Some perennials with good foliage, even after blooming, are dictamnus, Baptisia australis, rue, hosta, and hemero callis. A few of the artemisias, especially the tall, late-bloom ing lactiflora, the annual Silver King, or the lower oldman and dusty miller can be used for foliage effects. One of Mrs. Wilder's favorites was lymegrass, grown for foliage alone, which makes striking accents and provides a contrast of line when used with heavier masses of phlox and other late-summer plants.

For more color along the edge of the border, try some of the plants usually confined to the rock garden. Their low, compact habit makes them suitable to this location. Globe daisy (Globularia) has beautiful lavender flower heads; the dwarf plantainlilies (Hostas) have good foliage and pleasing, though sparse flowers; Inula hirta bears brilliant sunflower like blooms; the sapphire-blue clusters of Gentiana septem fida are an asset to any garden. Recently introduced from England is a veronica, Blue Peter. It has fine color, good foliage, and is fairly low in growth. It can be sheared to make a low, compact, hedgelike edging. With these can be used long narrow drifts of annuals-the newer dwarf marigolds, petunias, ageratum, torenia, or browallia. All of these are compact and do not surge out into the pathway to blur the all important line of the pattern. Try dwarf Pygmy marigold with its small flowers and finely-divided foliage, Nolanda Blue Ensign, ball-shaped miniature and dwarf-bedding petunias, an nual Phlox drummondi, particularly the soft buff-colored Isa bellina or Chamoix, and Blue Ball or Midget Blue ageratum.

In the middle foreground in front of iris and to take the place of the biennials, use anthemis, especially the soft yel low Moonlight or the clear Golden Dawn. The foliage is or namental and blends well with almost everything. Chinese delphinium may still be in bloom at this season. With it try some of the seahollies (Eryngium) with distinctive rigid spiny leaves and thistlelike metallic blue flowers, Erigeron speci osus (unfortunataly called fleabane), and hemerocallis. If your scheme will stand a spot of strong color, add the trito mas or torchlilies. Several of the newer varieties are of softer coloring than the type, and range from ivory white and pale yellow to deeper corals. Various low to medium-tall annuals can also be used in this area-heliotrope Royal Fragrance is splendid.

Midsummer Lilies