GARDENS NEAR THE SEA 



part of a week. Unfortunately, they are lacking in 

 foliage, the little that belongs to the plants not being 

 particularly attractive. I therefore pick to combine 

 with them the leaves of the meadow rue, which are 

 exquisitely shaped and soft in color. The two together 

 appear very handsome. 



Thalictrum dioicum, the meadow rue that I know 

 best, is a wild inhabitant of the woods. Yet when 

 transplanted to the garden, it thrives extremely well, 

 increasing greatly in size as the years pass. Its flower 

 is insignificant, and for charm it depends entirely 

 upon its fernlike foliage. From the naturalistic gar- 

 den, or any moist, woody corner, it should not be 

 omitted. It is not seen in many gardens, which seems 

 a pity. 



The pearl, Achillea Ptarmica, is now much noticed 

 among the small double white flowers of June. It 

 lasts throughout the summer and its effect is light 

 and delicate. As the plants reach their maximum 

 height, about one and a half feet, they have a tendency 

 to lean over on the ground in a scraggly way unless 

 so arranged that they can give each other support. 

 For tangled masses, or for planting before clumps of 

 shrubbery, the pearl has considerable popularity, the 

 rapidity of its increase being desirable in new gardens. 

 It is a relative of the yarrow of the fields. 



Other Achilleas there are, especially A. millefolium 

 roseum and A. tomentosa, which bloom attractively 

 all summer. 



The evergreen candytuft, Iberis semper vir ens, is 

 one of the best edging plants, and also useful to form 



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