THE WILD AND WATER GARDENS 109 



ings, the planting should be done on very 

 bold lines. 



It is a great mistake to imagine that only 

 so-called wild-flowers are suitable for the wild 

 garden ; many of those species now found 

 in the herbaceous border or enclosed garden 

 would not only look better, but also grow 

 more luxuriantly when introduced into wilder 

 surroundings. Another advantage to be derived 

 from a garden of this sort is that one is enabled 

 to cultivate in it a number of lovely plants 

 which, on account of either their undue vigour 

 or encroaching habit, cannot be associated with 

 choicer and more delicate species. For these 

 the wild garden is the fitting home, in which 

 the full value of their beauty can be obtained. 

 In short, any species of plant can be used, so 

 long as it is strong enough to take care of 

 itself without the attention of the gardener. 



Every spot should be planted. The ground 

 under trees may be carpeted with the lovely 

 Wood Anemones, Trilliums, Cypripediums, 

 Cyclamens, Snowdrops, Dielytras, Ferns, and a 

 host of others ; while by the margins of streams 

 or in damp meadows the Caltha, Trollius, many 



