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Rustic Adornments. 
rose, 12 inches; Myosotis azorica, blue, 6 inches; Papaver nudicaule , orange, 
yellow, and white, 12 inches ; Phlox frondosa P. setacea , and P. subulata, 
white and pink, 6 inches; Pinks, various, 12 inches; Saxifraga Wal/acei, 
white, 6 inches; S. umbrosa , pink, 6 inches; Sediim spurium, pink, 
6 inches; 6 1 . carneum , pink, 12 inches; Silene maritima, fl. pi., white, 
6 inches; Veronica saxatilis, blue, 3 inches ; Violas and Pansies. 
Tall Plants for Beds. —Anemone japonica, rose, and A. j. alba, white, 
2 feet; Aster aitiellus bessarabicus, blue, 3 feet; Campanula persicifolius fl. pi., 
white, 18 inches; Coreopsis lanceolata, yellow, 3 feet; Carnations, various, 
1 to 2 feet; Gaillardia grandiflora maxima, yellow and crimson, 2 feet; 
Geum coccineu??i plenum, scarlet, 2 feet; Pentstemons, in variety ; early 
flowering Chrysanthe??iums; Herbaceous Phloxes , 2 to 3 feet; Potentillas, 
hybrid, 2 feet; Pyrethrum hybridum, various, 2 feet; Rudbeekia Newmanii, 
yellow, 2 feet; Scabiosa caucasia, blue, 2 feet. 
Perennials for Spring Flowering. —Hepatica angulosa, H. triloba, 
Arabis albida , Aubretia purpurea, Iberis sempervire?is, Doronicum austriacum, 
Corydalis nobilis, Cheiranthus Marshalli, Gentiana acaulis, Primroses, Poly¬ 
anthuses, Daisies, Geum coccineum, and Pceonia officmalis. 
Perennials for Summer Flowering. — Dicta??ius fraxinella, Delphiniums, 
Hybrid Pyrethrums, Carnations, Campanula dahurica, Aquilegia glandulosa, 
&c., CEnothera Yowigi, Galega officinalis, Aconitum japonicum, Irises in 
variety, Pentstemons, Antirrhinums, Campanula persicifolia plena, Potentillas 
Perennial Sunflowers, Sidalcea Candida, Violas, and Pansies. 
Perennials for Autumn Flowering. —Rudbeekia Newmanii, Ane??wne 
japonica, Michaelmas Daisies, early-flowering Chrysanthemums, Schizostylis 
coccinea, Tritoma uvaria, Harpalium rigidum, and Helianthus in variety. 
Culture .—Plant in soil previously dug two spits deep and liberally enriched 
with decayed manure. October and November or March and April are the 
best times to lift, divide, and replant.. Lift and replant every third year. 
Perennial Grasses. —Andropogon argenteus, 5 feet; Arundo conspicua, 
5 feet; Bambusa gracilis, 5 feet; Chloropsis Blanchardiana, 2 feet; Eulalia 
japonica, 5 feet; E. univitata gracilis, 3 feet; Gymnothrix latifolia, 
5 feet; Gynerium argentium, 5 feet; Panicum virgatum, 4 feet; Melica 
altissima, 3 feet. 
