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such as Phlox subulata rosea and lilacina; Campanula carpatica 
and, in a shady corner, the true Scotch Bluebell (Campanula 
rotundifolia); the Rock Speedwell (Veronica rupestris), a sheet 
of blue in the late spring; the Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus) and 
also the Creeping Speedwell (Veronica repens); the dwarf 
Irises (Iris cristata and pumila); the Heart-leaved Saxifrage 
(Saxifrage cordifolia); the Creeping Thyme (Thymus serpyl- 
lum); the Horned Violet (Viola cornuta); and the English 
Primroses (Primula acaulis and officinalis). The foregoing list 
provides material for a charming edging, running the whole 
gamut of magentas, lilacs, lavenders, and yellows, and providing 
material for both the sunny and shady portions of the garden. 
In the border next to the hedge and encircling the garden, 
grow only the tallest kinds of flowers; the Summer Lilac 
(Buddleia variabilis), really a shrub but best treated as a 
herbaceous perennial in this latitude; some garden Phlox 
(Phlox paniculata), which has reverted to type; the magenta 
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea); the Turtle-head (Chelone 
Lyoni); Monkshood (Aconitum Napellus); the lilac Boltonia 
(Boltonia latisquama); Hollyhock (Althaea rosea) in magenta 
and crimson shades; the tall Mullein (Verbascum olympicum) 
whose downy gray-green leaves and spikes of primrose-yellow 
blooms make a striking accent in any garden; and the magenta 
form of the New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae roseus). 
Here also is a place for some of the magenta shades of Dahlia, 
of which, 1 think the decoratives Jeanne Charmet and Great 
Britain by far the most beautiful. The pale lavender Show 
Dahlia W. W. Rawson, also looks well here. 
The two long center beds are filled with flowers of medium 
height such as the Blazing-star in different varieties (Liatris 
pycnostachya and scariosa), the pink Windflower (Anemone 
japonica rubra), the lilac Bellflower (Campanula latifolia) and 
the new milk-white Bellflower (Campanula lactiflora) which is, 
however, delicately shaded with blue; also the blue lavender of 
the peach-leaved Bellflower (Campanula persicifolia). The 
magenta shades of the Scotch Pink (Dianthus plumarius) and 
the Persian Daisy Pyrethrum are also included. The daisy¬ 
like blooms of the Cone-flower (Echinacea purpurea) and 
the Mullein Pink or Dusty Miller (Lychnis Coronaria), both of 
a striking reddish purple, are likewise appropriate here. A 
grateful note of contrast is afforded by the delicate lemon yellow 
of the beautiful long spurred Columbine (Aquilegia chrysantha) 
and the shy Evening Primrose (Oenothera missouriensis). 
In these borders, too, the Veronicas or Speedwells form a 
succession of lovely pale blue-lavender bloom beginning with 
Veronica gentianoides in April, followed, by Veronicas incana 
and spicata and with Veronicas Chamaedrys, austriaca, longi- 
folia and its better known variety subsessilis, carrying the 
season through until September. 
In September, the Perennial Asters prolong the same color 
tone until the end of the season. The best of Asters in 
shades of lavender and blue I have found to be the Tartarian 
and New England species with the varieties Beauty of 
Colwall and Climax giving bloom from August to December. 
Such varieties of the pink Asters as the Beauty of Ronsdorf, 
St. Egwyn, and longifolius formosissimus, however, should not 
be omitted. 
Nor should we rorget such varieties of the hardy Pompon 
Chrysanthemum as the magenta pink of Agrippina, Autumn 
Queen, and Johnson’s Favorite; and the lemon yellow of Donckl- 
aeri, Sir Michael, and Globe d’Or, which are the mainstay of 
the October border, blooming until the killing frosts of late 
November. 
Our magenta garden would be indeed incomplete without 
that indispensable flower, the sturdy Peony, which lends a touch 
of glory to the June border. In the centre beds, the double 
Herbaceous Peonies in the magenta and crimson shades are 
planted but the flowering season is extended by one or two Tree 
Peonies in a sunny sheltered nook, a few plants of the old 
officinalis, beloved of our grandmothers. 
A S THE magenta garden is especially to be enjoyed at the 
. time of lengthening shadows, we must not omit such 
plants as Baby’s-breath, the white variety of Coral-bells (Heuch- 
era sanguinea alba), the fragile blue Flax (Linum perenne), and 
the delicate Sea-lavender (Statice latifolia), whose sprays of 
tiny flowers give a misty, ethereal air to the flower border. 
One can lengthen out the season of bloom still further by 
planting clumps of spring-flowering bulbs to grow through the 
little edging plants with their tangled mats of bloom. It is hard 
to choose from the bewildering array of horticultural varieties, 
especially in the Tulips, but 1 should say, of the standard sorts, 
the heliotrope tinted Rev. Ewbank, the American Beauty 
Rose shade of the Pride of Haarlem, and the delicate yellow buff 
of The Faun would all be in keeping with the desired scheme. 
But, of course, to every one his own choice. No spring garden is 
complete without some representatives of the Daffodils. The 
single varieties in white and sulphur shades such as Barri 
conspicuus, poeticus, princeps, and Emperor are suitable in an 
informal garden of this sort. 
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