150 THE FRIENDSHIP OF NATURE 



the perfumed tatters of their leaves. 

 Now those rose trees yield a pleasant 

 aftermath to mingle with the scentless 

 autumn flowers. 



The asters of all hues and forms 

 make solid banks of colour; the tall 

 Dahlias, precise and quilled, carry out 

 the scheme, going into lighter fancies 

 with the more graceful single blooms. 

 There is a ponderous majesty in these 

 precursors of the chrysanthemum, a 

 weight of velvets following the laces 

 and silks of the earlier season. 



The latest garden gift, the Margaret 

 carnation, brings with it every shade 

 and tint, giving a refreshing spiciness 

 to the bouquet, and mignonette always 

 lives out its name. The simple borders 

 are so fashioned that they have their 

 seasons like wild Nature, — spring, 

 summer, autumn, and even in winter 

 they wear a quilt of leaves and cheerful 

 cedar boughs. 



