OR A SUNNY corner that is a bit moisi, 
Wild Senna should thrive A group of 
these planis will form a beautiful Sum- 
mer background, attaining 4 to 5 feet in 
height, with locust-like foliage and tawny 
pea-shaped flowers, that will afford quite 
a long season of bloom. 
Fronting the. Wild Senna, have a tew 
Ostrich Ferns, 30 to 42 inches tall, setting off 
the gorgeousness of the Canada Lilies plant- 
ed with them. 

In the next row have tall Meadow Rue with 
their fluffy white blooms associated with Car- 
dinal Lobelia, rich in color, making a bright 
spot in the garden, alternating with Blue Lo- 
belias. The Lobelias remain a tiny whirl of 
small leaves lying flat on the ground, and 
the flowers of the Blue Lobelia are worth 
waiting for. 
In the next row are Sensitive Ferns with a 
wee bit of Bottle Gentian. This last is a 
handsome plant with deep rich blue blossoms 
frequently keeping in flower until frost. 
Cardinal Lobelia usually blooms in August, 
the Blue Lobelia late in that month through 
early September and the Bottle Gentian in 
late September. 

The front row is composed of Sensitive 
Fern with Virginia Blue Bells, one of the 
earliest and most beloved of Spring wild 
flowers and these are bordered with Jacobs 
Ladder, festively dainty with blue flowers 
and graceful foliage. 
Ferns are essential in most wild gardens 
as they belong there and also because so 
many of our most prized wild flower plants 
disappear entirely shortly after blooming, 
the remaining bare spots are covered in a 
very satisfactory manner by the ferns. 
This plan produces a continuous succes- 
sion of bloom from early Spring, when the 
Virginia Blue Bells appear, until late Sep- 
tember or early October. 

VICK'S WILDGARDENS Conservators of Natural Beauty Glen Moore, Pa. 
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