white, and pink 
varieties, and Dianthus latifolius atrococ- 
cineus , fl. pi. (scarlet double-flowered), are 
a possibility for a narrow border ; Shasta 
daisy and Gaillardia is another ; Rud- 
beckia fulgida, Aquilegia Canadensis , and 
Polygonum comp actum , is a combination 
of yellows, orange-scarlets, and white for 
one a little wider. 
Groups rather than rows, however, are 
a better arrangement for this class of 
plants — as has already been explained. 
But there are places where it seems to be 
necessary to put them in long borders, that 
are straight and severe, or else not to have 
them at all ; it is for such places that these 
suggestions are made. The selections give 
color and height combinations that may be 
relied upon to be effective, but there are 
quantities of others, just as good — per- 
haps better. Each garden must find its 
own. Often plants have to be moved 
around a number of times before their one 
perfect location is found, amid the com- 
bination of neighbors which renders all 
most happy. 
Be it noted that the only perennials 
treated or mentioned are those which, 
