THE WILD GARDEN. 



OXE WAY OXWARD.S FROM THE DARK AGES OF 

 FLOWER - GARDEXIXG.' 



CHAPTER I. 



EXPLANATORY. 



About a generation ago a taste began to he 



manifested for placing a nnmber of tender 



plants in tlie open air in smnmer, witli a 



view to the production of showy masses 



f decided colonr. The suhjects selected 



were mostly from sub-tropical climates 



^j]v>-" and of free growth ; placed annually in 



"1- the open air of our genial early sum- 



r^l;-^^/iti- mer, and in fresh rich earth, every year 

 they grew rapidly and flowered abun- 

 dantly during the summer and early 

 autumn months, and 

 until cut down 

 ^ 1 )y the first frosts. 

 The showy colour 

 of this system was 

 very attractive, 



Large-flowered Meadow Rue in the Wild Garden, type of , . •. • j. 



plant mostly excluded from the Garden. and SmCCltS UltrO- 



B 



