EXAMPLE FROM THE FOKOET-ME-NOT FAMILY. 1 :5 



portant genera, it will be seen that a whole garden nf heauty 

 limy 1)0 reaped from this tribe ahme. Any one wlio doubts 

 tlu' advantao'es of carrvino' out the idea of the wild garden 

 could settle the matter to his satisfaction in a couple of years 

 with these plants alone, in a shrubbery, ditch, lane, copse, or 



'I'hu Cretan Horage (Borago Cretica). 



wood, always })roviding that he takes care to adapt each hind 

 to the position and the soil. For instance, tlie Giant Conifrey 

 will grow six feet high in rich or moist soil in a partially 

 shaded ditch, and therefore, once fairly started, might b(> 

 trusted to take care of itself in any position. The Caucasian 

 Comfrey, on the other hand, grows fi'om eighteen inches to 

 two feet high, and is at home in the spaces in a copse or 



