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Old Time Gardens 



among flower friends. I suppose we have to trans- 

 plant some plants, sometimes ; but I would try to 

 keep old friends together even in those removals. 

 They would be lonely when they opened their eyes 

 after the winter's sleep, and saw strange flower forms 

 and unknown faces around them. 



Larkspur and Phlox. 



For flowers have friendships, and antipathies as 

 well. How Canterbury Bells and Foxgloves love 

 to grow side by side ! And Sweet Williams, with 

 Foxgloves, as here shown. And in my sister's gar- 

 den Larkspur always starts up by white Phlox see 

 a bit of the border on this page. Whatever may 

 influence these docile alliances, it isn't a proper 

 sense of fitness of color ; for Tiger Lilies dearly 



