The Garden of Hardy Flowers 
your work of the improvement of the home grounds by 
planting a similar collection on his side of the fence. 
A partnership border of this kind will be found 
vastly more effective than a one-sided one, such as 
yours will be if there is nothing to balance it on the 
other side of the fence. 
Among the taller-growing plants, which should 
be given places in the back row, and which every 
collection ought to include, are the hollyhocks, both 
single and double, tbe delphiniums, and the “golden 
glow,” Rudbeckia. The hollyhocks come in a 
wide range of brilliant, as well as delicate colors. 
The double sorts are the most showy, but the single 
kinds are stateliest. The delphiniums in intense 
blue, and white, are extremely showy, if well sup¬ 
ported. Unless they are provided with some sub¬ 
stantial support, the wind is likely to break down 
their tall, heavily-laden stalks, and when this hap¬ 
pens, the plants are ruined. Rudbeckia, “golden 
glow,” is one of our most valuable plants, because its 
profuse crops of rich yellow flowers light up the 
garden like a burst of sunshine. It is extremely 
valuable for cutting. 
Among our earliest bloomers is tbe convallaria, 
or lily-of-the-valley, one of the loveliest and sweetest 
PURPLE AND WHITE IRIS 
PYRETHRUM OR GIANT DAISY 
of all flowers. This is a low grower, and should 
be given a place in the immediate foreground, and 
where it can have shade if possible. 
The aquilegias are early bloomers. They come 
in pure white, purple, dark and light blue, scarlet, 
pink, and yellow. In some varieties two or more 
of these colors are combined. They are very pro¬ 
fuse bloomers. They grow in large clumps of 
very attractive foliage, from which their long flower- 
stalks are sent up in great quantities, all laden with 
flowers of most peculiar shape. We have both 
double and single sorts. 
The dicentra is another early bloomer. It sends 
up scores of long, gracefully arching stalks, bearing 
foliage almost as attractive as that of a fern, and 
terminated with sprays of drooping pink and white 
flowers of exquisite loveliness. This plant is popu¬ 
larly known as “bleeding heart,” because of the 
shape of its pendant blossoms. 
The peony is too well known to need special 
mention here. No garden can be considered com¬ 
plete if it does not include at least half a dozen of the 
most distinct varieties. Next to the rose, this is one 
of our most valuable flowers, either for garden decora¬ 
tion, or for cutting. The iris is the orchid of the 
garden. Its colors are wonderful in variety, and so 
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