H2 THE JOY OF GARDENS 



Whether it be the bloom of the cherry time or when the 

 lavender shows its purple, we accept it as an excuse to in- 

 vite the neighbors to friendly communion. If one is very 

 crafty in social matters she will plant a little herb garden 

 for this purpose, and when entertainment becomes dull, 

 cause a sensation by asking friends to the number of the 

 muses to coffee and an herb chaplet. Nothing is finer for 

 the linen chest than Drayton's chaplet of herbs, lending a 

 cleanly odor to napery. 



Among the most ardent flower lovers will be sure to be 

 those who will go on voyages of discovery among the 

 plants, not recognizing the savory, the marjoram, or 

 thyme from its dried package stamped by the grocer. The 

 true herbalist will have his day, the one day of the year, 

 and the herb gardener a fete not matched in the social 

 annals. 



The poet's chaplet follows the fantastic rhyme 



"A chaplet then of herbes I '11 make, 



Than which, though yours be braver, 

 Yet this of mine, I '11 undertake, 



Shall not be short in savour. 

 With Basil then I will begin, 



Whose scent is wondrous pleasing, 

 The Eglantine I '11 next put in 



The sense with sweetness seizing. 

 Then in the Lavender I '11 lay, 



Muscado put among it, 



