IN MY LADY'S GARDEN 



valuable water-plants are far more safely placed in tanks, 

 small artificial ponds, or even in tubs sunk to the rim in the 

 ground ; so that there is no valid reason why they may not 

 be grown by all. Bog-plants, too, such as the splendid flag- 

 irises of Japan (Iris Laevigata, syn. Kasmpferi), can be culti- 

 vated in the same receptacles, with flowering ferns (osmundas) 

 and many other interesting and beautiful plants. The 

 margins of a running stream may be set with azaleas, 

 spiraeas, and many moisture-loving plants ; but water-lilies 

 do best in still water. 



On the other hand, a sunny, well-drained terrace may be 

 utilised as the best position for many rare and beautiful 

 irises from Algeria and the East of Asia, which need strong 

 sunshine and dryness in the late summer. 



There are, in fact, few gardens which might not be 

 improved by the addition of some special points of interest, 

 to give them individuality and beauty, and this will surely 

 be the case where the owner of the garden does not fail to 

 study this subject, if not to make it a hobby. 



