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A GARDEN IN COLOR 
Combinations in color for the annual garden are unlimited. 
A color scheme which is said to be restful, is the blue and 
lavender garden. Listed alphabetically, here are a few of the 
more popular annuals which may be used for this. 
Ageratum—Midget Blue; Alyssum—Royal Carpet; Anchusa—Blue Bird; 
Bachelor's Buitons—Blue Boy; Didicus (Blue Lace Flower); Larkspur—Regal 
Dark Blue and Lilac; Linum—(Flowering Flax) Perennial Blue; Lobelia—Crys- 
tal Palace; Morning Glory—Heavenly Blue; Nemophila (Baby Blue Eyes); 
Petunia—Blue Bee; Salvia (Flowering Sage)—Blue Bedder; Scabiosa—Blue 
Moon and Vinea (Periwinkle). 
A border garden of white annuals planted against a back- 
ground of shrubs is always beautiful. A few we might suggest 
are: 
Alyssum—Carpet of Snow; Centaurea—Snow Man; Candytuft—White Hya- 
cinth; Gypsophila—(Baby’s Breath)—- Annual White; Larkspur—Regal White; 
Mignonette; Nicotiana; Petunia—Snow Storm; Scabiosa—Peace; Shasta Daisy 
and Verbena, Mammoth White. 
Or you might want to have your garden in blues, yellows and 
white. If so, here is a striking border: 
Plant the soft yellow Marigolds, Zinnias and Annual Phlox in drifts or long 
masses throughout the border. As a background use the blues and lilacs of 
Larkspur. Along the border carry out your blues with Scabiosa—Blue Moon; 
Salvia—Blue Bedder, Didiscus planted near the pure white Centaurea (Bache- 
lor's Button) or behind the giant white Hyacinth Candytuft. 
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FLOWER Gar en PLANNING 
An easy way to lay out an attractive border garden is to 
use a couple of lengths of hose or rope to mark off the 
edge, carefully adjusting it to the curves you want. 
If you are planting a perennial garden, here are a few 
suggestions for beautiful bloom year after year with a 
minimum of-effort. 
In the background plant clumps of Delphinium, Coreop- 
sis, Hollyhocks, mixed Lupines, and another clump of 
Delphinium. In front of these larger flowers, you might 
plant Perennial Phlox, Aubretia, Blue Linum, Geum, 
Gaillardia, Aquilegia and Tritoma. 
Then, forming the edge of the perennial garden, plant 
groupings of English Daisy, Alyssum, Violas, Arabis, 
Armeria and Shasta Daisy. 
The perennial garden which includes bulbs is greatly 
enhanced by groupings of the spring flowering bulbs 
throughout the garden. A background for the border gar- 
den which also includes Regal lilies and daylilies in 
clumps is strikingly beautiful. 
By checking the guide on page 11, you can estimate ger- 
mination and blooming periods, so that a constant suc- 
cession of blooms can be planned. 
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DAISY, SWAN RIVER— 
Brachycome 
(a) Culture II, 10" 
MIXED—Many colored small daisy-like flow- 
ers freely produced all summer. Good gar- 
den stand-by. 
DELPHINIUM—Perennial 
Larkspur 
(hp) Culture VI, 5' 
GIANT PACIFIC HYBRIDS—World famous 
strain of immense double flowers on tall 
stems, Many new colors. Pkt. 35c. 
DIANTHUS—Pinks 
(a) Culture | or VIII, I' 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE MIXED—Fine mix- 
ture of colorful, scented, garden pinks. 
GAIETY—Fringed petals in a wide range of 
flower colors and shapes. Single with lacy 
appearance. 
HEDDENSIS—New tetraploid hybrids! Larg- 
er flowers, longer stems, better growth. 
Many fine colors. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS—SEE SWEET 
WILLIAM 
DIDISCUS——Blue Lace Flower 
(a) Culture | or Il, 2!/' 
COERULEUS—Lacy heads of lavender and 
blue flowers. Lovely to cut. 
DIGITALIS—SEE FOXGLOVE 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA——California 
Poppy 
(a) Culture III, I' 
Large single poppy-like flowers in many 
showy colors. Fern-like leaves. 
EUPHORBIA—SEE SNOW-ON-THE 
MOUNTAIN 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
(a) Culture II, 1!/2-3' 
MIXED—Contains such favorites as Straw- 
flower and Globe Amaranth. Fine for dried 
_ bouquets. 
FLOWERING FLAX—SEE LINUM 
FOUR O’CLOCK——Mirabilis 
(a) Culture III, 2' 
Bushy plants covered with flowers of red, 
pink, white, violet, and yellow. Flowers 
close in bright sun, 
FOXGLOVE——Digitalis 
(b) Culture VII, 3' 
Tall spikes of lovely thimble-shaped flowers 
of pink, rose, and purple. Beautiful blooms 
second year, 
GAILLARDIA—Blanket Flower 
(a) Culture II, (hp) VI, 2' 
DOUBLE, MIXED PICTA (a)—Showy round 
flowers with tubular petals. Many colors. 
PERENNIAL MONARCH MIXED (hp)—Su- 
perb daisy type flowers in shades of red 
and yellow, 
GEUM 
(hp) Culture VI, I!" 
MRS. BRADSHAW—Glowing Scarlet flowers. 
Bright green foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
GILLIFLOWER—SEE STOCKS 
GLOBE AMARANTH—SEE EVERLASTING 
FLOWERS 
GOMPHRENA EVERLASTING—SEE 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
GODETIA—Satin Flower 
(a) Culture | or II, 2' 
DOUBLE, MIXED—Azalea-like 
many colors on bushy plants. 
GOURDS, ORNAMENTAL 
(a) Culture III, 12' 
MIXED-—Large and small kinds that will be 
useful for dried novelties. 
GYPSOPHILA—Babys’ Breath 
(a) Culture |, (hp) VI, 1'/-3' 
ANNUAL WHITE (a)—Open, bell-shaped 
blooms on branching stems give airy touch 
to garden or bonquet. 
PERENNIAL WHITE (hp)—Large loose cius- 
ters of small flowers give misty effect, Ex- 
cellent for cutting. 
flowers of 
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