ii2 EVERSLEY GARDENS 



mountain sickness, all miseries were forgotten 

 as I fairly fell on my knees before the won- 

 drous flowers. They were of immense size a 

 good two and a half inches across, and shone 

 out under the shade of Pinus ponderosa like 

 pale blue stars. 



Of course Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, and 

 the many forms of Helianthus, Michaelmas 

 Daisy, &c., must be staked and tied but not 

 too tightly^ the great mistake of the unthinking 

 gardener as soon as they are eighteen inches 

 high. And Phloxes, so splendid in rich variety 

 of colour, not only need tying lightly, but 

 copious waterings- in dry, hot weather, or the 

 brilliant flowers burn and shrivel. Verily, it is 

 as necessary with the plant as with the child, 

 to follow Solomon's advice and train it up in 

 the way it should go, thereby saving many 

 marred and broken shoots later on. Even my 

 beloved Pceonies from Chenonceaux need a good 

 bit of tarred string, or that excellent inven- 

 tion, Raffia Tape, to keep the shoots together 

 before their glorious heads of white, pink, and 

 crimson blossoms weigh them down to the 



