February, 1909 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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this reason the retinosporas and most other 
conifers should not be used. They are charm- 
ing when young and small, but ten years of 
neglect will make a great change, leaving 
them perhaps tall, scraggy and unlovely. The 
red cedar possibly is the only evergreen tree 
which should be used except the yew. 
The small things like Juniperus communis 
I should be afraid of, though I once saw, in a 
cemetery in Concord, a juniper growing above 
a vault in the hillside and bending down in the 
most picturesque way—lI imagined it was ad- 
ventitious! 
It is nice to think of a rose bush growing 
over one’s grave, but I should not like to have 
mine marked by a leggy golden Arbor vitae. 
A GARDEN OF SWEET ODORS 
“Cephalanthus.’—Your idea for a garden 
“of sweet odors can easily be accomplished. It 
would be better to make it a wild garden, 
rather than a formal one, as the plants with 
fragrant leaves seldom have showy blossoms, 
and they vary so greatly in size and in their 
requirements that they would not be easy to 
grow together in an ordinary garden. A wild 
garden, too, will give you room for shrubs 
and large trees. 
The rocky ledge which you describe, rising 
from the still waters of the brook as it flows 
through the meadow, will be an excellent 
place. There you can plant the red cedar 
whose richest fragrance is buried in its crim- 
son heart; the gum tree whose viscid young 
leaves, when gently brushed, give an aroma 
like incense, and the spice bush which gives 
the most delightful odor of our woods. 
All the odors of the woods are a keen de- 
light to some people, even the skunk cabbage 
has charm in early spring, but perhaps you will 
not care to plant trees for the sake of their 
odors, when they are so delicate and so little 
like perfumes as are those of the wild cherry, 
birch, hickory, pines, spruces, balsams, etc. 
Scented leaves when green must not be 
crushed, which brings out a raw vegetable 
odor, but gently pressed and warmed in the 
hand. Nor should the mint which is used in 
drinks be bruised, but simply placed on top 
of the cracked ice. 
Spikenard is a handsome plant which grows 
well in light shade. Its leaves have a peculiar 
aroma, not unpleasant when one has tried it 
a few times. 
Southernwood, with feathery gray foliage, 
does well in dry places, and should be near 
its relative, wormwood, which has a similar 
fragrance and bitter leaves that are pleasant to 
taste. 
Mints should be grown in variety from the 
humble catnip to the peppermint and penny- 
royal. They all keep their fragrance when 
dried and may be enjoyed in winter as well 
as in summer. Horsemint is tall and usually 
stands well above the snows and is, therefore, 
associated in my mind with walks in winter 
fields. 
Lavender, rosemary, bergamot, horehound, 
and basil are real perfumes, the latter the 
sweetest of them all, in fact and in imagina- 
tion; while fennel, tansy, feverfew and yarrow 
are just odors, delightfully pungent and wild, 
but not ravishing. 
Thyme and sage being condiments are half 
perfumes, half odors, while tarragon is delight- 
ful enough to be either. 
The sweetflag will grow in any low ground 
or at the edge of a brook. Both leaves and 
root have a sweet fragrance. The root may 
be candied and eaten, but it is too hot for most 
people. 
There is a thyme which has the same flavor 
as the “lemon verbena,’ with the additional 
virtue of being perfectly hardy. It is a good 
rock plant. 
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