THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



Naples yellow (color chart, Jaune de Naples No. 2). 

 Deep in its throat are lines of faintest lilac (color 

 chart, Rose lilace No. 4). These, however, do not 

 in the least interfere with the general effect of 

 palest yellow or cream given by the whole fine 

 flower. 



Two combinations of Niagara with other flow- 

 ers flew to my mind, as I held this beauty in my 

 hand. Phlox E. Danzanvilliers back of it, agera- 

 tum Stella Gurney below and in front. The phlox 

 can be made to hold its bloom for some time 

 the ageratum, as we know, is incessant. Again, 

 nothing lovelier, thought I, than Niagara with 

 salpiglossis of that dark velvety mahogany known 

 as Faust; or below phlox Von Hochberg. The 

 color at the base of the gladiolus, slight though 

 it is, is very little lighter than the wine-purple of 

 this phlox itself. Lovely, too, should Niagara be 

 with all-lavender hardy asters, especially with 

 that of the barren name of James Ganly. 



Panama, a sister of Niagara, was the third cap- 

 tivator of the gladiolus show. I here declare, 

 speaking with all possible calmness, that it is the 

 softest and most charming tone of pronounced 

 rose-pink I have ever noticed in a flower. It 

 makes one think of roses, of the best roses, par- 



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