THE SMALL PLACE 



Most of the success of a garden must be attrib- 

 uted to the choice and arrangement of the flowers. 

 The succession of bloom creates a pleasurable per- 

 ennial interest. The arrangement of the flowers 

 emphasizes the circular composition. On the edge 

 of the circular path are eight Sedum spectahile. 

 In back of them are planted the tall lilac blue 

 Iris pallida dalmatica interspersed with Anthemis, 

 the Golden Marguerite. The third tier is com- 

 posed of Daffodils and pink and white Phlox. 

 Along the street wall are rows of Hollyhocks. 

 In front of the green of the Arbor Vitae light blue 

 Larkspurs raise their slender spires in early summer 

 and Aconitum, the Monkshood, gives a similar 

 effect in autumn. On either side of the gate a bush 

 of low Deutzia gracilis blossoms early in the spring 

 and later in July two plants of Yellow Day Lilies 

 placed on either side of the path to the house 

 make bright spots of color. To complete the 

 formal effect a white-flowering Rose of Sharon is 

 planted at each corner. From the time the Narcis- 

 sus comes out in April until the Rose of Sharon 

 fades there is always something blooming in the 

 garden. The middle of August, when the picture 

 was taken, is the gala time. It is the cHmax 

 of the season. The Rose of Sharon, the Sedum, 



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