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may be planted where the vines are desired. They pro¬ 
vide excellent covering for unsightly buildings and 
fences. Nothing is more attractive than a border of 
nasturtiums in a window box. Zinnias, larkspur; golden 
rod and double sunflowers provide a brilliant mixture of 
color for a garden during the hot season. (Figure 140.) 
Perennials.—Our most attractive flowers are produced 
by those plants which remain alive for several years, 
not depending entirely upon the planting of seeds each 
Fig. 138.—A school ground. 
year. These plants are called perennials. Violets, roses, 
hydrangeas, honeysuckle, daisies, asters, perennial phlox, 
pinks, lilac, wistaria, oleander, spirea, Japanese quince, 
syringa, pansies and ferns may be grown under proper 
conditions of soil, light, and moisture. 
What is more beautiful than a rose garden? Cuttings 
from our most beautiful varieties may be started in wet 
sand in the school room during the winter. These may 
be transplanted in March to borders about buildings 
and walks. Violets and pansies grow with very little 
