A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



pink. To the right stalks and leaves of balsams, 

 the camellia-flowered type, are seen, while to the 

 extreme left is a lovely though failing spike of 

 Salvia sclarea. The grouping of the three main 

 flowers in the picture is distinctly good, and might 

 be carried out in arrangements of three to five 

 each, in almost any situation and against any 

 rather flat background, with excellent effect. 



Returning once more to a plant whose good 

 qualities cannot be too often extolled, what other 

 tall plant for our gardens has half the grace of 

 habit of Artemisia lactifloraf Four of these are 

 blooming now in our beds, transplanted to tJheir 

 present spots a year and a ,half ago. Two are at 

 the east end of the garden, shaded from early sun 

 by the bulk of the house. The others are at the 

 western end, in full sun. The shaded ones are 

 perhaps three feet tall, the others twice as high, 

 all in full bloom. I had not counted on this great 

 height for these last under any conditions. They 

 are out of place where they stand towering too 

 abruptly above phloxes; but the charm with which 

 these great plants raise themselves into the air 

 above their stockier neighbors is a thing to notice 

 and record. The flower sprays are as delicate 

 against a background of smooth privet and dark 



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