HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND BORDERS 
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A Tastefully Bordered Walk 
The handsome borders illustrated 
above are edged with Box and 
planted very effectively with a variety 
of hardy herbaceous flowering plants 
interspersed with Shrubs, Ferns, 
Weeping Elm and other subjects. 
The composition gives the charm 
of bright-colored flowers, varied with 
light and dark foliage, all of which 
contrast well against ,^the background 
of evergreen and deciduous trees. 
A border of this character may be 
made very cheery during the winter 
by including a few evergreen-leaved 
shrubs, as well as some of the 
red -berried sorts. 
Turkey’s Beard 
The picture below shows a 
plant of Xerophyllum Asphode- 
loides, which fortunately bears a 
more popular name. It is a 
very handsome, hardy, tuberous- 
rooted herbaceous plant, pro- 
ducing spikes 2 to 3 feet high, 
surmounted with large heads of 
white flowers. Very effective in 
herbaceous and shrubbery bor- 
ders. 
Hardy Lupines 
The engraving below shows 
the value of this family of hardy 
herbaceous plants for garden 
decoration. They thrive almost 
anywhere, especially on dryish side 
hills, and produce long spikes 
of handsome flowers of various 
colors, usually blue, white, yel- 
lowish, or a combination of all. 
