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a walk made in the center of the cutting up the gradual slope formed by the soil, until the shrubs in the 
background are reached. It does not so much matter what the quality of the soil is underneath, providing 
it is porous enough to insure good drainage, as additional new soil should be given each plant when insert¬ 
ing it. Formality must be avoided as much as possible in the arrangement, and the stones should be 
deeply imbedded in order to hold them firmly.” 
PROTECTING PLANTS 
I like a little protection for nearly all the hardy plants in winter; not a protection so much against frost, 
for this is natural to them, but a protection against mild winter weather. Plants that are hardy enough for 
the severest winter weather may be killed by alternate freezing and thawing. Nature, in many instances, 
provides this protection in the dead foliage falling about the plants; yet we cannot tell just how much of 
this exposure each species will bear during the winter, nor just how much it will have to bear. Our hardiest 
meadow grasses are frequently killed out in open winters, as is the case with winter cereals. With Hardy 
Perennials it is much the same. Species that are native to the coldest climates—that will stand almost any 
amount of cold, freezing weather—are often injured by alternate freezing and thawing. But a covering of 
2 or 3 inches of swale or beaver meadow hay protects them from such sudden changes, and they come out 
from their covering in spring as fresh and green as those from under a snow bank. A few of the more 
tender sorts may need 3 inches of forest leaves under the hay, but these are not necessary except for tender 
sorts. For the exclusion of all frost for species that will not bear freezing, 6 to 10 inches of the leaves 
under the hay will be required. 
ACHILLEA. Yarrow, Milfoil. 
A. filipendulina {A. Eupatorium ). A fine plant 
from the shores of the Caspian Sea. Two or 
three feet high; flowers in large fiat heads, 
bright yellow, in July and August. Useful for 
back border, shrubbery or massing. N., 20 cts. 
each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $1.60 per 
doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
A. Millefolium, var. roseum. This handsome form 
of the common Yarrow has deep rose or almost 
red flowers in August. One of the best. N., 
12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
A. Ptarmica. Sneezewort. A vigorous, hardy na¬ 
tive of England, 1 to 2 feet high. Flowers 
white, in loose corymbs. Durable for cutting, 
and lasts over a longer period than the next. 
August. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P.,15 cts. 
each, $1.15 per doz. 
TV. preceding the prices indicates 
Achillea Ptarmica, var. “The Pearl.” Has full double 
flowers, white, much used for cutting and in 
cemeteries. It is a very popular hardy flower. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz. 
ACONITUM. Monk’s-hood, Wolf’s-bane. A most 
charming group of plants, but the roots are very 
poisonous if eaten, and it is dangerous to plant 
near vegetables, or where children are liable to 
get them. Common garden soil suits them, and 
they also do well in shade of deciduous trees. 
A. autumnale. This species blooms much later; in 
fact is often in flower at the time the ground 
freezes here in November. Flowers blue. N., 
15 cts.; P., 18 cts. 
A. Fischeri. A pale-flowered species, 2 to 5 feet 
high, from the Pacific coast. N., 20c.; P., 22c. 
A. Napellus. Probably the best and most reliable 
Monkshood, blooming the last of June. It is 
the most poisonous species. Flowers blue or 
nearly white. N., 15 cts. each, $1.15 per doz.; P., 
18c. each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
A. unciatum. American Wolf’s-bane. Wild in 
low grounds South. It is inclined to climb. 
Blooms in July, bearing an abuudance of pale 
blue flowers. One of the best. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
ACTAEA spicata, var. rubra. Red Baneberry. 
Chiefly attractive for its bright red fruit. Good 
for the rockery or shady corner. N., 15 cts. 
each; P., 18 cts. each. 
ADONIS Pyrenaica. Flowers yellow, smaller than the 
next. N., 25 cts.; P., 28 cts. 
A. vernalis. Pheasant’s eye. One of the most 
attractive early-blooming plants. Flowers 
bright yellow, 2 or 3 inches wide. It forms tufts 
8 to 12 inches high, and has finely divided and 
attractive foliage. Likes a light, sandy soil, 
where it should be left undisturbed when once 
established. N., 15 cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; P., 
18c. each, $1.65 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
T prepaid; P . indicate 
