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caul>e IK) (Iniil>t in wliidi jKisilidii lIu'V wdulil Link Lest. Bui Ift lis 

 .suppose fur a nuiiui'iit that llicic was in) dtlicr olijecL Ini' the wild 

 "ardcn in America lliaii umwiiiL; tiie iiiaiiv lovdv wild tlowcr.s tliat 

 inhabit the land, it is sullicicnt. Here some of your wildlin^s arc, the 

 darlings of our rock-garden _L;rowers, though we are far tinm |nisscssing 

 all the hi'ight Howcrs an<l graceful trailers that aduin the lings and 

 Wddds and heaths nf the Kastern States. It wnuld ln' ninst wise, in 

 case of possessing a little liil nf wnnd or copse, adorned naturally with 

 the trailing Partridge Berry, and the rosy Lady's Slipper ((Jyju'ipediuni 

 acaule), which I noticed growing so plentifully, to jireserve the spot 

 as a wild garden, and add to it such home and foivign, free and 

 handsome hardy plants, as one could ohtain. 



It is ini])ossible in this letter to sjieak nf tlu' \ai-ious kinds of 

 \\ild gardens, hut the opportunity which the system otters for eni- 

 ludlishing mol shady places is one which should make it interesting 

 to the people to whose language belongs the term " shade trees." 

 Usually flower beds and borders are in the full sun — a very projier 

 arrangement in a cool country. But even in our climate, there are in 

 the warm months many days in which the woodland shade is sought 

 in preference to the open lawn, and when the fully-exposed garden is 

 deserted. Therefore, it is clearly desirable that we have flowers in 

 shady as well as sunny places. Many plants, too, l(.i\e the shade, and 

 we (jnly require to plant the most suitable of these to enjoy a charm- 

 ing wild garden. It need not be pointe(l out to Americans that a vast 

 iiiunl)er of herbaceous jdants naturally inhabit woods. In America, 

 where shade is such a necessity, the wild garden in the shade will be 

 the most delightful retreat near the country house. In it many of the 

 plants common in the gardens of all northern countries will, witlujut 

 wearisome attention, flower in the spring. 



For the early summer numths flowers of a somewhat later period 

 ^vill be selected, as, for exam})le, the later Irises- — lovely hardy flowers, 

 the tall Asphodel A. ranmsus, the Day Lilies (Hemerocallis), the 

 Solomon's Seal and some of its allies, the Veronicas, tall Phloxes, the 

 great Scarlet Poppy (Papaver bracteatum), Symphytums in variety ; — 

 these are all free-growing ami admirable plants for the wild wood-garden. 

 Mulleins (Verbascum), Salvias, Harebells (Campanula), Willow herbs, 

 tall Lupines, Geianiums, Sjiurges, Meadow Rues, Columbines, Del- 

 phiniums, and the latest \\ind flowers (Anemone). 



Later still, and in the sunny days, would come the various beauti- 

 ful everlasting jieas, various ])lants of the Mallow tribe, the Poke 



