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Show i BEAUTIFUL FLOWER BORDERS Tho arrangement of the flowers on the home grounds counts for as much as tho Kind and number of flowers themselves. A yard may be full r flowers and yet not be beautiful. There may be a few flowers in the fame, yard, and Mill it may be very beautiful. The way the flowers are, arranged makes the difference. Where shall the flowers be planted, is a question with many. The answer Is. plant them where they will show beauty In themselves and at the same time enhance the general beauty of tho dwelling and grounds. To accomplish this they must not be planted in a haphazard way a clump here, a bed there and a straggling mass some place else. Also never plant so that one plant or mass hides another. Plant with the design, of unity and harmony. The best place for flowers Is in borders bor-ders along the side of the yard or around and close to the base of the dwelling house. In this way they are more out of the way, aro as easily cultivated cul-tivated as otherwise, and they help to' frame and unify tho setting. A border qf flowers along the base of the house is in easy reach for care and cultivation, and It enhances the appearance of the structure, broadening its base and harmonizing it with sur- rounding natural objects. The outer border along the side fence or between tho front and back yard should bo filled with - the larger and more showy decoratic plants. It should be planted with the larger ones next to the fence and tho smaller ones In front of them, so that nono ure hidden from view. The flower border may bo straight or curbed, according to the place it occupies, but tho best effect is produced pro-duced by making the margins Irregularly Irregu-larly curved, since natural lines of planting are that way, A single border may be of one kind of plants or of many kinds. Where different kinds of plants are used avoid placing what will produce discord dis-cord of colors when the plants come into bloom. The mixed border is very Interesting and may be made beautiful If proper 'skill Is used In grouping the plants. Many plants are effective in Individual borders, among which are asters, salvias, sal-vias, callndiums, hollyhocks, irises, can-nas. can-nas. hydrangeas and tho hardy perennial peren-nial phlox. The lawn Is the principal pnrt of the hore irrovr.'Vs end no plinf!n. whether of flowers. r'iriih.T or trcs. .vhoull mar its vrity or rcep. ' r.y :viaFsir!- the other rlnt" in borders bor-ders th? la wo i !v'htr:,ct'?'1 for use r.nd has f frJI chare., cf sn aburrT nc" of direct PKnlir.l't and air. vit!-.n:if 1 which it v.-i.l not thrive nor will tho ! soil it occupies be a healthful place for hunn living. Let the lawn bo one unbroken mass, of grass plants, and mns.i all otli-Iplintinc; otli-Iplintinc; in borders where they will I not interfere v. ith it, but will be just as beautiful in themselves. II. II. Shcpard. |