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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 
<03 
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simple little flower, nevertheless there is 
nothing better for the rockery or edge of 
the border where a low growing plant is 
desired. Furthermore it is one of the very 
first to appear in the spring. The flowers, 
which form a perfect mass, are a beauti¬ 
ful golden yellow. 
Anemones are to be had in many and 
beautiful types. The selection known as 
St. Brigid includes both double and semi¬ 
double flowers in a great many different 
colors and will be a good one for you to 
begin with. 
Aquilegia or columbine in some of its 
better known varieties, is familiar to al¬ 
most everybody, but one very seldom 
indeed sees a collection of the many dis¬ 
tinct varieties which are well worth grow¬ 
ing. It is one of the easiest of all plants 
to raise from seed, and under favorable 
circumstances will generally reseed itself. 
They are excellent for cut flowers, too, as 
they lend an air of lightness and grace 
to a vase or bouquet of cut flowers, which 
few other things can give. 
The hardy perennial asters (Michaelmas 
daisies) while not at all remarkably bold 
in flower-form or in coloring, neverthe¬ 
less are well enough liked to deserve a 
place in most gardens, particularly as they 
are in their glory when most of the other 
plants have been cut down by frost. 
There are many shades of color, from 
white through the blues and lilacs, but 
for the best effects plant in masses of one 
color or in two contrasting colors, such as 
blue and white. The new hardy aster 
grandidorus marks a new type, having 
flowers especially large, often two inches 
in diameter, and especially late flowering, 
blooming through October on into No¬ 
vember. 
Boltonias somewhat resemble the as¬ 
ters, but they come into bloom consider¬ 
ably earlier, and with a great profusion of 
flowers of white or pink according to va¬ 
riety are cherished wherever grown. 
Coreopsis should be included in every 
collection of hardy plants, not only for its 
own grace and beauty, but for its special 
value as a flower for cutting, and also for 
its long season of bloom, which extends 
from June until frost. 
Delphiniums (hardy larkspur) are too 
well known to need description and can 
easily be raised from seed. Be sure, how¬ 
ever, to include in your order the sort 
known as everblooming ( belladonna ) and 
some of the new named hybrids. 
Digitalis (foxglove) is also very easily 
grown and is one of the universal favor¬ 
ites. When in bloom their tall, stately 
spikes of flowers are always the most 
striking thing in the flower garden. As a 
matter of curiosity try a packet of seeds 
of the variety known as monstrosa, which 
bears one gigantic flower at the top of a 
long spike. 
Monarda (Oswego tea or bee balm) is 
not so well known as the other flowers in 
this list, but should be more widely appre¬ 
ciated. It blooms at a season when the 
garden is apt to be a little bare, during 
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