38 VARIETY IN THE LITTLE GARDEN 



ders. These are rose color and blue Godetia and Nigella; and 

 are they found in every border of annuals? I doubt it, but they 

 should be; also should there be another with them, Clarkia by 

 name. Godetias are not so often seen in American gardens, but 

 they are very beautiful and deserve a place, especially the fine 

 variety known as Double Rose. For those who want pure blue 

 in their gardens — and who does not? — Nigella is a flower of 

 the greatest value. The variety Miss Jekyll is certainly one 

 of the most important of pretty annuals. It should be sown 

 several times diu'ing the summer, for its blooming-period is not 

 long. The same is true of Godetia (which belongs, though pink, 

 to the Evening Primrose family) and of Clarkiay whose variety 

 Salmon Rose will make you think that in August you have 

 peach blossoms. I often take up one whole plant of Clarkia in 

 full bloom for an opaque vase or bowl, leaving the roots in the 

 water. The shape of the plant is so graceful, the branches spring 

 so charmingly from the root and arch so lightly under their 

 weight of flowers, that it is a peculiarly lovely thing to observe 

 at close range in the house. 



I like so much the great mauve candytuft Lilac Queen, and 

 the white variety as well. This mauve is a favorite of mine 

 with the nigella's blue; and the buff Phlox Drummondii, if one 

 is considering a small harmonious color arrangement, is most 

 lovely near the other two. 



No garden can be entirely brilliant or effective without a 

 copious use of white flowers; some of pure white there should 

 be for the high lights of the picture. Nothing is clearer in the 

 white annuals than candytuft, nothing better in rich plants for 

 edgings than sweet alyssum, though too much of this last is a 

 mistake. Unless a very formal effect of straight lines in the 

 garden is aimed at, break up the monotony of the white-edged 

 border by the use of the foliage of pinks (hardy pinks) ; of an- 



