T)Y TURNING to Plate No. 18 {July 28th), 

 ±j which portrays the same space of border 

 against the eastern wall of the garden, it may be 

 seen how the long branches of Helenium, Bol- 

 tonia, and Michaelmas Daisies have been drawn 

 over and through the Lilies, Veronicas, and other 

 plants composing the midsummer display so as 

 to leave no blanks either of foliage or flowers. 

 These tall plants are set in fair-sized clumps 

 at the very back of the border so that they con- 

 stitute a fresh green background for the earlier 

 flowering plants and finally cover their departure 

 with their own fair flowering. 



