78 MY GARDEN 



Woodruff (Asperula odorata) shine in JJie shaded cor- 

 ners. 



The last two weeks of May have much the look of 

 June. The spring aspect has gone; delicate flower tints, 

 the reddish shoots and tender young green are replaced 

 by stronger colours and lush foliage these are the days 

 of fulfilment, not of promise. The borders are full and 

 very gay, and everywhere are charming groups. The 

 noble tribe of Hemerocallis has appeared upon the 

 scene in all its burnished beauty. My little boy calls 

 them "brass and copper lilies," which is most apt, and 

 bronze might be added, for the outsides of some, like 

 H . Dumortierii, are distinctly bronze in colour. H. gra- 

 minea, or minor, a dwarf, is the first to bloom here, and 

 is closely followed by H. flava, the common Lemon 

 Lily, flawless in colour and finely scented. If the various 

 sorts of Hemerocallis are planted they will reach well 

 into August, and are delightful company all along the 

 way. Of the kinds blooming in May and June, besides 

 minor and flava, there are Apricot, well named for its 

 fine colour; Dumortierii, with an orange-coloured inte- 

 rior and a bronze coat; Middendorfii, orange and rather 

 dwarf; Gold Dust, a fine rich yellow; Buttercup, bright 

 yellow, and Sovereign, clear yellow within and chocolate 

 without. Later comes the tawny fulva, the old Orange 

 Day Lily of the roadsides; Thunbergii, much like the 

 Lemon Lily and as sweetly scented; citrina, with small 

 flowers of a lovely pale shade; Aureole, a truly "brass 



