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bright, glaucous blue-green, as of Crambe and 

 Elymus, both valuable for such use ; and of grey 

 and silvery tones in large masses, represented by 

 Santolina and Cineraria maritima, with white and 

 palest pink and pale yellow flowers only. Groups of 

 colour so arranged not only give the fullest strength 

 value of which the flowers are capable, but they 

 give it in a way that strikes the beholder with 

 an impression as of boldness tempered by refine- 

 ment, whereas the same number of plants mixed 

 up would only have conveyed a feeling of garish 

 vulgarity, mingled with an uncomfortable sensation 

 as of an undisciplined, crowded jumble of coloured 

 material. 



As in colour, so it is also in form. The beautifiil 

 grouping of Nature in wild land is the best possible 

 lesson that can be studied as a guide to the 

 grouping of plant and shrub and tree, and though 

 it often happens that for good effect in gardening 

 an isolated form may be needed, it is usually as an 

 exception to the general rule of good grouping, 

 being much more beneficial to the garden picture. 



