Planning the Garden 
out in a plane at right angles to the axis of the flower. 
These petals are grooved in a most interesting fashion 
and are scalloped on the outer ends in a way that 
adds greatly to their decorative effect. In the pet¬ 
als of the pink variety, the color of which is really a 
light violet-red, there is at the base a spot of rose 
color which forms a delightful bit of what artists call 
a dominant harmony. The disc florets which form 
the eye of the flower have a general yellow color due 
to the yellow petals united into tiny tubes, and the 
yellow pollen which is pushed out through the 
stamen tubes, the latter being brownish black. 
The cosmos has so great a spread of branches for 
the size of the stalk that they are most likely to re¬ 
main erect when planted against the shelter of the 
wall or fence. This is also the place where their 
beauty is shown to best advantage. They may he 
made more stocky by pinching off the terminal buds, 
but this of course will lessen their height. 
For use indoors, where they are extremely effec¬ 
tive for ornament, these flowers require a spreading 
arrangement which shall simulate their manner of 
growth outside. Two or three sprays projecting 
from a slender vase and showing stems, leaves, buds 
and flowers are exceedingly effective, especially if 
placed against a plain background gray, or gray- 
green in tone. A larger display in a broader flower 
jar may also easily be made one of the most beauti¬ 
ful flower arrangements imaginable. 
PINK COSMOS IN TOSA JAR 
PLANNING THE GARDEN 
By Ida D. Bennett 
J T is generally conceded that “a thing well begun 
is half done,” and certain it is that a well 
planned garden, where all the details have been care¬ 
fully thought out, is practically a successful garden. 
The first essential in planning a garden is to 
know just what one wants. This is not always as 
simple as it would seem, so many attractive features 
appeal to one in the floral world, while one’s garden 
space is often so limited that choice must be more 
or less restricted. 
just at present the general trend of public taste 
seems to centre round the hardy gardens of our fore¬ 
fathers, and they have much to recommend them. 
The location of the hardy garden, however, should 
be quite distinct from that enjoyed by the garden 
devoted to bedding and ornamental plants, which 
preserve their attractiveness throughout the whole 
season. 
These latter may be given a conspicuous position 
near the house where they will add to and constitute 
a part of the general scheme of development, while 
the hardy garden should be relegated to the rear or 
side of the premises or even separated from the 
house grounds by a hedge of evergreens or blossom¬ 
ing shrubs. 
A warm, sunny position, protected from cold 
rough winds by trees or shrubbery on the north 
and west, and sloping gradually toward the south, 
is preferable and a warm, sandy loam will give best 
results; this should be well enriched with old, well 
decayed manure, and dug deep and thoroughly. 
The form and dimensions of the beds will depend 
upon the plants used, certain plants appearing to 
better advantage when grown in long rows, as the 
iris which gives beautiful results when grown in 
long rows—the longer the better. Foxgloves, on 
the other hand, while beautiful in long rows, are also 
fine in beds or clumps, and are very striking when 
growing on the edge of the water garden or pool. 
Hydrangeas form beautiful hedges and are ad¬ 
mirable for boundaries, they are also very fine when 
grown in large oval beds of a number of plants. 
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