. The perfect garden, how to keep it beautiful and fruitful, with practical hints on eonomical management and the culture of all the principal flowers, fruits, and vegetables; . ch afford them shelter inspring. Gladioli rank high among late summer is no finer border plant for grouping than theold scarlet species brenchleyensis, which will cost abouta halfpenny a corm, and may be bought with Dutchbulbs in autumn for planting then or in spring. Itwill probably be at its best in August, when it will beone of the most brilliant ornaments of the looks well near ox-eye daisie
. The perfect garden, how to keep it beautiful and fruitful, with practical hints on eonomical management and the culture of all the principal flowers, fruits, and vegetables; . ch afford them shelter inspring. Gladioli rank high among late summer is no finer border plant for grouping than theold scarlet species brenchleyensis, which will cost abouta halfpenny a corm, and may be bought with Dutchbulbs in autumn for planting then or in spring. Itwill probably be at its best in August, when it will beone of the most brilliant ornaments of the looks well near ox-eye daisies, or a white phlox, orgoats rue, or any species of spiraea that is in bloomat the same time. Select varieties such as Comman-dant Marchand, Enchantresse, Sanspareil, Grand Rouge,LIncendie, Formosa, and Marie Th^rese will strengthenthe flower lovers affection for gladioli, but he may notbe able to plant them so largely as brenchleyensis, onaccount of the higher price. The plants will thrive inclayey as well as in loamy soils, but they are not sowell suited by chalk. It is well to lift, dry, and storethe corms for the winter, doing this in October, andreplanting in LlLIUM GIGANTKUM IN Mr. A. C. LENEYs GARDEN, Saltwood, Hythe. COLOUR FOR ALL SEASONS 87 MONTBRETIAS.—One of the brightest and cheapestof flowers is the Montbretia, which costs little to stock,and spreads rapidly into thick clumps crowned withlong, slender stems of orange, yellow, or red is both bright and graceful. It does well on banksin shade, and also in cool spots near water. Cannas are even more brilliant, but need morecultivation, requiring to be lifted and stored for thewinter, and planted in rich soil in May. But theyare worth any trouble, because in addition to theirbeautiful flowers they have very handsome leaves, whichsoften the brilliance of the glowing blossoms, Pentstemons have been greatly improved by theScottish florists, and they are now almost as valuableas anything we have for l
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