COLOUR IN MY GARDEN 



good shrub and there is a pretty Mock-orange (Philadelphus 

 coronarius foliis aureis) whose small creamy blossoms are 

 in delightful accord with its "golden" leafage. As the 

 season advances this variety loses some of its colour. 

 Besides these we have "golden" Box, Euonymus, Retinis- 

 pora, Arborvitae, Japanese Maples, Dogwoods, Weigelas, 

 Hibiscus, Kerria, Ribes, and Filberts from which any who 

 are interested may choose. 



I am very fond of the Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera 

 japonica), the leaves of which are finely variegated. It 

 climbs a trellis with a fluffy white Rose called Bennett's 

 Seedling and all through the season plays an important part 

 in the colour scheme of its neighbourhood, where white and 

 buff Hollyhocks, white Musk Mallows, Creamy Mulleins, 

 and yellow Evening Primroses make their home. 



For the golden-leaved herbaceous plants I cannot confess 

 to so much admiration, though I think their usefulness in 

 some situations is undoubted. Certainly the rampant 

 Goutweed (AegipodiumPodograria), that old-fashioned folk 

 call Soapsuds, is a delightful underplanting for shrubs in by- 

 places where there is no danger of this prodigious "doer" 

 overrunning and annihilating choicer subjects. The varie- 

 gated Funkia, too, that one sees so often edging the paths 

 or encircling the lozenge-shaped beds in country gardens, is 

 particularly fresh and cheerful. 



Not so well known is Arrhenanthemum bulbosum folia 

 variegata — a wee thing to stagger under such an astounding 

 name. It is a small grass, only about six inches in height, 

 freshly striped yellow and green, and really makes a delight- 

 ful edging. Then there is, of course, the tall striped grass — 



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