THE WELL-CONSIDERED GARDEN 



rying on the duration of color and in no way in- 

 terfering with the truly glorious effect produced 

 by the elder and lilies. While the lilies are tall, 

 the elder rises so well above them that a beauti- 

 ful proportion of height is obtained. 



An improvement on this grouping would be the 

 planting of masses of L. elegans, var. Wallacei, 

 among the gaillardia below the taller lilies. The 

 nearer view of the great mass of July would then 

 be perfect. 



BRIGHT ROSE, GRAY-BLUE, PALE LAVENDER, AND 

 WHITE AUGUST 



In the facing cuts an arrangement of color for 

 August bloom is set forth. The first photograph 

 can give no adequate idea of the charming com- 

 bination of phlox Pantheon, with its large panicles 

 of tall rose-pink flowers, against the cloudy masses 

 of sea-holly (Eryngium amethystinum) . While Miss 

 Jekyll generally makes use of sea-holly in a 

 broader way, that is as a partial means of transi- 

 tion between different colors in a large border, I 

 think it beautiful enough in itself to use at nearer 

 range (and always with pink near by) in a small 

 formal garden. Pantheon is a good phlox against 

 it, but Fernando Cortez, that glowing brilliant 



