48 VARIETY IN THE LITTLE GARDEN 



a dark tree in the farther angle of the wall gives its rich value 

 to the picture; and the whole, set deep in green of hedge and 

 tree and hill, gives the fresh and pleasant consciousness that 

 there are still in England "haunts of ancient peace." 



The masses of clear blue in such a border as this remind me 

 of what Miss Jekyll has to say concerning companion flowers 

 for this color. Her wise contention is that nothing so well as 

 orange sets forth the value of blue or gives so satisfying an 

 effect with blue flowers. This granted, I would suggest for the 

 purpose Lilium superbum, one of our native lilies, with the fur- 

 ther suggestion that this be tried near Delphinium, Anchusa 

 and all the purple list, such as the veronicas. For in our singular 

 climate who can tell what flowers are even reasonably sure to 

 bloom together? It is well then to use these bright lilies among 

 both blues and purples; and the result will surely be highly 

 interesting. In years gone by I grew this lily before masses of 

 common elder with Gaillardia below. The effect in the border — 

 for this was not in the garden itself — was extremely nice; but 

 this is a planting which requires a long space and a width of 

 some six to eight feet; and on the small place there is usually 

 not the room to spare from grass. So far as I remember, the 

 glorious flower needs no care at all in such a position. It grows, 

 blooms, multiplies, and shines forth in July, asking nothing of 

 anyone; and seen against the lacy cream-color of elder flowers, 

 the picture it creates is very fine. It is a lily of straight habit; 

 it has strong shining leaves in a whorl; but nobody can describe 

 the glow of color which calls one to this lily from afar. 



To return to the English border for a moment: Campanula 

 lactiflora is one of the main plants used here. This brings to 

 mind the beauty of the purple variety of this fine bellflower as 

 it would appear in conjunction with the orange lilies. Also I 

 must mention the amazing success with this tall campanula of 



