planting has been one of our most perplexing 

 questions and it seems to me that we amateur 

 gardeners are only just now coming to some- 

 thing like a complete knowledge of the real 

 meaning of the art. It will be somewhat an- 

 noying to most of us when we realize that one , 

 hour of study, one hour of thoughtful con- 

 sideration may make it all so clear that we feel 

 we have affronted our intelligence in grasping 

 the idea so tardily. Perhaps it may be that 

 its very simplicity is the reason, since our big 

 problems — big difficulties — we meet and usu- 

 ally readily overcome. But in the trifling 

 matter of succession — really I think you will 

 see at once that it must be its very simplicity 

 that has made it so difficult. This sounds 

 rather paradoxical doesn't it? But I know 

 perfectly well you understand what I mean. 



There are gardeners who have conceived 

 methods of their own for assembling the large 

 and varied wealth of material they may have 

 for their individual gardens, finding out and 



