A Little Maryland Garden 123 
in the sun, and white phlox tall in the shade, 
vine, tree, and flower combining in the drowsy 
warmth to give delight and invite to con- 
templation; a book lying face downward, 
because it is impossible to read with the 
distractions of light and shade, colour and 
insect life. This is the time one loves one’s 
garden with a placid enjoyment, as pleasant 
in its way as the activities of the younger 
year. 
