62 MY GARDEN 



Tulips. Improved varieties of this are Laphami and 

 Perry's, both real improvements in size and quality. 

 There is also a white sort. These plants do well in 

 partial shade as well as in sun and in shadowy places. 

 The fragrant flowers last longer and shine with added 

 lustre. 



In this garden hardy Candytuft, Iberis sempervirens, 

 and the golden Alyssum Alyssum saxatile, var. com- 

 pactum, seem to seek each other's company. Whether 

 the seeds are so planted or not, the winds and birds 

 arrange their meetings and soon the little colonies of 

 cold yellow and cold white are accomplished and very 

 pleasant to look upon. The Candytuft is a handsome 

 plant with dark, almost evergreen, foliage and broad 

 heads of dead- white flowers. It is one of the most 

 valuable plants for the front of the border and makes a 

 fine foreground for masses of orange- scarlet Tulips. 

 There is a dwarf er form called Little Gem, which is also 

 useful. Iberis gibraltarica is a lovely thing, with spread- 

 ing flower heads, white faintly suggestive of mauve, but 

 it is not, sadly enough, to be counted upon in severe 

 winters. Sometimes in winter the leaves of semper vir- 

 ens are badly browned, in which case it is best to cut the 

 plants hard back. 



The golden Alyssum wears rather a raw shade of 

 yellow, but orange Tulips and white flowers improve it, 

 and it is so gay and willing that one likes to take a bit of 

 trouble to bring it into harmony with its surroundings. 



