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lavender tinge that appears in the Viola Blue Gown. Purple Pansies 

 and Columbines are suited by Myosotis ; the former, or Violas of the 

 bedding species, will continue the display with azure-blue Delphi- 

 niums : further effects can be gained with purple Michaelmas 

 Daisies, but at that late time of year azure-blue flowers are rare, 

 though Tradescantia caerulea is good if not showy. 



Purple and lemon yellow will always please, but there must 

 be no deep gold inclining to orange employed. Purple flowers may 

 well rise from a ground of Pyrethrum aureum, which is not as 

 much planted for border carpets as it deserves. The yellow Stone- 

 crop and Alyssum saxatile are also very useful, while the same 

 clear shade is abundantly provided later by Chrysanthemums ; silver 

 foliage, or gold-variegated for preference, will always show up 

 purples. 



Mauve is singularly pretty with pale pink, which is an 

 argument in favour of carpeted borders of pink Roses with a Viola 

 of this shade ; it is also satisfactory, though not as striking, with 

 deep rose and carmine, but should never be allowed near salmon pink, 

 which is suited by lavender. The deepest kind of purple is maroon 

 or claret ; after this has appeared in a border there should be a 

 stretch of yellow, cream, white, or variegated shrubs and carpet to 

 correspond, after which almost any pale colour can be safely intro- 

 duced. Purple and snow white are a fine contrast. 



A Cool July Garden 



Sufficient attention is not paid to the warmth of some colour 

 schemes and the coolness of others ; our gardens might be wonder- 

 fully diversified if we paid more notice to these matters. For 

 example, a great stretch of scarlet in May, which may be gained by 

 planting a whole plot, and a Tborder or bank or two with Oriental 

 Poppies to follow late tulips, is cheering in effect indeed, probably 

 because it suggests the gorgeous hot hues for which summer is 

 renowned ; a similar display all of vermilion flowers, unrelieved by 

 white, lavender, silver-grey foliage or light blue, is, on the contrary, 

 displeasing in July and August, when the vision craves cool colours 

 as a refreshment, just as the palate craves cool food and drink. 



A white garden is always charming if built up of the white 

 blooms of late summer, with silvery-leaved shrubs and carpet plants, 

 yet when fierce sunshine is over all there will be a dazzling appear- 



