64 THE LITTLE GARDEN 



ning nowto be known in American gardens. Thiswealth of flowers, 

 all to be bought so cheaply in seeds, is argument sufficient against 

 barrenness anywhere. A short tabulated list follows. 



Among the best white annuals for the garden are these: Candytuft, 

 Gypsophila, Sweet Alyssum, Nigella, Verbena, Babam, Centaurea, Cos- 

 mos, Petunia, Stock, Nicotiana, Aster, Phlox, and Larkspur. 



Red annuals, which will always be wanted by someone, are: Poppy, 

 GaUIardia, Salpiglossis, Balsam, Nasturtium, Scarlet Salvia, Phlox. 



Purple, lavender, and mauve annuals: Clarkia, Salpiglossis, Verbena, 

 Sweet Pea, Cornflower, Godetia, Petunia, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Stock, 

 Ageratum, Larkspur. 



Yellow and orange: CaDiopsis, Gaillardia, Nasturtium, Pansy (fall- 

 sown). Mignonette, Portulaca (yellow only). Zinnia, Escholtzia, Mari- 

 gold, Sunflower, Summer Chrysanthemum. 



Pink and Rose: Clarkia, Silene, Poppy, Balsam, Cosmos, Sweet Pea, 

 Dianthus (annual). Aster, Lavatera, Larkspur. 



Blue annuals: Myosotis, Lobelia, Nigella, Salvia ■patens. Cornflower, 

 Asperula. 



Let it suffice to take a few of these, and, as with perennials, 

 mention my preference as to varieties of certain kinds. An alpha- 

 betical sequence would give us ageratum first; and here I cannot 

 think there is much choice of varieties, except for the great dif- 

 ference between dwarf and tall-growing plants. Ageratum seed 

 seems to me to be absiurdly mixed. The variety Stella Gurnee 

 was a favorite with me for many years. But one cannot now 

 be sure of getting Stella Gurnee. A lovely one from Dreer last 

 season was Cope's Pet, to which I shall retimi later; but even 

 here, among these plants, were others quite difiEerent in height 

 and type and color of flower. However, this is a capital agera- 

 tum to invest in where a plant a foot high is desired. There 

 are garden writers who declare that white is the great peace- 

 maker in the garden. In fact, I believe that I once thought as 

 they do; but I now think that nothing so subtly weaves together 

 the flower-color of a garden as blue and its related tones. 



This blue ageratum plays such a r61e most delicately and 



