ON WINGS OF HOPE 5 



the f nt door and for the comfort of milkman and 

 grocery boy who approach the kitchen. ' It is not neces- 

 sary to use compass or rule and waste ground in walking 

 measures among the flower beds. The clover turf is 

 pleasanter to the foot in summer, and is a refreshing 

 backgrc d for clumps of hardy phlox, peonies, giant 

 larkspui and other perennials which, once invited in, 

 remain always. 



For a pastime let us draw the first plan on sketch paper 

 and wash in the colors of the scheme for the beds. 

 Blooming posies are amicable folk, and I never knew 

 their colors to fight figuratively speaking except in 

 California, where purple bougainvilleas keep up a fierce 

 warfare with scarlet geraniums, causing chills to creep 

 down the spines of nervous artists. 



It is safe to mix the homely flowers, always using 

 many white blossoms, while much pleasure is to be gained 

 in massing plants of a single variety and color; as many 

 petunias with a border of sweet alyssum, or scarlet gera- 

 niums with white feverfew to make a contrast; and beds 

 of pansies, stocks, begonias, or ageratum look well with 

 dwarf geraniums of the silver-leaf variety or candytuft 

 or dusty miller. 



The choice being made, write the names of the flowers 

 in the places they are to occupy in the beds and, if your 

 imagination is not vivid, wash in the colors with paint. 

 In thinking of annuals one should not overlook the 



