40 LITTLE GARDENS 
A lovely filling for the bed in Fig. 3 would be deep rose 
double Geraniums at A, pink Begonia semperflorens at B, single 
pale pink Geraniums at C, and dwarf purple Asters at D, or_else 
white Violas or, if preferred, purple Violas. Lemon and white Mar- 
guerites, lemon Iceland Poppies, and mauve Violas would make a 
pretty combination, or a blue and yellow show could be carried out 
in tall Cornflowers, Phacelia campanularia, dwarf Cornflowers, and 
yellow Violas. 
The value of simple form is shown by the bed in Fig. 4, 
where lines once more separate gay hues and prevent the taller 
plants from encroaching upon one another. A marks a tall foliage 
FIG. 4.—THE VALUE OF SIMPLE FORM. 
subject, the full beauty of which is seen down the glades formed by 
the cross lines B, while its summit will give height about the chief 
plants. A palm would be most handsome in this situation, or a 
giant Nicotiana. The cross B might be of pink Violas, the spaces 
C of white Marguerites or Asters, and the edging D of crimson 
Violas. Scarlet aud yellow Begonias could create the cross and the 
edge, enclosing spaces of white Nicotiana aftinis or white Stocks, or 
a satisfactory piece of colour would result from making the cross of 
gold Tom Thumb Nasturtiums, the edge of brown Nasturtiums, and 
filling the spaces with peach coloured Asters or Stocks. 
New schemes for oblong beds are always welcome, and 
Fig. 5 suggests one of the simplest yet most striking nature ; whether 
A be made of scarlet Geraniums, royal blue Phacelia, violet Stocks, 
