Saxifraga.—Rockfoils. Though these plants are generally considered more as alpines than border subjects, they are well adapted for the latter purpose. The beautiful fresh coloured tufts of foliage, and the myriad blossoms gracefully produced, render them especially noteworthy. The variety camposii is pretty.
Pinks.—These are too well-known to need comment. In the section of the border devoted to white flowers, a variety, like Her Majesty, can ill be spared.
Dwarf Phlox.—The clustering blossoms of these charming plants show to advantage in the front of the border. The alba variety of the well-known P. Subulata, and P. Nelsonii are both good whites.
These are all under a foot in height, and make a pleasant foreground for the nobler plants behind them.
White flowers require to be used sparingly, as constant repetition wearies the eye. Though generally regarded as a positive colour, there are various shades, and it is best to include cream tinted flowers in the same section, using the hardest whites to give the effect of a high light.
Plants with Yellow Flowers
Heleniums.—Few plants are better adapted for giving quantities of cut bloom. Either H. autumnale or the improved variety superbum, which is a noble flower, should be grown. August to October.
Helianthus.—A beautiful race of showy flowers. The rigidus variety Miss Mellish, and Soleil d’Or in the decapetalus section, are both worthy of a place; also giganteus with flowers of a paler colour.
Bocconia Cordata.—Plume Poppy. A good foliage plant.
Rudbeckia.—Coneflower. Late summer and autumn flowering plants. R. laciniata, Golden Glow is one of the best, the flowers being produced on slender stalks in great profusion.