be increased, but its beauty will never be very great. As no 

 two gardens are identically alike, no stringent rules can be laid 

 down for the achievement of a picturesque arrangement. 

 Adaptability to existing conditions, and the power to see and 

 use the natural beauties of the ground to the greatest advantage, 

 are essentials to success. 



I have endeavoured to give hints on the employment of 

 many bulbs and blossoming trees, and of all the most effective 

 garden flowers, such as Lilies, Roses, Irises, Campanulas, etc., 

 and to supplement, as far as possible, some of the omissions in 

 my former book " Garden Colour." 



Where my own knowledge has been inadequate to deal 

 with certain subjects, friends have been good enough to contri- 

 bute papers, which have greatly added to the value of the 

 book, and I take this opportunity of thanking them cordially. 



M. H. W. 



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