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CHILDREN'S GARDENS 
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that they must, as the proverb says, “cut their 
coat according to their cloth,” and plant flowers 
that will grow best in the particular kind of 
garden that they happen to have. If it is a wild 
garden, they will be able to grow more of the 
tall perennials than if it is made up of little beds. 
Here are the names of a few of the many 
flowers suitable for a wild garden or mixed 
border. They are mostly tall, growing from 
i to 3 feet or even 5 feet. They could be 
planted at the back or centre of a small bed, 
but they take up a good deal of room, and must 
not be crowded. All flower in the summer, 
in July and August, while some will linger on 
until the frosts come in October. Most of 
them only require ordinary good garden soil, 
and no very special treatment for sun, shade, 
or moisture, and all are perennial and herba¬ 
ceous plants, and quite hardy. 
Aconitum Napellus (common monkshood). 
—Dark blue, also varieties shading from white 
to blue. Will grow well in shade or near 
water. 2 to 4 feet. 
Alstrcemeria aurantiaca. —Orange flowers ; 
also chilensis , several varieties, pinkish buff to 
orange yellow. This requires good rich soil 
and a warm sunny place, and has flowers 
rather like lilies. 
Campanula persicifolia (peach-leaved blue- 
