156 MY GROWING GARDEN 



are the abelia and the buddlea, and my one 

 unprized plant of Hydrangea paniculata grandi- 

 flora. Another year the fine H. paniculata, not 

 grandiflora, will be strong enough to bloom, and 

 then I shall have a favorite close by, in its interest- 

 ing and not fussy flowers. 



This month the giant zinnias are really gor- 

 geous, impressive, fine ! The crescent border which 

 in spring showed in narcissi against the great 

 evergreens now glows with their stately flowers in 

 clear and bright reds and yellows. These blooms 

 are not coarse, either in form or in color, and when 

 cut for house decoration they supply a certain 

 arrangement-possibility peculiar to themselves and 

 entirely desirable. 



The Haageana zinnias, to which I have pre- 

 viously referred in terms of commendation, show 

 clearly on another curve, where they are bloom- 

 ing away as if they intended never to stop. 



Yes, we've had, and have, plenty of good things 

 to eat from the garden-home, and all the time there 

 is even more of a feast for the eye. God is very 

 good to the gardener ! 



