CARNATION, LILY, IRIS, AND THE NOBLER SUMMER FLOWERS. 131 



There is no reason for excluding the best of the summer flowers, 

 from Hollyhocks to Sea Hollies, choosing always the best and those 



that give the most pleasure, and never coarse or 



The tender weedy plants. For these the true place is the 



summer flowers, shrubbery and wild garden. It was the use of 



these coarse and weedy plants that did much 

 harm in old mixed borders, when they were allowed to eat up every- 

 thing. In those days they had not the choice of fine plants we now 

 have, many of the finest we have coming in our day, like the Lilies 

 of Japan and of Western America, and also the new Water- Lilies. 

 These last are above all flowers of the summer, and whenever there 

 is any garden water, they add a distinct and enduring charm to the 

 summer garden. We should not only represent them, but also the 

 other water plants of the summer ; and as shown in the chapter on 

 the water garden, many handsome plants can be grown in rich soil 

 that often occurs near water, massed in picturesque groups, like 

 Loosestrife, Meadow Sweets, and Japanese Iris. 



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Garden near Loch Kishorn, Ross. From a water colour drawing by F. Stainton 



