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GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
At the Edge 
of the 
Wooded 
Place 
Flowering 
Shrubs 
That Will 
Grow in 
Semi-shade 
Most 
Dependable 
Low Plants 
Gebera, Bleeding Heart and Dutchman’s Breeches (the other va¬ 
riety of Dicentra), Scabiosa and the delicate Spring Beauty (Clay- 
tonia virginiana) . . . Even the lovely Windflower or Japanese 
Anemone, and the other Anemones, and the Hardy Hydrangeas 
have shown their appreciation of such an abiding place, so greatly 
to their liking. 
Where there is a bit more of the morning sun at the edge of a 
woody place, Hemerocallis (or Lemon Lilies) bloom well. Crin- 
ums; the Guernsey or Spider Lily; the Lilium Speciosum, Rubrum 
and Melpomene, and the Lilium Henryi; the red Hybranthus; 
Calla Lilies; Funkias (Hostia, or Plantain Lilies) and Tulips are 
some others of the Bulb and Lily family that enjoy the semi¬ 
shade. Early flowering bulbs, too, will flourish when planted under 
deciduous trees and shrubs, for their blossom-period is gone before 
the leaves mature. 
Of the flowering shrubs, Abelias, the Viburnums, several of 
the Philadelphus, Eleagnus, Jasmines, Spirea, Forsythia, Weigelia 
are some which will blossom well; while Mahonia goes more to 
leaf and the Nandina’s berries are less brilliant than where there 
is more sun. Another interesting fact about those groups of 
plants, of which Nandina and Gaillardias are representative, is 
that contrary to the general belief that sometimes these plants, just 
as a matter of freakishness, develop deeper tones of red than at 
others, there seems to be no question that sandy, acid soil produces 
more gloriously-colored specimens, while clay soils that are highly 
alkaline give the green, with very faint tinges (if any at all) of 
red. 
Coralberries, Hardy Asters, Sedums, Sweet William and Physos- 
tegia virginiana (False Dragonhead) are among the most depend¬ 
able of the lower-growing plants. The Ajuga, or Bugle Weed, 
makes a lovely carpet, yet the Myrtle (Vinca minor) with its 
small blue flowers, and the striped-leaf variety (Vinca minor 
variegata), are perhaps the most dependable low plants. They are 
possibly the most universally grown. Phlox subulata, moss or 
mountain pink, blooms profusely; divaricata is suggested, as no 
definite information has been secured. It is believed it will thrive in 
