THE WILD GARDEN* 



Of the flowers called wild, some are "gar- 

 den escapes," the seeds of which have come 

 from cultivated gardens where they flourished 

 generations ago ; others are "adventive," 

 natives of foreign lands, among which are 

 many of our common weeds which have 

 spread in the same manner. 



All of the wild plants can be made to grow 

 without cultivation if they are given the sur- 

 roundings they require. A plant which in its 

 natural condition demands shade and mois- 

 ture would not thrive on a sunny upland, 

 nor will those flowers which need sun and a 

 location not too damp flourish on the bor- 

 ders of a shaded stream. 



The banks of a stream overgrown and 

 cluttered with leaves and dead branches may 

 be cleared away and planted with moisture- 

 loving things marigolds, wild violets, cardi- 

 nal flower, turtle-head and the wild rose. If, 

 here and there, rocks crop out, moss, taken 

 up in great masses, may be brought to grow 

 upon them. 



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