-A. Little Maryland Garden 195 



late, and his will be the last bright face we 

 shall see when the snow spreads his coverlet 

 over the plants. 



If one were to give thought and space to 

 it, it would be possible to make a selection 

 of plants which would flower to a very late 

 period. But it seems to me that in a very 

 small garden it would hardly be worth 

 while to give up the room to these late bloom- 

 ing plants which might be filled with others 

 that would give a quantity of flowers in the 

 summer. The garden would then look tame 

 when there ought to be a riot of colour. 



Before the frost I could see my neighbour's 

 cosmos over the fence, just opening its first 

 flowers. I have never had cosmos in my 

 garden, just for the reason that it is sure 

 to be cut down when it would be the greatest 

 disappointment to lose it. It is one of my 

 favourites, in other people's gardens, and 

 when it has a chance to bloom the large, 

 simple flowers, over cloudy foliage, look 

 like blown stars. Its shades of red and pink 

 are lovely, and the white, so pure and candid 



