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hoary foliage, to strong red-purple and violet. White 

 gardens, too, are very charming, especially toward even- 

 ing or by moonlight. The finest one I have seen was in 

 England and was made* up of annuals, perennials, 

 bulbs, Roses, and shrubs. I put down the names of 

 most of the plants in a notebook and give it here for 

 those who may care to create a "ghost garden." 



Bulbs. 



Chionodoxa Ludliae var. alba, White Crocus, Galanihus nivalis 

 and Elwesii, Scilla sibirica var. alba, White Tulips and Grape 

 Hyacinths, Fritillaria Meleagris var. alba, Hyacinthus orientalis, 

 Leucojum vernum, Poet's Narcissus. 



Spanish and English Iris, Madonna Lilies, Hyacinthus candicans, 

 Gladioli. 



Plants. 



Helleborus niger, Anemone nemorosa, sylvestris, and Pulsatitta 

 var. alba, Arabis, Arenaria montana, Iberis, Cerastium, Dicentra 

 cucullaria, Lathyrus vernus var. alba, Omphalodes verna, var. alba, 

 white Iceland Poppies, Phlox subulata vars. Nelsoni and alba, 

 Bloodroot, white Trilliums, white Periwinkle, white sweet Violets, 

 St. Brunos Lily, white Columbine, Sweet Woodruff, Centaurea 

 montana var. alba, Lily of the Valley, Dianthus Mrs. Sinkins, Iris 

 florentina var. alba, Iris Innocence, Iris Snowqueen, Iris sibirica 

 var. alba, White Flax, white Paeonies single and double, white 

 Sweet William, Jacob's Ladder, and Spiderwort, Silene alpestris 

 Stellaria Holostea, Fraxinella, Achillea The Pearl, White Foxgloves, 

 and Canterbury Bells, Campanula persidfolia var. alba, carpathica 

 var. alba, pyramidalis var. alba and lactiflora alba magnifica. 

 Moonpenny Daisies, Clematis recta, Crambe cordifolia, Gypsophila 

 paniculata and repens, white Goat's-rue, Sweet Rocket, Heuchera 

 sanguined var. alba. White Lupines, Oenothera eximea. White 

 Chinese Bellflowers, Silene maritima, Spiraea aruncus, Yucca 

 flamentosa, Aconitum napellus var. album, white Willow herb, 



