AUTUMN IN THE GARDEN 175 



in the English garden. One of the most graceful is 

 H. giganteus, which will often reach a height of ten 

 feet ; the flowers are rich yellow and appear very 

 late in the year, but are none the less welcome on 

 that account. It may be described as one of the 

 most willowy of its race, the tapering leaves and 

 slender stems creating a wild and beautiful result 

 when the plant is amongst shrubs. 



It has the suggestion of the starwort, a misty, 

 dreamy colouring that no other flower of autumn 

 possesses. The beautiful H. Icetiflorus, the tall 

 H. orgyalis, and the familiar IT. muUiflorus and the 

 double form comprise the most important of this 

 family, except such varieties as Miss Mellish, which I 

 have already described, and that raised by the land- 

 scape painter, the late H. G. Moon, and called after 

 himself. This has not the same tendency as some 

 of the others to ramble ; it is a noble perennial, with 

 immense flowers of the clearest yellow. 



Among the flowers of autumn that have hitherto 

 not received their due meed of praise I must place 

 the early-flowering chrysanthemums. The green- 

 house varieties are familiar enough, but the out- 

 door are clouded over with flowers through the 

 autumn and even far into November. These are 

 capable of making the richest beds of colour, and 



