140 A Little Maryland Garden 
rose bed which had such an uncarpeted ap- 
pearance that I sowed seeds of mixed 
gillias, little flowers which I was very fond 
of in California. 
It is interesting at this time of year to raise 
plants from seeds, getting a stock to renew 
biennials and perennials for next summer. 
Part of the seed bed has been given up to 
pansies, plants which I have always been 
half afraid to try, as they seem to take so 
much care in transplanting and winter cov- 
ering. If they do well they are destined for 
a covering for the rose bed. This covering of 
a rose bed with low growing plants with light 
roots is the subject of much contradictory 
advice from gardeners. Some say that no- 
thing should grow in the same bed with roses, 
and others that such short-rooted plants as 
violas and pansies do no harm, but rather 
good, by keeping the ground shaded and 
moist. 
I have sown in different places this month 
seeds of Canterbury bells (Campanula me- 
dium), which I have been deterred from 
