A Little Maryland Garden 171 
Two more of the Burbank dahlias have 
come into bloom. One is of the decorative 
type, very full and soft, and a clear lemon- 
yellow. It isreally a fine flower. The other 
is single; a bright orange-red, with a clubby 
centre of stamens, the petals slightly twisted, 
of the cactus type. 
The border under the altheas is almost too 
gay, with scarlet sage and zinnias, and in 
another bed is a too vivid combination of 
nasturtiums, red, scarlet, and yellow, with 
Prince’s feather. This latter is audacious, 
combining scarlet (or yellow-red) with car- 
mine (or purple-red) on the same feather. 
I prefer the old cockscomb of my childhood, 
a uniform carmine, flat and wide, with 
curled edges. 
Up in the L, I have some gourds hanging 
along the wall. They are most amusing 
things to grow, and where there are children 
to play about the garden they give a great deal 
of pleasure. But they are ‘‘kittle cattle.” 
One summer I planted quite a variety of 
seed, but we had cold rains, and when the 
