Planting 167 



Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd, 

 But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd: 

 Where order in variety we see 

 And where, though all things differ all agree. 



Pope: Windsor Forest. 



A better way to prevent " clashing" of different 

 colored masses is by separating them with some other 

 kind of plants of taller growth and different flowering 

 period, or with flowering shrubs. This also prevents 

 monotony from the Irises being so long out of bloom. 



The finish'd garden to the view 



Its vistas opens, and its alleys green. 



Thompson: The Seasons. 



The finish'd garden opens to the view 

 Wide stretching vistas. 



Young: To Dr. De La Cour, in Ireland. 



Light and shadow should be considered. Most 

 Irises look best in full sunlight, but a few (as, those 

 of a bluish color) look equally as well in light shadow. 



The point of view should receive attention. Soms 

 Irises are very beautiful when seen close at hand, but 

 much less so when seen from a distance, and colors 

 should therefore be chosen which will carry well the 

 distance from which they will usually be seen. The 

 Queen of May, for instance, lavender pink, is fine close 



