172 A BOOK OF ENGLISH GARDENS 



grown : Crocuses, Double Daffodils, Snowdrops, 

 Christmas Roses, Wallflowers, Forget-me-nots, 

 Primroses, Grape Hyacinths, White Arabis, 

 Violets, Flags, Snakes' Heads, Solomon's Seal, 

 Stonecups, Columbines, Thrift, Tulips, Foxgloves, 

 Woodruff, Leopard's Bane, Peonies, Polyanthus, 

 Hose in Hose, Monthly Roses, Hollyhocks, 

 Lilies, Monkshood, Borage, Phlox, Evening 

 Primroses, Sunflowers, Snapdragons, Candy-tuft, 

 Periwinkles, Heartsease, Lavender, Rue, Rosemary, 

 Lad's-love, Love-in-a-puzzle, Love-lies-bleeding, 

 Marigolds, Poppies, Honesty, Honeysuckle, Fuch- 

 sias, Cornflowers, Everlasting Peas, Sweet Peas, 

 Valerian, Rochet, Carnations, Pinks, Sweet Sultan, 

 Canterbury Bells, Ribbon Grass, Michaelmas 

 Daisies, Everlasting Flower, Jacob's Ladder, 

 China Asters, Double Dahlias, and Stocks. 



For the edging of borders, where plants are 

 preferred to "leade, boards, bones or tyles," 

 Thrift, Box, Daisies, and London Pride are the 

 most easily grown and need least attention. 



All Gardens need much care and tending, and 

 one of the chief charms of a Cottage Garden 

 grows out of the loving care of its owner its 

 cultivation is a labour of love, and repays its 

 possessor a thousandfold. 



However tiny a Garden may be it needs 

 endless time spent upon it, and the old saying 

 "one year's seeding, seven years' weeding," is 



