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GARDEN-MAKING AND SOME OF THE GARDEN'S STORIES

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densis, which is our native columbine; Chrysanthemums, the hardy pompon varieties, Dianthus barbatus, the dear swect-william, lovely pinks, and reds, and whites, striped, and variegated, and spicy; Digitalis grandiflora, or foxgloves, flowers that suggest their name, of pale creamy yellow along a great tall spike; Gaillardia grandifiora, or blanket flower; Althea rosea, which is hollyhock—this you can have in almost any color you like best, or in mixed colors, if you cannot make a choice; Iberis sempervirens, a perennial candytuft which is lovely for edging borders or beds of other flowers; Eupatorium Cœlestinum, which is familiarly called thoroughwort; Primula veris, the cowslip; and Achillea Ptarmica, in the variety called “the Pearl,” which is milfoil or yarrow. With these ten seed packets you can raise, oh, I do not know how many plants! Enough to fill a large garden at least, with a great many left to give your friends and neighbors; and by the time the seedlings are large enough to transplant into their permanent places, I will tell you something about planning and making such a garden, and where to pul these plants in it, and how to combine them, to make it most effective and beautiful.

Mistress Mary, quite contrary,...

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