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for the borders, white poppies near Carpathian hare- 

 bells, the delicate beauty of love-in-a-mist beneath fra- 

 grant sprays of salvia farinacea and the ever blooming 

 violas for a ground covering. White dahlias, asters, 

 and stock could be placed where needed, and spikes of 

 the deep blue larkspur (formosum) would appear more 

 brilliant against white phlox; while in every possible 

 spot we would put the meadow sage (salvia pratensis) 

 the richest, purest blue flower that we know. This may 

 sound monotonous in the telling, but by keeping care- 

 fully to the true blues I am sure that a wonderful effect 

 could be produced. Would it present a cold appear- 

 ance? As this would be an August garden what could 

 be more desirable? 



Of course there must be a bench in each garden and a 

 fountain, if only a single jet of water, which falling will 

 break into drops and plash gently on the pool below. I 

 sometimes question which is the greater pleasure, this 

 planning for the garden by the fire in winter with the 

 north wind roaring and the snow covering the ground, 

 with the scent of narcissus and hyacinth about us and 



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