160 Hardy Plants for Cottage Gardens 



had forbidden any but the soft gray shadows to enter; they, 

 who love to magnify and duplicate beautiful things, alone 

 were allowed to walk softly among the trees and flowers at 

 dawn and twilight; and through the long moon-lit nights they 

 molded with deft fingers images of all they saw. But never 

 was a direct shadow permitted to enter. In recognition of 

 this mysterious beauty, a tablet has been erected bearing the 

 name of the garden in Japanese characters 



THE GARDEN OF OBLIQUE SHADOWS 



SHA YEI YEN 



