SUMMER THOUGHTS IN WINTER 



a certain spot, the root can easily be divided in 

 autumn by chopping, exactly as one would with a 

 hardy phlox or aster. In great heat, watering the 

 lythrum is advisable, to prevent its lower leaves 

 changing to scarlet and thus fatally afifecting the 

 appearance of this remarkable plant. 



Turning from a tall plant to a low-growing one, 

 I mention Salvia virgata nemorosa as a most lovely 

 addition to the list of deep-purple flowers. I once 

 thought no salvia could compete for beauty with 

 S. farinacea, but here is another quite as good in 

 its way, and which with its violet flowers should 

 make a very pretty companion for S. farinacea's 

 pale lavender-blue. S. virgata nemorosa has about 

 eighteen inches of height, and flings forth in July 

 countless little spikes of purple bloom, very rich 

 and arresting. Its perfect hardiness in a severe 

 climate and its interesting color add to its value. 



Purple and mauve in flowers have such beautiful 

 garden possibilities. Better than in any picture 

 I have seen are the uses of mauve shown in the 

 color illustration "Leonardslea in June," from that 

 sumptuous new book, "Rhododendrons," by Mil- 

 lais, recently published in England. It is by 

 studying such arrangements that one gets fresh 

 conceptions of what may be done with flowering 

 shrubs. 



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