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of autumn, and they are, of course, among 
the most satisfactory flowers for either 
cuttings or making masses of bloom and 
color. Gladioli, planted late, will come in 
before frosts. There is, incidentally, no 
flower better suited for cutting and bring¬ 
ing back to the city or sending to friends, 
as it packs safely and in small space, and 
will continue to open out new blooms, in 
water, for nearly two weeks after being 
cut. And then there are the hardy chrys¬ 
anthemums ; if the place is one which you 
are likely to come back to another season, 
by all means put in a few of these most 
beautiful and easily cared for flowers. 
While the handicap of a late start makes 
it especially desirable to get immediate re¬ 
sults — which can, of course, be had only 
with plants already grown to a good size 
in pots — nevertheless, there are a number 
of sorts which will develop quickly from 
seed, and are decidedly worth planting 
even as late as the first part of July. 
Among such are nasturtiums, both dwarf 
and climbing; these are not only very eas¬ 
ily grown from seed, but some of the new 
named sorts, in solid colors, produce mass 
effects of marvelous beauty — truly sur¬ 
prising to anyone used only to the old 
mixed colors. Escschholzias, with the 
poppy blossoms of gorgeous colors, por- 
tulacas, marigolds, zinnias, sunflowers and 
early stocks are others which, in return 
for the expenditure of a few cents for 
seed, will yield in a short time an abun¬ 
dance of fine flowers. Salpiglossis takes 
longer to mature than some of the above, 
but it is one of the most beautiful of all 
annuals, and well worth waiting for. 
It is very often the case, with a neg¬ 
lected place, that the things to be obscured, 
painted out of the picture, are as impor¬ 
tant as those to be put in. An old stump, 
a dilapidated wall, an ugly out-building, 
may so obtrude itself into the general 
perspective that it challenges the attention 
of the eye before all else. And there are 
bare spots to be filled, straight lines to be 
broken, before the place can have the ap¬ 
pearance of a real, comfortable home; and 
yet, if one does not own the place, no sub¬ 
stantial gardening can well be undertaken. 
It is in this extremity that another 
group of plants lends us assistance. They 
are all inexpensive, and will pay well for 
themselves in one short season’s use, 
though several, such as caladiums and 
cannas, may be kept over by the local 
florists and started into growth for the 
following summer’s use. Of these, the 
caladium — sometimes known as elephant's 
ear — is the most tropical in appearance 
and in requirements. If given a rich spot 
and plenty of water, it will grow with 
great rapidity to a magnificent size and 
form, a few plants quite transforming the 
appearance of a bare lawn. For back¬ 
grounds, or screening a fence or trellis, 
or concealing a bare corner, nothing excels 
the giant castor oil plants. From four- 
or five-inch plants (o^’ even the beans 
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