THE RIGHT USE OF ANNUALS 173 



Rose is the chief of our flowering shrubs should grow 

 it in beautiful surroundings, and they can do this only 

 if they cover the ground about it with other beautiful 

 plants. 



We have given a few suggestions for the use and 

 treatment of annuals, and they are all based upon the 

 idea that the annual should be employed as a stop- 

 gap, not as a main feature of the garden. Since it 

 is a transitory thing, it should not be treated as if it 

 were permanent. It has its peculiar advantages, and 

 it should be employed so as to make the most of these, 

 and also so as to make the least of its peculiar disad- 

 vantages. It is quick to come and also quick to go. 

 Therefore, use it for emergencies. It takes some skill 

 and experience to do this cleverly, but the gardener 

 who can learn how to do it will add a new pleasure to 

 gardening and a new beauty to his garden. 



