THE SMALL PLACE 



plants that give foliage variety without disturbing 

 the unity of the borders. Here is a plant of gray- 

 toned Juniperus pfitzerii, there a few Pinus 

 mugho, here a Yew, there a bush of undipped 

 Box, here a few Dogwoods for a spring touch, 

 there one Elder for June, and farther on a dwarf 

 Horse-Chestnut for July and August, and most 

 charming of all a flame-colored Ghent Azalea 

 blooming beside a lavender Rhododendron in early 

 June. This exquisite color study is at the end of 

 the evergreen path in front of the semicircular seat. 

 As it can be seen from across the big central gar- 

 den it is particularly lovely when it helps to key 

 up the blue of the Iris and Lupines that are bloom- 

 ing at that time. These paintable bits linger 

 long in one's memory.' 



' I obtained pennission from Mr. Oglesby Paul to make use of this 

 problem some months before his death. Paul and Ford, his successors, 

 have been very kind in putting the plan at my disposal. 



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