COLOR ARRANGEMENTS OF FLOWERS 



ing cosmos, pink and white Japanese anemo- 

 nes, and pink and white asters; such a border, 

 in the garden of a relative, was, for quite six 

 weeks, beautiful beyond my power to de- 

 scribe. The same flowers could be used, 

 either all white or all pink, and would be an 

 equally good arrangement. 



This same relative makes a specialty of her 

 spring garden. Living all the year in the 

 country, she has the great joy of watching 

 the wonderful phases of nature, — clouds, sun- 

 light and shadow, — and knows the magic of 

 the changing seasons. For six weeks in the 

 spring her garden seems as if touched by a 

 fairy wand, so exquisite are its colors. 



It is not large, and much of the work is 

 done by her own hands. She is indefatigable 

 in having her borders made over at the proper 

 intervals and in keeping the soil in good 

 condition. When, in the autumn, a border is 

 re-made and the perennials planted, the bulbs 

 are then set and remain until the border is 

 again taken up. The bulbs are planted from 



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