COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



Salvia virgata nemorosa (with light pink), and Salvia Blue 

 Beard. Also Salvia uliginosa and S. azurea grandiflora, the 

 Campanulas lactiflora and pyramidalis, Clematis Davidiana, 

 Statice latifolia, Platycodons, White Verbascums, Rue, Ely- 

 mus arenarius, Santolina incana, Nepeta, and many others. 



The four prettiest pink Phloxes that I know are Elizabeth 

 Campbell, said to be outclassed by Lindfield Beauty but 

 this is difficult to believe; Madame Paul Dutrie, of pale 

 mallow-pink hue so lovely with the metallic blue of Sea 

 Hollies and Globe Thistles; America, a variety of fairly 

 recent introduction, with pure pink blossoms of enormous 

 size and a Tyrian eye ; and Peachblow, a lovely soft-coloured 

 thing with a very descriptive name, that seems little known. 

 While all these sorts are pink, they are very unhappy in 

 each other's neighbourhood. Elizabeth Campbell is salmon 

 pink, Madame Paul Dutrie is more blue pink, Peachblow 

 leans to mauve, and the Tyrian eye of America interferes 

 with amicable relations. Rijnstroom is a striking full rose- 

 pink variety of splendid habit and may take the place of 

 the older Pantheon which it much resembles. The sky-blue 

 Salvia uliginosa is lovely with it. 



The scarlet Phloxes are many and fine. Perhaps a 

 selection of four might be Coquelicot, not very tall ; General 

 von Heutsz, salmon scarlet with a cool gray eye; Baron von 

 Dedem, a dazzling thing with very large flowers, 3 ft., 

 and Dr. Konigshofer, very brilliant with a darker eye. 

 Cool blues are the best association for these high-coloured 

 Phloxes, though if one wants to sound a very vibrant chord 

 the Tiger Lilies, orange-scarlet, Hemerocallis Kwanso and 

 Montbretias, will furnish the means. Scarlet and white is 



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