THE HABDY HEBBAGEOUS BORDER 85 



border, " especially in light soils that need frequent enrichment," as the 

 disturbing of the ground, occasioned by division of the plants and 

 manuring, is perilous to the bulbs, the foliage of which has usually 

 disappeared by autumn, and whose places are probably forgotten unless 

 marked by unsightly labels. But exception should be made in favour 

 of the three common Lilies, the White (p. 846), the Orange (p. 848) 

 and the Tiger (p. 867). Labels must be absolutely abolished in the 

 ornamental garden. (See p. 47.) 



' Some families of plants, especially those whose beauty is in infinite 

 variety, may best be enjoyed in places almost by themselves, where the 

 eye would be undisturbed by the consideration of other kinds of flowers. 

 A garden of Lilies may be made of great beauty, the groups of Lilies 

 appearing among dwarf and moderate sized shrubs and hardy Ferns. 

 The Pseony family (p. 166) is another example of a large range of 

 summer flowers that deserve such treatment in addition to their use in 

 other places. A whole wealth of garden beauty exists in this one tribe 

 alone, for, apart from those best known — namely, the double varieties of 

 the old garden kind, the Chinese herbaceous (p. 168) and the old Tree 

 Pasony (p. 171) — there are many other kinds, both species and their 

 cultivated varieties, that are happily available for garden use. 



' Many a beautiful garden picture may also be made by the placing 

 of quite a small number, or even a single example of some stately plant 

 in a quiet place by itself, such as a group of Lilium giganteum (p. 849) 

 with its noble flower spikes and its broad glistening leaves. A group 

 of this grand Lily, in partial shade and backed by trees or small shrubs, 

 shows one of the stateliest forms that can be seen of a flowering plant 

 of one year's growth. 



' Such another example is offered by the Californian Tree Poppy 

 {Bomneya CouUeri, p. 190) which, when well established, will grow in 

 one season into a bush 7 feet high and as much through. It is a 

 remarkably beautiful plant and to an eye trained to harmonies of 

 colour singularly pleasing in the relation of its large milk-white flowers 

 and pale blue-green leaves. It delights in a sunny well-sheltered place 

 in a light soil. 



' Old walls are easily made beautiful by sowing a few seeds of Wall- 

 flowers (p. 240), Snapdragon (p. 710), Bed Valerian (p. 490), and Eock 

 Pinks (p. 245), and even a heap of hungry sand will grow to perfection 

 the handsome Lyme Grass (p. 959) and the beautiful Sea-Holly (p. 465). 

 ' There is no end to the interest of this kind of gardening, and the 

 harder the problem the greater the triumph when, for instance, a 

 difficult or ugly piece of ground has been compelled into beauty, and 

 what was before unsightly is made delightful to the eye, and with such 



