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path. Then a row of Madonna Lilies gives the 

 border its interest, and last, bronze Chrysanthe- 

 mums with an edging of French Marigolds of the 

 same peculiar shade make a finale in autumn 

 tones. Each variety is planted throughout the 

 length of the borders, but there is no set regu- 

 larity, there are no hard straight lines that would 

 give this planting an unpardonable stiffness. 

 While they vary in color and flower habit, the 

 uniformity of each effect gives the borders a 

 simplicity appropriate for such a path, which acts 

 as an introductory passage to the garden. 



The Peony path meets at right angles the main 

 garden path which runs across the entire width 

 of the property, about 150 feet. Here the borders 

 are very wide, ranging from ten to fifteen feet. 

 Wide borders have a way of expressing the 

 garden's luxuriance. On one side of this long 

 cross path are the big Iris beds, on the other 

 side are the mixed herbaceous borders. Despite 

 the lack of uniformity of these two borders, there 

 exists an underlying balance which is almost inde- 

 finable. Perhaps the reason for this fine adjust- 

 ment is the consciousness that the first and principal 

 view of the borders is from the back porch. 



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