A CYCLE OF CONTINUOUS BLOOM 
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In the bulb borders vivid Cannas bloom. Day Lilies and quick¬ 
growing Zinnias take the place of Poppies and other annuals ex¬ 
hausted and uprooted. The feathery Calliopsis with yellow and 
bronze flowers replaces tired Coreopsis, and Polyantha Roses bloom 
valiantly, while the other Roses rest for a season. Petunias and 
Verbenas spread and make an effort to cover all the bare places 
of the garden and the Chinese Forget-me-not sends up its dainty 
sprays. Portulaca, unafraid of blistering heat, continues to open in 
the evening and close in the morning during most of the Summer. 
July, August and September flowers are almost a repetition of 
those of June with one notable recruit of recent introduction, for 
the purple Spanish Salvia (leucantha) which glorifies the flower 
markets of Spain has come to us from Mexico and has been grown 
with great success here. It forms a large bush which becomes a 
mass of rich purple panicles and blooms from late July till frost. 
The Physostegia virginiana (False Dragonhead) begins to bloom 
in August, and blooms into October. The Eupatorium, commonly 
called "Ageratum”, starts in September and blooms till it is 
exhausted. 
The garden in October has a sort of revival, and becomes a riot 
of color with Chrysanthemums, Heleniums, Cosmos, and Michel- 
mas Daisies. The little French Marigold, Legion of Honor, covers 
the ground in front of the higher plants, and the Sweet Alyssum, 
trimmed back, has bloomed again. The Mexican Coral Vine has 
draped itself over walls and trees and fences. The Roses are bloom¬ 
ing with exaggerated stems and vigor, and the Autumn leaves and 
berries are turning. 
Through November and often up to Christmas we have color 
in the garden. The red and red-copper of the Sumac, the pale gold 
of the Crape Myrtle, the Pear tree’s stunning bronze leaves, and 
the rich shading of the Pomegranate from gold to crimson, the 
fruit and foliage of the Nandina and of the Mahonia, the Coral 
berry, the red and the orange of the Thorn and the crimson ber¬ 
ries of the Yaupon and the Sarsaparilla, all combine to bring the 
year to a close in a burst of gorgeous color. 
The only way to have continuous color in the garden is to study 
Early Fall 
Bloom 
October 
Glory 
Colorful 
Fruit 
and Foliage 
