174 GARDEN ORNAMENTS 



yellow of the Scotch rose is often used for low ef- 

 fects, or where very little coloring is advisable. The 

 amount of planting and the height naturally de- 

 pend upon the design of the individual fountain. 

 Those that are ornamental are so effective that they 

 need practically nothing to bring out right effects. 

 Iris is always in good form. We find it to-day so 

 highly developed that in comparison to the little 

 fleur-de-lis that grows unmolested in the neighbor- 

 ing swampi it seems scarcely a variety of the same 

 flower. As we are able to buy both double and sin- 

 gle Irises, we should make a choice and not min- 

 gle the two. The double with its flowers averaging 

 from eight to ten inches across, is an artistic foil 

 for the white of the fountain. Commencing with 

 the German, which comes into bloom about the mid- 

 dle of May, we can follow the time of blossoming 

 through the introduction of the Japanese Iris 

 which lasts through July. In their planting, better 

 effects are produced if two colors only are used. 

 This can be supplemented by a third if the coloring 

 is broken by the introduction of a thread of white. 

 For the GTerman, why not use the HonorabUis, 

 which is a golden yellow with outside yellow petals 

 shading to a mahogany brown, or the King of Iris, 



