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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 
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sure to notice in planting them the curious 
“ foxy ” smell from the bulbs. 
Foremost among the pink or red flowers 
which are not bulbous rooted, but which you 
can easily raise from seed, are the little crimson 
buttons, the double daisies (.Beilis perennis). 
It is impossible to write of all the plants that 
flower in the spring months, but there are three 
more pink ones you must hear about before we 
go to the yellow ones —Erica carnea , Daphne 
cneorum , and Saxifraga crassifolia. The first 
is a kind of heath which comes out very early in 
the year. It likes best to be planted in peaty 
soil, but will thrive almost anywhere. The next 
is called the “ garland flower ” from the pretty 
trailing way it grows, with small evergreen leaves 
and clusters of deliciously scented pink blossoms. 
The third bears fine pale pink flowers late in 
spring, and has handsome thick leaves (see page 
71). They would not be so easy for you to raise 
from seed, so you would have to get plants of 
all of these to be sure of success, and plant 
them in a sunny border. 
Children will easily guess what flower I am 
going to put first among the yellow glories of 
spring. It could be none other than the daffodil. 
Whether your garden is a bit of wilderness, or 
whether it is a collection of neat little beds or a 
trim border, try and have “a host of golden 
