GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



of each flower, and wherever they are seen they show 

 fair color, having no sting. 



Among the perennial varieties of larkspurs, usually 

 called delphiniums, there are those of a blue as deep as 

 the sea, and one most white and stately. Often the 

 annuals and the perennials of a garden are closely 

 related; yet, as is well known, one is destined to die at 

 the end of the summer, the other to live on, perhaps, 

 through many succeeding years. As they bloom in 

 the garden together, they sometimes exhibit to the 

 world the same outline, the same colors, and often send 

 forth the same scent. 



Sweet alyssum, white candytuft, and baby's breath 

 in soft tones of rose are annuals to be relied on for 

 border edgings, wherever one desires daintiness and un- 

 obtrusive color. Still, the perennial Alyssum saxatile, 

 or gold dust, makes a more effective edging than the 

 white annual; and the perennial varieties of candy-tuft 

 are better to establish permanently before a herbaceous 

 border or with rockwork than the annual relative. 

 Both members of the perennial baby's breath, Gypso- 

 phila paniculata and acutifolia, are likewise more 

 satisfactory to grow than the annual variety on account 

 of their permanence. Still, to fill spaces that have 

 been overlooked and to start new gardens on their 

 way, the annuals are a rich company to bring into 

 service. 



Shirley poppies (page 130), in their various shades 

 of pink, red, and white, have such an ethereal look that 

 their colors seldom jar on the senses. They suggest 

 a flight of butterflies passing through the garden. 



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