TENDER PLANTS FOR THE SUMMER GARDEN. 



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mixtures can do. For masses of colour we have Zonal Pelargonia, Begonias of the 

 tuberous-rooted section, yellow and crimson Calceolarias, Lobelia, both white and blue 

 flowers, the fire-like scarlet of the Tropaeolums, and many other plants having flowers 

 or foliage of fine colour or form. Masses of colour may be either flat and neatly arranged, 

 as in the case of mosaic culture or carpet bedding, or thev mav be loose and free, as when 

 tall Pelargoniums, Cannas, Fuchsias, or Daturas are employed, or we can have the 

 lightest and most ethereal of feathery arrangements by the due employment of the best 

 of Sweet Peas, Humea elegans, Canary Creeper, and tall and feathery grasses, reeds, or 

 bamboos of many kinds. 



There is absolutely no limit to the distinct and beautiful effects obtainable by the 

 use of tender or half-hardy annuals and exotics in the open-air garden during the summer 

 months, and not ^infrequently plants from the greenhouses or conservatory are actually 

 improved by being so used. Large Palms, Bamboos, Musas, M. Ensete in particular, 



A CORNER OF THE GARDEN AT H ELMINGH AM . 



Aralias, Dracaenas or Cordylines, green and variegated varieties of Yuccas or Agaves, well 

 grouped in sheltered positions on the lawn, enable us to obtain the most pleasing and 

 varied sub-tropical effects in the garden. The old-fashioned way of placing Oranges, 

 Lemons, Mvrtles, Pomegranates, Sweet Verbena, Pelargoniums, Agapanthuses, \ Bay 

 Laurels, and Oleanders on terrace walks is especially suitable near good buildings of the 

 Elizabethan and Queen Anne eras. This was a special feature at Hampton Court, at 

 Kensington Palace, and Holland House, and is still very happily carried out on the terrace 

 walks at many of our tine old country houses. Well-filled pots or vases of good form may 

 be employed with excellent effect on terrace walls or steps, as is done in Spain, South 

 France, and Italy, where there is such a good variety of well-shaped pots or vases, made of 

 terra-cotta or stone. The point is to use bowls ^r vases of good shape, and not the false 

 classic or ugly concrete Marylebonese creations. Even old red Florence oil jars, sawn 

 through at the right point, give very artistic receptacles, and have the advantage of 



